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Bird flu kills 400 seals, sea lions in Uruguay
Sep 29, 2023 (AFP)
Multiple ministries are monitoring the situation after a first case of H5 bird flu was detected in a sea lion on a beach in Montevideo, where the River Plate em...
Scientists uncover a scaly surprise with new pangolin species
Sep 26, 2023 (AFP)
Scientists previously believed there were four Asian and four African varieties of the shy, nocturnal creature, which is often described as the world's most tra...
Extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future
Sep 26, 2023 (SPX)
The research, published in Nature Geoscience and led by the University of Bristol, presents the first-ever supercomputer climate models of the distant future an...
New Zealand probes mystery illness killing rare penguins
Sep 22, 2023 (AFP)
The flightless birds, endemic to New Zealand, stand lower than knee-high, have pale yellow eyes and sport a band of yellow feathers around the head. There are a...
Most species of 'world's largest flower' risk extinction: study
Sep 20, 2023 (AFP)
Rafflesia is actually a parasite, and lives on tropical vines across parts of Southeast Asia, producing blooms that are among the largest in the world. It is so...
Google AI tool predicts danger of genetic mutations
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
The findings are "another step in recognising the impact that AI is having in the natural sciences," said Pushmeet Kohli, vice president for research at Google ...
Scientists warn entire branches of the 'Tree of Life' are going extinct
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
"The extinction crisis is as bad as the climate change crisis. It is not recognized," said Gerardo Ceballos, professor at the National Autonomous University of ...
Escaped Chinese crocodiles all captured: state media
Sep 19, 2023 (AFP)
More than 70 reptiles escaped from a commercial crocodile farm in the southern Chinese city of Maoming earlier this month after a typhoon inundated the area. Au...
Howl of disapproval: French activists quit wolf talks
Sep 18, 2023 (AFP)
"We have announced our definitive withdrawal from the National Wolf Group," said Jean-David Abel of France Nature Environnement (FNE), speaking on behalf of six...
Water shortage drives elephant migration from Zimbabwe
Sep 18, 2023 (AFP)
"Many animals have and are moving from Hwange National Park into Botswana" Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told AFP. H...
European bumblebee populations projected to plummet
Sep 13, 2023 (AFP)
Europe's 68 species of bumblebees -- including the fluffy, black-and-yellow striped ones often seen buzzing through gardens -- play a crucial role in pollinatin...
Chinese city hunts for crocodiles on the loose
Sep 12, 2023 (AFP)
A typhoon brought sustained heavy rains to southern China last week, triggering inundations in Hong Kong and other areas. Deluges around the city of Maoming in ...
Invasive red fire ant spotted in Europe for first time, researchers say
Sep 11, 2023 (UPI)
Although there have been several "interceptions" of the destructive and stinging South American ant species previously in Europe, an established, mature colony ...
Ecuador to reintroduce species on Galapagos island
Sep 10, 2023 (AFP)
The project, funded with government money and donations, will also seek to weed out invasive rodents and cats on the island of Floreana, the environment ministr...
Oh, deer: In US capital, 'Bambi' is increasingly unwelcome
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
After nearly being wiped out by rampant deforestation and over-hunting in the 19th century, deer have made a stunning comeback across the United States. Estimat...
S.African rhino farm, world's largest, bought by NGO: statement
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
Home to nearly 80 percent of the world's rhinoceroses, South Africa is a poaching hotspot, driven by demand from Asia, where horns are used in traditional medic...
World losing high-stakes fight against alien species
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
The failure is costing well over $400 billion dollars a year in damages and lost income -- the equivalent to the GDP of Denmark or Thailand -- and that is likel...
EU chief warns wolf packs 'real danger' in Europe
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
Wolves were once hunted to near extinction in Europe, but in the 1950s countries began granting them protected status. Now populations are growing in several re...
Invasive species problem will be 'worse before it gets better'
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
AFP spoke on the eve of its release to the three co-chairs of the report, approved last week in Berlin by the 143 member nations of IPBES, the Intergovernmental...
Belgium struggles with spread of 'invasive' raccoons
Sep 04, 2023 (AFP)
Authorities admit it is too late for any cull to eradicate the entire population of more than 50,000 that has made its home in the forested hills of southern Be...
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