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Vietnamese police net biggest bear bile haul

Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bile bottles…

Ecuadoran frogs Rocket and Harlequin taking on mining industry

  by Paola Lopez Agence France-Presse  JUNIN, Ecuador (AFP) -- On the banks of a crystalline waterfall, biologist Andrea Teran…

Two cases of monkeypox confirmed in Canada

  Canada reported its first two confirmed cases of monkeypox Thursday night, adding to the growing number of cases in…

Breeding ban for bulldogs and cavaliers in Norway

by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France-Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) - Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are known for their tiny heads, English…

Swiss vote to ban nearly all tobacco advertising

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The Swiss voted on Sunday to tighten their notoriously lax tobacco…

Humpback whale washes up on Channel beach in France

CALAIS, France (AFP) - A female humpback whale nearly 10 metres long (31 feet) was found dead after washing up…

End of the road in Colombia for Escobar’s ‘cocaine’ hippos?

by Juan Sebastian SERRANO Agence France-Presse BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) - More than 100 African hippos descended from fewer than a…

Round-the-clock care for Peru’s oil-stained sea birds

by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Hand fed fish and given gentle yet rigorous baths, penguins and…

Wounded whale found dead on Greek island

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - A young whale that washed up near Athens last week was found dead on a nearby…

Ailing whale found near Athens returns to deeper waters

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) - An ailing young whale found near the coast of Athens in a rare sighting has returned…

Copy or innovate? Study sheds light on chimp culture

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Chimpanzees in one part of Guinea crack and eat nuts while…

S.African rhino returns to wild after brutal attack

BELA BELA, South Africa (AFP) - A 10-year-old rhino that had its horn brutally hacked off returned to the wild…

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