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Taiwan bounty hunters kill invading iguanas as numbers soar
Feb 17, 2025 (AFP)
Taiwan's iguana population has exploded since the spikey-backed giant lizards were introduced from Central and South America more than 20 years ago as exotic pe...
Ghana ups measures to protect pangolins from extensive poaching
Feb 15, 2025 (AFP)
An estimated one million of the animals -- also known as scaly anteaters -- were poached worldwide over the last decade, mainly due to demand for their scales, ...
Argentina's giant rodents dyed Hulk green by algae
Feb 14, 2025 (AFP)
The capybara, also known as a carpincho or chiguire, is the world's largest rodent, measuring up to 1.35 meters (4 feet four inches) in length and weighing up t...
Concern as orangutan seen roaming Indonesia coal site
Feb 13, 2025 (AFP)
The images, taken last month by a local resident and verified by AFP, are from the same province on Borneo island where Indonesia is building its new capital, a...
The squad saving deer from tourist trash in Japan's Nara
Feb 12, 2025 (AFP)
The ancient city of Nara is a major draw for the country's record influx of visitors -- but like in nearby Kyoto, where photo-hungry crowds have been accused of...
Singapore seniors hoof it to horse therapy
Feb 11, 2025 (AFP)
"Haydays with Horses" is a two-year programme to tap into the therapeutic power of miniature horses to help seniors improve their physical health, cognitive fun...
Rare otter 'disappeared' in Kyrgyzstan, experts warn
Feb 07, 2025 (AFP)
The playful carnivorous mammal was already rare in the land-locked Central Asian country, but is now no longer visible in its one known habitat there, a ministr...
Australian team claims first IVF kangaroo embryo
Feb 06, 2025 (AFP)
The University of Queensland-led team said it employed the technique on eastern grey kangaroos -- which number in the millions -- with the aim of eventually usi...
Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency
Feb 05, 2025 (SPX)
Green plants and other photosynthetic organisms draw on quantum mechanical mechanisms to capture the sun's energy. According to Prof. Jurgen Hauer: "When light ...
German tourist killed by wild elephant in India
Feb 05, 2025 (AFP)
The 77-year-old was riding a hired scooter in Tiger Valley in southern Tamil Nadu state on Tuesday evening when the agitated elephant attacked him on a hilly fo...
Major Investment Urged to Safeguard Australia Wildlife
Feb 04, 2025 (SPX)
Lead author Dr Michelle Ward noted that while the $15.6 billion figure could avert many imminent extinctions, certain animals appear beyond recovery. "Species s...
Global warming makes French reservoir a winter resort for migrating cranes
Feb 02, 2025 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of the majestic birds now spend Europe's coldest months around the 48 square kilometre (19 square mile) expanse of water south of France's cha...
Climate Change Accelerates Species Shuffling, New Study Reveals
Jan 30, 2025 (SPX)
Published on January 29 in Nature, the research, conducted by an international team, explores how temperature fluctuations - whether warming or cooling - affect...
Elephant kills visitor at South Africa's Kruger park
Jan 26, 2025 (AFP)
The 59-year-old man was killed on Saturday at one of the busiest gates into the vast park in the east of South Africa, police said. The man had been trying to g...
Empty headed? Largest study of its kind proves bird brain is a misnomer
Jan 22, 2025 (SPX)
The study, published in Biology Letters and conducted by the Bones and Diversity Lab at Flinders University alongside the Iwaniuk Lab at the University of Lethb...
Elephants are not people, US judges say
Jan 22, 2025 (AFP)
Animal rights campaigners acting on behalf of elderly African elephants Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou and Jambo wanted a court to free them from Cheyenne Mountain...
Rare wildlife species found in Cambodian national park
Jan 22, 2025 (AFP)
The complex survey work uncovered fauna ranging from pangolins to critically endangered large-antlered muntjacs inside Virachey National Park, a relatively unto...
Indian elephants on epic journey to tycoon's giant zoo
Jan 22, 2025 (AFP)
The elephants have been "freed from the exploitative logging industry", according to the Vantara Animal Rescue Centre, run by Anant Ambani, son of the billionai...
Kazakhstan encouraged by rare leopard sighting
Jan 13, 2025 (AFP)
There are only around 1,000 Persian Leopards left in the world. Also known as the Caucasian or Anatolian Leopard, the big cat is known to live in the Caucasus, ...
Why birds make such diverse sounds new global study sheds light
Jan 10, 2025 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently conducted a comprehensive global study to uncover the factors influencing bird vocalizations. By ana...
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