Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 05:16:00 +0000
A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 23:41:59 +0000
A boy was killed after being snatched from a boat by a saltwater crocodile off the southernmost island of Palawan, as the reptiles’ shrinking habitat leads to repeated attacks, authorities said Wednesday.
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Credit to Author: Glenda Luymes| Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:44:12 +0000
The number of bears destroyed in the Lower Mainland in the five months since April has almost surpassed the total for the previous 12 months.
Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:07:03 +0000
SINGAPORE — Singapore will ban the domestic trade of elephant ivory from Sept 1, 2021, according to the National Parks Board (NParks). The sale of elephant ivory and ivory products, as well as the public display of such products for the purpose of selling them, will be prohibited here once the ban takes effect. It […]
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Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 13:35:12 +0000
Bear attacked one of the tourist’s dogs, then he jumped on the bear and began punching it
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Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 22:49:33 +0000
Bear attacked one of the tourist’s dogs, then he jumped on the bear and began punching it
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:37:12 +0000
Vietnam’s customs authority has confiscated 125 kilograms of rhino horns worth up to $4 million in an air shipment.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:56:47 +0000
Tourists and a pilot on a helicopter sightseeing tour of Iceland have found dozens of dead whales on a remote beach in Iceland.
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Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 19:06:19 +0000
The country must commit to protecting 30 percent of land and water by 2030, according to the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.
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Credit to Author: Caroline Haskins| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:29:06 +0000
Every Fourth of July, an internet rumor claims that panicked animal parents abandon their young after fireworks displays. There’s no evidence to back this up.
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