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Environment 3 years ago

Number of spider species creeps up to 50,000

There are now 50,000 known different species of spider crawling the Earth, and there might be another 50,000 out there.

Environment 4 years ago

Sri Lanka's most sacred elephant dies aged 68

Sri Lanka's most sacred elephant passed away aged 68 on Monday, prompting an outpouring of grief.

Health 4 years ago

Discovery of Omicron in deer raises concern over possible new variants

Blood and some nasal swab samples from 131 deer captured on New York's Staten Island revealed that nearly 15 percent had virus antibodies. The finding suggested that the animals had previous coronavirus infections and were vulnerable to repeated reinfections with new variants, researchers led by Pennsylvania State University scientists said.

Archipelago 4 years ago

Sulawesi's tyre-bound crocodile finally freed after five years

Conservation workers have been trying to lure the stricken saltwater crocodile from a river since 2016 after residents of Palu spotted the animal with a motorbike tyre wrapped around its neck.

Environment 4 years ago

Whale, thought to be injured, stranded on Athens beach

Efforts were underway on Friday to rescue a small whale, apparently weak and injured, that got stranded on a beach in a suburb of the Greek capital.

Community 4 years ago

Stray animals find solace at Iraq animal shelter

Bella the dog can barely stand after being abused, but she is now receiving care from a Baghdad refuge that hopes to become Iraq's first veterinary clinic for stray animals.

Environment 4 years ago

Sumatran tiger disrupts land clearing in West Sumatra

A Sumatran tiger has gone viral after it blocked two excavators belonging to a plantation company from clearing land near its habitat in West Sumatra. It is the second such incident since July 2021.

Environment 4 years ago

India saw record 126 tiger deaths in 2021

India's tiger conservation body said 126 of the endangered big cats died in 2021, the most since it began compiling data a decade ago.

Archipelago 4 years ago

'Forgotten' animals rescued after Semeru eruption

The disaster killed 48 people, according to the latest toll, and rescuers are still seeking bodies in the mud and rubble.

Environment 4 years ago

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Adored and endangered: the complex world of the Japanese eel

Consumed worldwide, eel is particularly popular in Asia, and perhaps nowhere more so than Japan, where it has been eaten on the archipelago for thousands of years.

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Number of spider species creeps up to 50,000

Sri Lanka's most sacred elephant dies aged 68

Discovery of Omicron in deer raises concern over possible new variants

Sulawesi's tyre-bound crocodile finally freed after five years

Whale, thought to be injured, stranded on Athens beach

Stray animals find solace at Iraq animal shelter

Sumatran tiger disrupts land clearing in West Sumatra

India saw record 126 tiger deaths in 2021

'Forgotten' animals rescued after Semeru eruption

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Adored and endangered: the complex world of the Japanese eel

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Number of spider species creeps up to 50,000

Sri Lanka's most sacred elephant dies aged 68

Discovery of Omicron in deer raises concern over possible new variants

Sulawesi's tyre-bound crocodile finally freed after five years

Whale, thought to be injured, stranded on Athens beach

Stray animals find solace at Iraq animal shelter

Sumatran tiger disrupts land clearing in West Sumatra

India saw record 126 tiger deaths in 2021

'Forgotten' animals rescued after Semeru eruption

PREMIUM Adored and endangered: the complex world of the Japanese eel

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Adored and endangered: the complex world of the Japanese eel