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Endangered turtles with trackers freed
Reuters, Published on 16/05/2024
» PHUKET - Off the shore of Thailand's resort island of Phuket, marine conservationists have released 11 baby leatherback sea turtles into the Indian Ocean, hoping they can thrive in the wild and return in two decades to reproduce.
Why some heatwaves prove deadlier than others
Reuters, Published on 02/08/2022
» LONDON: Europe's record-breaking heatwave last month saw England and Wales register nearly 1,700 extra deaths in just one week, early data shows, while Portugal and Spain counted another 1,700.
EU wants pandemic treaty to ban wildlife markets, reward virus detection
Reuters, Published on 10/02/2022
» BRUSSELS: The European Union is pushing for a global deal aimed at preventing new pandemics that could include a ban on wildlife markets and incentives for countries to report new viruses or variants, an EU official told Reuters.
Indonesian croc freed after 6 years trapped in tyre
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2022
» PALU, Indonesia: An elusive Indonesian crocodile, which has swum around with a motorcycle tyre stuck around its neck for six years, has finally been freed by an animal lover on the island of Sulawesi.
Endangered condors can reproduce without mating
Reuters, Published on 03/11/2021
» ESCONDIDO, Calif: California condors, a critically endangered species, can reproduce without mating, according to a study by conservation scientists at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
Wildlife traffickers creeping back as pandemic restrictions ease - UN
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2021
» SINGAPORE: After a drastic reduction in wildlife trafficking during the pandemic, authorities in Southeast Asia must act swiftly to stop smugglers getting back in business once border controls are relaxed, according to a forthcoming UN report.
Cambodia charges conservationists with plotting, royal insults
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2021
» PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court has charged four environmental activists with insulting the country's king and conspiracy to plotting, a prosecutor said on Monday, following the arrest of three of them last week as they documented waste discharge into a city river.
US ends Cambodia aid programme over deforestation, arrests
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2021
» PHNOM PENH: The United States is ending a Cambodian aid programme aimed at protecting one its biggest wildlife sanctuaries, citing worsening deforestation and harassment of those who speak out about destruction of natural resources.
Drones using AI to track rare Maui dolphins
Reuters, Published on 26/02/2021
» WELLINGTON: The New Zealand's government said on Friday that it was backing a new project that uses drone technology to understand and protect the country's extremely rare and endangered Maui dolphins.
10 rescued orangutans returned to wild in Indonesia
Reuters, Published on 23/02/2021
» JAKARTA: Ten orangutans have been released back into the wild in the Indonesian portion of Borneo island, with helicopters used to ferry the critically endangered great apes deep into the forest from rehabilitation centres.