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How a lone 'immigrant' wolf revived a forest ecosystem
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» WASHINGTON - In 1997, a lone wolf crossed an ice bridge that briefly connected Canada with the remote Isle Royale, which lies off the coast of Michigan in Lake Superior and is renowned for its rich biodiversity.
Wildlife lovers urged to join UK's annual butterfly count
AFP, Published on 30/07/2023
» ABBOTSKERSWELL, UK: Wildlife enthusiasts across Britain are being encouraged to log sightings of butterflies and some moths, as the world's largest annual survey of the increasingly endangered pollinating insects returns.
Thousands rally outside UK parliament in biodiversity protest
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» LONDON - Thousands of protesters descended on Britain's parliament Saturday as part of a four-day campaign designed to "highlight the environmental failures" of government.
Albanians strive to save world's rarest seal
AFP, Published on 12/04/2023
» VLORA, Albania: A team of Albanian marine biologists scan the azure waters of the Ionian Sea for a sign of one of the rarest marine mammals in the world.
Climate crisis: Transition of global economy way off track
AFP, Published on 26/10/2022
» PARIS: Across virtually every sector, the greening of the global economy is unfolding far too slowly to stave off climate catastrophe, according to a sobering report Wednesday from a consortium of research organisations.
'We don't eat lithium': S. America longs for benefits of metal boon
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA (CHILE) - The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply with the dazzling white of salt flats in Latin America's "lithium triangle," where hope resides for a better life fueled by a metal bonanza.
At the gateway to the Arctic, a world in turmoil
Published on 10/10/2022
» CHURCHILL Canada: Sled dog breeder David Daley lives at the gateway to the Canadian Arctic, occupying a front-row seat to the march of global warming, and he senses calamity ahead.
Treading lightly on rare snail search
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 25/09/2022
» The Chittenango Creek, which runs north for about 50 twisting kilometres in central New York, has few distinguishing markers: The stream is generally only about a metre deep, and the towns it passes through are similarly small and overlooked.
Endangered sharks, rays caught in protected Med areas: study
AFP, Published on 10/08/2022
» PARIS - Endangered sharks, rays and skates in the Mediterranean are more frequently caught in protected than in unprotected areas, according to research published Tuesday highlighting the need for better conservation for critically threatened species.
Ailing oceans in the spotlight at major UN meet
AFP, Published on 27/06/2022
» LISBON: A long-delayed UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicks off in Lisbon Monday, with thousands of policymakers, experts and advocates on the case.