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Australia investigates American influencer over croc wrestling
AFP, Published on 11/09/2025
» SYDNEY - Australian authorities are investigating an American influencer who filmed himself wrestling wild crocodiles in Queensland, condemning the “extremely dangerous and illegal” activity.
Philippine marine life under threat from industrial fishing
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 06/06/2025
» MANILA - Impoverished fishing communities in the Philippines are caught in a David-and-Goliath fight with industrial fishing companies after the country's top court loosened restrictions on commercial operations in protected coastal waters.
World’s largest captive crocodile dies at 110
Reuters, Published on 02/11/2024
» SYDNEY - A 5.48-metre Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday. He was thought to be more than 110 years old.
NASA launches Jupiter probe to see if Europa could host life
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/10/2024
» NEW YORK - NASA launched a US$5.2 billion mission to Jupiter’s frozen moon Europa on Monday, a major step to determine if the distant worldlet has the conditions to host life.
Ancient Arctic ice saved to preserve climate history
AFP, Published on 22/04/2023
» PARIS: Scientists have succeeded in saving samples of ancient Arctic ice for analysis in a race against time before it melts away due to climate change, they said this week.
Indonesians seeking climate justice take aim at Swiss concrete giant
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» PARI ISLAND (INDONESIA) - Sitting near a wall of stacked rocks, fisherman Mustagfirin looks out to sea from the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, wondering whether his home will exist for much longer.
'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.
Dangerous attraction: Amorous pursuit imperils Cuban croc
AFP, Published on 28/07/2021
» CIENAGA DE ZAPATA (CUBA) - Being too coveted a mating partner can have its downside for a species faced with extinction, as the Cuban crocodile has learned.
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.
Humpback whales stray into tropical Aussie river
Published on 12/09/2020
» SYDNEY: A trio of humpback whales — usually bound for Antarctica this time of year — took a wrong turn, heading up a crocodile-infested north Australian river with scientists hoping Saturday they will all return to the sea safely.