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Environment 4 years ago

Gorillas at US zoo being treated for COVID-19

Several gorillas at Zoo Atlanta in the southern US state of Georgia have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, the zoo said.

Environment 4 years ago

The world in a drop of water: DNA tool transforms nature tracking

In their search for pink river dolphins, researchers in the Peruvian Amazon scooped up river water sloshing with genetic material that they hoped could trace the elusive creatures.

Environment 4 years ago

Do tourist boats stress out whales? Researchers find out

Just off the northern coast of Iceland, scientists are collecting data from whales' breath to find out if they get stressed by whale-watching boats.

Environment 4 years ago

Komodo dragon, 2-in-5 shark species lurch towards extinction

Trapped on island habitats made smaller by rising seas, Indonesia's Komodo dragons were listed as "endangered" in the wildlife Red List that also warned overfishing threatens nearly two-in-five sharks with extinction.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

UK to create new pet abduction offence after rise in dog thefts

The British government unveiled plans Friday to make pet abduction a new criminal offence, in response to a pandemic-fuelled spike in dognapping and other animal thefts.

Environment 4 years ago

In Argentina, giant rodents vie with the rich for top real estate

Families of a giant rodent native to South America have been invading a luxury gated community in Argentina, highlighting the country's controversial environmental and social policies.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Ancient vicuna wool shearing tradition lives on in Peruvian Andes

At daybreak on a freezing cold day high in the Andes, dozens of Peruvian peasants clamber up a mountainside to carry out a centuries-old tradition of shearing the highly-prized wool off vicunas, which are relatives of the llama.

Environment 4 years ago

Hunt on for monarch butterfly eggs in the gardens of Canada

When Canadian conservation enthusiasts head out to find monarch eggs, it's always with a magnifying glass and a notebook. They are volunteers taking part in a summer census of the iconic, endangered butterflies.

Environment 4 years ago

'I'm lost': Greek farmer overcome after fire burns goat herd

Stunned, Kostis Angelou wanders between the corpses of his goats, all 372 of them burnt by a fire that devoured forests on Evia island in Greece.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

With drones and bananas, China coaxes wayward elephants home

First the entire village is shooed indoors, its power supply is cut, and finally bananas and other elephant treats are dumped on the opposite side of town to coax the uninvited guests to pass through.

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Gorillas at US zoo being treated for COVID-19

The world in a drop of water: DNA tool transforms nature tracking

Do tourist boats stress out whales? Researchers find out

Komodo dragon, 2-in-5 shark species lurch towards extinction

UK to create new pet abduction offence after rise in dog thefts

In Argentina, giant rodents vie with the rich for top real estate

Ancient vicuna wool shearing tradition lives on in Peruvian Andes

Hunt on for monarch butterfly eggs in the gardens of Canada

'I'm lost': Greek farmer overcome after fire burns goat herd

With drones and bananas, China coaxes wayward elephants home

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