Recovery of endangered whales hampered by humans long after hunting
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- When an endangered female North Atlantic right whale spends months, even…
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animals
Crouching tigers, hidden cameras: Nepal counts its big cats
BARDIA, Nepal (AFP) -- Thousands of camera traps help conservationists track Nepal's wild tiger population, which has nearly doubled in recent…
8 years ago
S. Korea’s last polar bear dies ahead of British retirement
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The last polar bear kept in South Korea has died of old age only weeks…
8 years ago
Scientists spot six near-extinct vaquita porpoises
MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- The near-extinct vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise, has not yet disappeared from its habitat off…
8 years ago
Look: China purrs over white tiger triplets
KUNMING, Yunnan, China (AFP) -- Three playful white Bengal tiger cubs are charming visitors as they clamber around their enclosure…
8 years ago
Baby whale rescued from shark net in Australia
GOLD COAST, Australia (AFP) -- A humpback whale calf is rescued after getting entangled in a shark net off the…
8 years ago
‘Carnivore’ sharks have a stomach for greens: study
by Hazel WARD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The bonnethead shark, a small member of the hammerhead family, was long…
8 years ago
China culls 38,000 pigs as swine fever spreads
BEIJING, China (AFP)--More than 38,000 pigs have been culled across China, state media said Sunday, as the world's largest pork…
8 years ago
Sightings, satellites help track mysterious ocean giant
by Sandra Ferrer BREST, France (AFP) -- The sight of a basking shark's brooding silhouette gliding through the waters off…
8 years ago
Puppies rescued from uninhabited Canadian island
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Puppies discovered on an uninhabited island in the Canadian wilds are looking for a new home.…
8 years ago
Whale dies in Thailand after swallowing 80 plastic bags
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- A whale has died in southern Thailand after swallowing more than 80 plastic bags, officials said,…
8 years ago
Look: Traumatized bears, wolves find solace at Greek sanctuary
NYMFAIO, Greece (AFP) -- Orphaned as an infant, three-year-old Patrick takes a wary view of visitors. He crouches low, licks his…
8 years ago
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