Japan bolts whaling commission, but tensions may ease
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Japan has made good on years of threats by…
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Environment
American adventurer completes solo trek across Antarctica
by Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- An American adventurer has become the first person to…
5 years ago
Japanese react to Tokyo’s decision to resume commercial whaling
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese people react to the government's decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume…
5 years ago
More bears needed to sustain Pyrenees population: activists
TOULOUSE, France (AFP) The release of additional bears into the Pyrenees mountains straddling France and Spain is needed to ensure…
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Frenchman sets sail across Atlantic – in a barrel
BORDEAUX, France (AFP) -- 71-year-old Frenchman set sail across the Atlantic on Wednesday in a barrel-shaped orange capsule, hoping to…
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Japan to resume commercial whaling after IWC withdrawal
by Shingo ITO / Miwa SUZUKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan said Wednesday it is withdrawing from the…
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2018 hottest year for a century in France
PARIS, France (AFP) -- 2018 was the hottest year in France since modern records began in 1900, the French meteorological…
5 years ago
Protected Chilean sea lions are the ‘enemy’ of fishermen
by Miguel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse VALPARAISO, Chile (AFP) -- Off the coast of Chile, fisherman face competition from a…
5 years ago
Rare albino orangutan released back into the wild
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- The world’s only known albino orangutan has been released back into the jungle more than a…
5 years ago
Scallops: Peru’s ‘golden nuggets’ of the sea
by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France Presse SECHURA, Peru (AFP) -- Peruvian fishermen need only dive down a few meters to…
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