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Forty new migratory species win international protection: UN body
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» RIO DE JANEIRO - The UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on Sunday approved the listing of 40 new species for international protection, including the snowy owl featured in the Harry Potter saga.
The platypus is even weirder than thought, scientists discover
AFP, Published on 19/03/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - They already have the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, lay eggs like reptiles and have venom like snakes.
Fantastic Mr Stowaway: fox sails from Britain to New York port
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» NEW YORK — A red fox that managed to slip onto a US-bound ship in Britain was discovered by customs officers in the Port of New York, a zoo in the city has said.
Bird flu ravaging Antarctic wildlife, scientist warns
AFP, Published on 18/02/2026
» SANTIAGO (CHILE) - Scientists are sounding the alarm over the spread of bird flu across Antarctica, with a leading Chilean researcher telling AFP Tuesday of an observed strain "capable of killing 100 percent" of infected fauna.
Myanmar man dies of rabies
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 14/02/2026
» The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has confirmed the first rabies-related death this year after a Myanmar national, 36, died in Rayong province.
Contraceptive shots a first for Thai wild elephants
Published on 28/01/2026
» Thailand has given a contraceptive vaccine to wild elephants for the first time in an effort to control their ballooning population, a conservation official said on Wednesday.
Cuttlefish dazzle mates with light patterns invisible to humans
New York Times, Published on 27/01/2026
» NEW YORK - Many of the snazziest decorations in the animal kingdom are charm offensives, put on by creatures trying to mate. While some of these adornments, like a peacock’s tail feathers or a moose’s antlers, are obvious even to humans, others can be perceived only with sensory capabilities that we do not have.
Mother-and-calf dugong pair spotted in Krabi
Online Reporters, Published on 16/12/2025
» KRABI - A mother-and-calf pair of dugongs have been spotted grazing on seagrass in a tranquil bay in Hat Noppharat Thara-Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park, a sign that efforts to promote a healthy marine environment are bearing fruit.
Why mammals that band together may face lower cancer risks
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/12/2025
» BUENOS AIRES — Much research on cancer prevalence has focused on genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors. But a new study by Argentine researchers offers a novel evolutionary perspective: the social structure of mammals may play a critical role in cancer risk.
Bird flu poses risk of pandemic 'worse than Covid'
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2025
» PARIS — The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.