Ecuador expands sea life protections around Galapagos
PUERTO AYORA, Ecuador (AFP) - Ecuador created a massive new marine reserve Friday north of its Galapagos islands, forming a…
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Bird flu kills 100,000 hens at Czech farm
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) -- Czech vets are due to cull 80,000 hens at a farm where over 100,000 animals…
4 years ago
Sea turtles return to Thailand’s shores during pandemic
by Sophie DEVILLER and Pitcha DANGPRASITH Agence France-Presse PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) - After laying eggs on a deserted Thai beach,…
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Giant rubber whale helps Kiwi rescuers battle beachings
by Neil SANDS Agence France-Presse WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) - A two-tonne rubber whale can take on a life of…
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‘Forgotten’ animals rescued after Indonesia volcano eruption
by Haeril HALIM LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- As rescuers comb the ash-covered landscape looking for people after Indonesia's Mount Semeru…
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Florida manatees will be fed to prevent starvation
MIAMI, Florida (AFP) - Florida's manatees -- which are increasingly facing starvation, largely as a result of pollution -- are…
4 years ago
Russia closes notorious ‘whale jail’
MOSCOW, Russsia (AFP) - Russia has dismantled a notorious facility dubbed the "whale jail" that kept dozens of the mammals…
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Rare hunting scene raises questions over polar bear diet
by Pierre-Henry DESHAYES Agence France-Presse OSLO, Norway (AFP) - A polar bear chases a reindeer into the water, drags it…
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Sumatran baby elephant dies after trunk snared in poacher trap
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) - A critically endangered Sumatran baby elephant has died after losing half of its trunk in a…
4 years ago
Gorillas at US zoo being treated for Covid
Several gorillas at Zoo Atlanta in the southern US state of Georgia have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, the…
4 years ago
Sri Lanka reports rare birth of elephant twins
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka's main elephant orphanage recorded a rare twin birth Tuesday as a 25-year-old named…
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El Salvador bans pork imports over African swine fever fears
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) -- El Salvador said it would ban all imports of pork products Sunday, as cases…
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