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Taiwan bounty hunters kill invading iguanas as numbers soar
AFP, Published on 17/02/2025
» TAIWAN - Armed with a slingshot, Taiwanese bounty hunter Wu Cheng-hua bends sideways and aims his lethal weapon up at a green iguana, one of tens of thousands in the crosshairs of a government cull.
How Peta infiltrated major fashion shows
New York Times, Published on 07/10/2023
» PARIS — A young woman crouched in the tall grass, waiting for her moment to strike.
Proof humans reshaped the world? Chickens
AFP, Published on 10/07/2023
» PARIS: When aliens or our distant progeny sift through layers of sediment 500,000 years from now to decode the Earth's past, they will find unusual evidence of the abrupt change that upended life half-a-million years earlier - chicken bones.
Kiwi boffins aim to clear the air on livestock emissions
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand: Tucked away in rural New Zealand, a multi-million dollar research facility is working to slash the greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere by farm animals -- saving the world one belch at a time.
From macaques to crabs, wildlife faces threat from face masks
AFP, Published on 12/01/2021
» KUALA LUMPUR: Masks that helped save lives during the coronavirus pandemic are proving a deadly hazard for wildlife, with birds and marine creatures ensnared in the staggering number of discarded facial coverings littering animal habitats.
Masks, birds and Italy dreams: this week on the US campaign trail
AFP, Published on 26/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - With fewer than 40 days before the US election, the race for the White House is in high gear, giving AFP the chance to select the strangest moments from a week on the campaign trail.
Kenya bans controversial donkey slaughter trade
AFP, Published on 28/02/2020
» NAIROBI - Kenya has decided to ban the slaughter of donkeys for use in Chinese medicine, a practice condemned by animal rights activists as cruel, unnecessary and devastating to donkey populations in Africa, a minister said on Thursday.
Foot fetish: Nibbles a specialty at Indonesian restaurant
AFP, Published on 23/11/2019
» YOGYAKARTA (INDONESIA) - As he scarfed down a traditional Indonesian meal, Adi Karyanov got himself the two-in-one special at a new restaurant offering pedicures by fish.
Greek island accused of abusing its star attraction: donkeys
DW News, Published on 18/07/2019
» With its picturesque cobblestone alleys, whitewashed villages and stunning sunsets, Santorini has long been revered as Greece's most iconic and photogenic island.
Designers ditch fur for London Fashion Week
AFP, Published on 07/09/2018
» LONDON - No animal fur will be used on the catwalk at London Fashion Week, which starts next Thursday, following a survey of the attitudes of leading designers, the British Fashion Council (BFC) said Friday.