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Tigers in trouble as Malaysian big cat numbers dwindle
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR - For two years, Malaysian conservationists tracked a tiger named “Bulan” as she raised four cubs. Then a fatal traffic accident made her another statistic in the country’s dwindling population.
Luxury cruise ship runs aground off Greenland
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/09/2023
» A luxury cruise ship carrying more than 200 people — primarily Australians — is stuck in remote northeastern Greenland after two failed attempts to free it from the muddy seabed.
Walrus that attracted crowds in Oslo fjord euthanised
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» OSLO - A walrus nicknamed Freya that attracted crowds while basking in the Oslo fjord was euthanised on Sunday, with Norway officials saying it was the only option but experts slamming an "infinitely sad" decision.
Weak Arctic ice sees 56 polar bears descend on Russian village
AFP, Published on 06/12/2019
» MOSCOW - More than 50 polar bears have gathered on the edge of a village in Russia's far north, environmentalists and residents said, as weak Arctic ice leaves them unable to roam.
Corsica's 'cat-fox': On the trail of what may be a new species
AFP, Published on 19/06/2019
» ASCO (FRANCE) - In the forest undergrowth of northern Corsica, two wildlife rangers open a cage to reveal a striped, tawny-coated animal, one of 16 felines known as "cat-foxes" in the area and thought to be a new species.
For its health and yours, keep the cat indoors
AFP, Published on 17/04/2019
» PARIS - At least one running argument among cat lovers is now over: Whiskers, Lucy and Tigger are definitely better off staying indoors, scientists reported Wednesday.
Arctic's record warming driving 'broad change' in environment: study
AFP, Published on 11/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - Global warming is heating the Arctic at a record pace, driving broad environmental changes across the planet, including extreme storms in the mid-latitudes, a major US scientific report said Tuesday.
Extreme makeover: Fukushima nuclear plant tries image overhaul
AFP, Published on 03/08/2018
» FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (JAPAN) - Call it an extreme makeover: In Japan's Fukushima, officials are attempting what might seem impossible, an image overhaul at the site of the worst nuclear meltdown in decades.