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Renowned British chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
AFP, Published on 02/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - British primatologist Jane Goodall, who transformed the study of chimpanzees and became one of the world's most prominent wildlife advocates, has died at the age of 91, her institute announced Wednesday.
How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape?
AFP, Published on 19/09/2025
» Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be in their native Indonesia. But now an Indian zoo says it has one.
No freedom on the horizon for Bua Noi
AFP, Published on 21/03/2023
» Seven storeys above a shop floor hawking cheap perfume and nylon underwear, the “shopping mall gorilla” Bua Noi sits alone in a cage — her home for 30 years despire a reignited row over her captivity.
Endangered Borneo orangutans get Covid tests
AFP, Published on 13/09/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Dozens of critically endangered orangutans in Malaysia have been tested for the coronavirus, with vets in protective suits undertaking the tricky task of giving the apes nasal swabs.
Palm oil row fuels Swiss vote on Indonesia trade deal
AFP, Published on 05/03/2021
» ZURICH - Switzerland votes Sunday on a free trade deal with Indonesia but the agreement, which opens up a vast potential market, could slip up over the issue of palm oil imports.
Asia virus latest: Back to school in China; Japan expands easing
AFP, Published on 28/04/2020
» Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
African grey parrots get by with a little help from friends
AFP, Published on 10/01/2020
» WASHINGTON - Acting selflessly to help others in need was long thought to be a trait confined to mammals, in particular humans and some great ape species like bonobos and orangutans.
Mother and daughters investigated over German zoo fire
AFP, Published on 02/01/2020
» BERLIN - A mother and her two daughters have turned themselves in to police over a blaze which killed dozens of monkeys at a zoo in Germany on New Year's Eve, police confirmed Thursday.
Dozens of monkeys die in German zoo fire
AFP, Published on 02/01/2020
» BERLIN - Flames from flying New Year's Eve lanterns might have sparked a blaze that killed dozens of monkeys at a zoo in northwestern Germany, management and security services said Wednesday.
Greenpeace blocks Total biorefinery that uses palm oil
AFP, Published on 29/10/2019
» LA MèDE, France: Greenpeace activists on Tuesday blocked the entrance to a refinery in southern France where oil giant Total uses controversial palm oil to produce biofuel.