Canada heatwave cooks up to one billion shellfish alive | DW News

 

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27 python hatchlings released in India by wildlife officials

 

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 Forest officials in India's eastern Khordha district released 27 Indian python hatchlings into the wild after the eggs were successfully incubated artificially.

Mystery illness strikes down birds across US south and midwest

 

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Australia : ‘Harsh reality’ is mouse poison will kill some native wildlife

 

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China, Vietnam release fish, shrimp into Beibu Gulf - China.org.cn

China and Vietnam have jointly released fish and shrimp into the Beibu Gulf.

How Reefs Made With Human Remains Restore Florida’s Coastline | World Wide Waste

 

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Scientists say billion-ton iceberg A68 has melted away | DW News

 

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UN chief calls for protection of forests, wildlife - el etos ut

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for the protection of forests and forest species, which provide livelihoods for the poor and for indigenous communities.

New Zealand: Pilot whales refloated at stranding spot - BBC News

Rescuers have successfully refloated 28 pilot whales on a notorious New Zealand beach where they had repeatedly beached themselves.

China releases 85,000 sturgeons to restore rare species

China on Thursday released around 85,000 endangered sturgeon in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in a bid to help restore the wild population.

China's largest salt lake hits record size during dry season

The area of Qinghai Lake, China's largest salt lake, reached 4,432.69 square km during the dry season, an expansion of 7.31 square km compared with last year.

Last male northern white rhino dies

The last male northern white rhino has died in Kenya at the age of 45, his keepers have announced, leaving only two females of his subspecies alive in the world.

Half of wildlife could disappear from key biodiverse regions due to climate change: report

About half of wildlife and 60 percent of plants in 35 of the world's most exceptional ecosystems and habitats are at risk of extinction due to climate change, said a report based on a study.

World losing biodiversity at alarming rate: UN official

Biodiversity is disappearing at a thousand times the natural rate, warned UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Friday.

Brazilian judge blocks decree to open Amazon reserve to mining

A Brazilian judge on Wednesday blocked a presidential decree that opened an Amazon nature reserve to mining.

China investigates illegal fishing boat detained in Ecuador

China said Tuesday it has looked into the case of a Chinese ship detained in Ecuador over charges of illegal fishing and that it does not tolerate any illegal trading of endangered wildlife.

Elephants continue to wreak havoc in northern Namibia

The Ministry Environment on Thursday said that it has deployed ministry officials to assist farmers in affected areas to avoid and minimize damages in northern Namibia, following a spate of incidents that involved elephants.

Tibet bans crossing of nature reserve

Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has banned visitors from passing through a state nature reserve to access other areas, as an environmental protection measure.

Chernobyl zone becomes biosphere reserve as wildlife flourishes

The Ukrainian government has recently declared the territory around Chernobyl nuclear power plant as a biosphere reserve because wildlife in the abandoned area is flourishing without human presence.

Fresh whale stranding on notorious New Zealand beach

Whale rescuers in New Zealand have linked arms in neck-deep water to try and prevent about 200 pilot whales from stranding themselves again in a remote bay, where 300 of the animals died this week.