Environment
Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets amid new health fears
July 25, 2020
Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets amid new health fears
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam announced Friday that it was banning wildlife imports and would close wildlife markets in response…
Egypt reduces Red Sea and South Sinai protectorate usage fees by 50%
July 22, 2020
Egypt reduces Red Sea and South Sinai protectorate usage fees by 50%
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment on Wednesday reduced usage fees in Red Sea and South Sinai protectorates by 50 percent, following…
UK’s Prince William calls for end of illegal wildlife trade amid coronavirus crisis
July 15, 2020
UK’s Prince William calls for end of illegal wildlife trade amid coronavirus crisis
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William called for the illegal wildlife trade to come to an end, saying that the…
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years
July 9, 2020
UN: World could hit 1.5-degree warming threshold in 5 years
GENEVA (AP) — The world could see average global temperatures 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) above the pre-industrial average for…
Video: Five false killer whales make rare appearance at Hurghada
June 20, 2020
Video: Five false killer whales make rare appearance at Hurghada
Experts from the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries in Egypt have spotted a group of five false killer whales…
Divers lift 7 tons of waste from Red Sea off the Egyptian coast
June 12, 2020
Divers lift 7 tons of waste from Red Sea off the Egyptian coast
A group of divers in the Egyptian city of Dahab took advantage of the suspension of tourism and marine sports…
Russia sees melting permafrost behind Arctic fuel spill
June 6, 2020
Russia sees melting permafrost behind Arctic fuel spill
An unprecedented fuel spill that has polluted huge stretches of Arctic rivers was caused by melting permafrost, Russian officials said…
Rhino killed as poaching attempts increase amid India virus lockdown
May 11, 2020
Rhino killed as poaching attempts increase amid India virus lockdown
A rare one-horned rhino has been killed as poaching attempts increase in one of India’s best-known national parks during the…
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’
April 21, 2020
Humans to blame for spread of coronavirus and other ‘zoonoses’
Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that…
Jane Goodall says ‘disrespect for animals’ caused pandemic
April 12, 2020
Jane Goodall says ‘disrespect for animals’ caused pandemic
World-renowned British primatologist Jane Goodall says the coronavirus pandemic was caused by humanity’s disregard for nature and disrespect for animals.…