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Injured tortoises make slow recovery from Greece fires
AFP, Published on 09/10/2023
» KALýVIA THORIKOú, Greece: In an animal shelter near Athens, veterinarian Kleopatra Gkika gently smears soothing cream on the leg of a tortoise, one of hundreds singed in Greece's devastating summer wildfires.
Extinct-in-the-wild species in conservation limbo
AFP, Published on 26/02/2023
» PARIS: For species classified as "extinct in the wild", the zoos and botanical gardens where their fates hang by a thread are as often anterooms to oblivion as gateways to recovery, new research has shown.
Forever young: Many cold-blooded creatures don't age, studies show
AFP, Published on 24/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered the secret to eternal youth: be born a turtle.
'Fierce' French wildfire forces evacuations near Saint-Tropez
AFP, Published on 18/08/2021
» COGOLIN (FRANCE) - Hundreds of French firefighters battled to contain a raging wildfire near the glitzy Mediterranean resort of Saint-Tropez on Tuesday, with thousands of residents and holidaymakers forced to evacuate.
Insect invaders threaten Rome's iconic pines
AFP, Published on 06/12/2020
» ROME - Rome's majestic umbrella pines are as much part of the landscape as the ruins and cobbled streets, but they are under threat from a tiny insect invader -- the pine tortoise scale.
Reptiles vulnerable to unscrupulous pet trading
AFP, Published on 30/09/2020
» PARIS: More than a third of reptile species are bought and sold online in often-unregulated international trade, researchers said Tuesday, warning of the impact on wild populations of a pet market that puts a bounty on rare and newly discovered animals.
Balding bids to add another Derby fairytale to family story
AFP, Published on 03/07/2020
» LONDON - Trainer Andrew Balding grew up surrounded by memorabilia of his father Ian's 1971 Epsom Derby champion Mill Reef and on Saturday he hopes Kameko will emulate him in winning the "Holy Grail" of racing.
Relative of extinct tortoise located in Galapagos
AFP, Published on 01/02/2020
» QUITO - A scientific expedition to the Galapagos Islands has discovered a tortoise with a "strong" genetic link to a presumed-extinct subspecies made famous by the popular Lonesome George, national park officials said Friday.
Wildlife protections tightened as southern Africa protests
AFP, Published on 29/08/2019
» GENEVA - A global wildlife summit has decided to regulate trade in giraffes and tighten protections for endangered animals including elephants, triggering a threat from disgruntled southern African nations to leave an international treaty.
Crowdfunding brings life-saving water to Myanmar's deer
AFP, Published on 10/05/2019
» MAGWAY (MYANMAR) - A herd of endangered deer wait under the shade of one of the sparse trees in this parched central Myanmar landscape, watching as rangers dispatch drinking water -- a life-saving resource funded by wellwishers across the country.