conservation
Malayan tiger teeters on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm
Environment
July 14, 2024
Malayan tiger teeters on ‘brink of extinction’ as spate of deaths sparks alarm
CNN — A recent spate of alarming deaths has heightened fears for the Malayan tiger, wildlife authorities and conservationists say,…
Scientists call for urgent action to save 600 million-year-old Red Sea mountain
Environment
October 6, 2023
Scientists call for urgent action to save 600 million-year-old Red Sea mountain
Located at the Red Sea’s Berenice-Sheikh Shazly Road, south of Marsa Alam, is the famous al-Salaee mountain, a 600 million…
Australia to triple size of protected marine park to area larger than Germany
Environment
June 5, 2023
Australia to triple size of protected marine park to area larger than Germany
CNN — Australia plans to triple the size of an ecologically important marine park and close off an area larger…
Global loss of wildlife is ‘significantly more alarming’ than previously thought, according to a new study
Environment
May 23, 2023
Global loss of wildlife is ‘significantly more alarming’ than previously thought, according to a new study
CNN — The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that…
‘Beautiful lioness’ spotted in Chad’s Sena Oura National Park for first time in almost 20 years
Environment
April 24, 2023
‘Beautiful lioness’ spotted in Chad’s Sena Oura National Park for first time in almost 20 years
After a two-decade absence, at least one lion has returned to Chad’s Sena Oura National Park. An image of a…
Last of the ‘Super Tuskers’: Saving Kenya’s majestic megafauna
Environment
November 28, 2022
Last of the ‘Super Tuskers’: Saving Kenya’s majestic megafauna
CNN — Imagine being a child and having a front-row seat, every day, to one of nature’s most remarkable live-action…
Saudi doctor is the 1st Arab woman to swim across the Red Sea from KSA to Egypt
Egypt
October 18, 2022
Saudi doctor is the 1st Arab woman to swim across the Red Sea from KSA to Egypt
Saudi swimmer and doctor Mariam Saleh bin Laden managed to cross the Red Sea between Saudi Arabia and Egypt, the…
2% of the world’s rarest zebras wiped out in Kenya’s relentless drought
Environment
October 5, 2022
2% of the world’s rarest zebras wiped out in Kenya’s relentless drought
A grueling two-year drought in Kenya has wiped out 2% of the world’s rarest zebra species and increased elephant deaths…
Dugongs functionally extinct in Chinese waters, study finds
Environment
August 24, 2022
Dugongs functionally extinct in Chinese waters, study finds
The dugong, a gentle marine mammal that has frequented China’s southern waters for hundreds of years, has become functionally extinct…
Nepal has nearly tripled its wild tiger population since 2009
Environment
July 31, 2022
Nepal has nearly tripled its wild tiger population since 2009
CNN – Wild tigers in Nepal have clawed their way back from the brink of extinction. There are now almost…