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by Hazel Ward Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Female brown bears have learned to protect themselves from being shot by spending more time caring for their young as they adapt to legislation banning the hunting of mothers with cubs. The finding, published on Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, was made by a team of international researchers who spent 22 years studying data on the reproductive strategy and survival of Scandinavian brown bears. […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The Sydney Opera House, the Eiffel Tower and Moscow’s Red Square were among the world landmarks to go dark Saturday, as part of a global campaign to raise awareness about the impacts of climate change. Earth Hour, which started in Australia in 2007, is being observed by millions of supporters in 187 countries, who turned off their lights at 8:30 p.m. local time in what organizers describe as the world’s […]
PERTH, Australia (AFP) — At least 135 short-finned pilot whales died Friday after a mass beaching in Australia as rescuers worked to herd those still alive back out to sea. The stranding of 150 whales at Hamelin Bay, some 315 kilometres (195 miles) south of Perth, was spotted by a commercial fisherman at daybreak, with fears the carcasses will attract sharks. Western Australia state’s Parks and Wildlife Service said its staff were on site and […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa lahat ng local government units (LGUs) sa bansa at sa publiko na makiisa sa isasagawang Earth Hour 2018. Ang Earth Hour ay isasagawa sa Sabado, Marso 24 mula 8:30 ng gabi hanggang 9:30 ng gabi. Ayon kay DILG Officer in Charge Eduardo Año, bilang mga lider sa kani-kanilang komunidad ay kinakailangan nilang ipakita sa kanilang mga nasasakupan ang […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Across Japan’s capital, delicate pink and white cherry blossoms are emerging, but the famed blooms are facing a potentially mortal enemy, experts say: an invasive foreign beetle. The alien invader is aromia bungii, otherwise known as the red-necked longhorn beetle, which is native to China, Taiwan, the Korean peninsula and northern Vietnam. The beetles live inside cherry and plum trees, stripping them of their bark. In serious cases, an infestation can […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — World landmarks from the Eiffel Tower to the Empire State Building will go dark this weekend to support the fight against climate change and highlight the dangers mankind poses to nature. The 11th edition of Earth Hour, an annual bid to raise awareness about climate change caused by burning fossil fuels, will see iconic structures cut the lights at a time when global temperatures are the highest on record. “Climate change […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Plano ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na bumuo ng centralized septage facility sa Coron, Palawan. Ito ay matapos lumabas sa pagsusuri ng nasabing kagawaran na lumagpas na sa safe limit ang lebel ng coliform o bacteria na mula sa dumi ng tao ang nakita sa Coron Bay. Ayon sa DENR-MIMAROPA, direkta kasing napupunta sa Coron Bay ang sewage ng mga hotel at restaurant na nakatayo sa […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The world’s leading brands of bottled water are contaminated with tiny plastic particles that are likely seeping in during the packaging process, according to a major study across nine countries published Wednesday. “Widespread contamination” with plastic was found in the study, led by microplastic researcher Sherri Mason of the State University of New York at Fredonia, according to a summary released by Orb Media, […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives has formed a technical working group that will study the possibility of declaring the Philippine Rise as a protected area. Muntinlupa Representative Ruffy Biazon, who filed House Bill 6036 which proposes the creation of the Philippine Rise Natural Park, said that there was a very urgent need to enact a law that will protect the Philippine Rise as it was still in a pristine condition. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagpaalala si Interior Secretary Eduardo Año sa mga bagong na-promote na opisyal ng ahensya na maging mapagmatyag sa pagsusuri sa mga paglabag sa environmental laws at sa iba pang batas sa kanilang nasasakupan para maiwasan ang krisis na gaya ng kinakaharap ng Boracay. Ayon kay Año, ang kasalukuyang problema ng Boracay ay isa lamang sintomas pero ang totoo aniyang sakit ay ang implementasyon ng batas. Ang mga opisyal aniya ay […]
(Eagle News) — Irerekomenda na ngayong linggo ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) ang deklarasyon ng state of calamity sa Boracay Island. Ayon kay DILG Officer in Charge Secretary Eduardo Año, isusumite na nila ang panukala sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Pagkatapos ay ipapasa naman ng NDRRMC ang nasabing rekomendasyon kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Si Pangulong Duterte ang maglalabas ng desisyon na isailalim sa state of calamity ang […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — One of the reasons why the situation in the Island of Boracay had worsened was due to the lack of implementation of existing rules and regulations by the local government units in the island. This is according to President and CEO of Healthcore, Ms. Jocelyn “Joyce” Sacao-Alumno, who was one of the national assessors of the Department of Tourism (DOT) in 2015. She is also a staunch advocate of […]
