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Sweet-toothed bear lured out of Japanese supermarket
Dec 02, 2024 (AFP)
Japan has a growing problem with bears, with a record six human fatalities from attacks and more than 9,000 of the animals killed in the previous fiscal year. I...
Trafficked endemic lemurs, tortoises returned to Madagascar
Dec 01, 2024 (AFP)
Sixteen ring-tailed lemurs -- which are the most recognisable lemur species due to their distinctive black and white tails -- arrived back in the capital Antana...
Researchers analyse DNA from dung to save Laos elephants
Nov 30, 2024 (AFP)
Once abundant in the forests of Laos, Asian elephants like her have been decimated by habitat destruction, gruelling labour in the logging industry, poaching an...
COP16 biodiversity talks to restart in February: UN
Nov 28, 2024 (AFP)
The largest summit yet on biodiversity -- the so-called COP16 talks in Cali, Colombia -- were aimed at boosting efforts to protect nature from deforestation, ov...
CO2 may safeguard cells from oxidative damage
Nov 27, 2024 (SPX)
The team, led by Cynthia Burrows, a distinguished professor of chemistry, has found that bicarbonate - a product of dissolved CO2 - not only helps regulate pH b...
Canada AI project hopes to help reverse mass insect extinction
Nov 27, 2024 (AFP)
"Of all the mass extinctions we have experienced in the past, the one affecting insects is happening a thousand times faster," said Maxim Larrivee, director of ...
Gabon forest elephant forays into villages spark ire
Nov 27, 2024 (AFP)
"The solution to get rid of the pachyderms is to kill them," said Kevin Balondoboka, who lives in Bakoussou, a mere scattering of wooden huts in the sprawling, ...
Thailand to return nearly 1,000 trafficked lemurs, tortoises to Madagascar
Nov 27, 2024 (AFP)
Thai police found and confiscated 1,117 of the live and dead animals in the southern province of Chumphon in May -- the kingdom's largest ever seizure, accordin...
As baboons become bolder, Cape Town battles for solutions
Nov 25, 2024 (AFP)
Enchanted tourists stop to photograph the troop crossing the road. Locals are less impressed: it's a daily scene in the charming village nestled between the Atl...
Shedding light on hidden biodiversity with DNA technology
Nov 22, 2024 (SPX)
The research, which explores 'dark diversity' - species yet to be described - begins with jungle insects possessing DNA barcodes but lacking formal classificati...
NASA research uncovers new clues about life's molecular handedness
Nov 22, 2024 (SPX)
Proteins, essential molecules in biological systems, are formed from amino acid building blocks. Amino acids can exist as mirror-image forms, similar to left an...
Romania sanctuary seeks to save bears as hunting resumes
Nov 21, 2024 (AFP)
The centre fears more will need shelter now the country has authorised the hunting of this protected species, effectively overturning a ban in place since 2016....
Bees help tackle elephant-human conflict in Kenya
Nov 21, 2024 (AFP)
The bees humming in the background are part of the reason why her hatred has dimmed. The diminutive 58-year-old said rapacious elephants would often destroy mon...
Philippine hatchling stirs hope for endangered eagle
Nov 20, 2024 (AFP)
Habitat loss and ruthless hunting have caused a rapid decline in the number of Philippine Eagles, one of the world's biggest eagles and the national bird of the...
Argentine farmer sentenced for killing penguin chicks
Nov 20, 2024 (AFP)
The sheep farmer from the southern province of Chubut was found guilty last month of destroying dozens of nests and killing chicks in 2021 while clearing land a...
'Critically endangered' African penguins just want peace and food
Nov 18, 2024 (AFP)
"We don't rush... we go down, sometimes we crawl, so that we don't look threatening, and when we're close, we aim for the head, hold it and secure the penguin,"...
COP16 biodiversity finance deal for 'early 2025': presidency
Nov 16, 2024 (AFP)
Delegates failed to agree a financial roadmap at the Cali summit earlier this month. But COP16 president, Colombia's Environment Minister Susana Muhamad, told A...
Fifty years of data reveal significant African elephant population declines
Nov 12, 2024 (SPX)
From 1964 to 2016, populations of forest elephants dropped by an average of 90%, while savanna elephants saw a 70% decrease. Together, this equates to an averag...
New tools give researchers hope for fungus-ravaged US bats
Nov 09, 2024 (AFP)
In one of the most significant losses of wildlife in modern history, the fungus, which causes a disease called white-nose syndrome, has killed millions of the f...
In South Africa, Prince William announces support to rangers
Nov 05, 2024 (AFP)
The five-year Ranger Welfare and Standards Initiative is set to provide 10,000 rangers with affordable insurance cover, a statement from the palace said. "These...
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