wildlife
Ocean plastic predicted to triple within a decade
Environment
October 16, 2018
Ocean plastic predicted to triple within a decade
(CNN) ̶ Without intervention soon, the amount of plastic littering the world’s oceans is expected to triple within a decade,…
African tourism alarmed by rhino, elephant losses
Environment
September 16, 2018
African tourism alarmed by rhino, elephant losses
Animal conservation in Africa has suffered several setbacks in recent months prompting experts at an African tourism conference this…
Saving Turkey’s turtles from builders and boats
Middle East
September 4, 2018
Saving Turkey’s turtles from builders and boats
DALYAN, Turkey (Reuters) – June Haimoff first stumbled across a loggerhead turtle on Turkey’s southern coast more than 30 years…
Shock treatment as Sri Lanka battles wild elephants
World
August 8, 2018
Shock treatment as Sri Lanka battles wild elephants
Sri Lanka Wednesday announced plans to substantially extend electric fencing after marauding elephants killed 375 people in the past…
World’s largest king penguin colony declines by nearly 90%
Environment
July 31, 2018
World’s largest king penguin colony declines by nearly 90%
The world’s largest colony of king penguins has shrunk by almost 90% in the last three decades, researchers said…
Scientists create embryos, hope to save near-extinct rhino
Science
July 5, 2018
Scientists create embryos, hope to save near-extinct rhino
Months after the death of Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, scientists said Wednesday they have grown…
Battle to save Africa’s elephants is gaining some ground
World
April 13, 2018
Battle to save Africa’s elephants is gaining some ground
The elephant staggered and keeled over in the tall grass in southern Tanzania, where some of the world’s worst poaching…
Stolen endangered turtles returned to Mediterranean Sea by Environment Ministry
Science
March 29, 2018
Stolen endangered turtles returned to Mediterranean Sea by Environment Ministry
Head of the Environmental Affairs Agency Mohamed Shehab said that four turtles were released back into their natural habitat in…
Deer spotted in Wadi al-Gemal for first time in 6 years
Travel
July 26, 2017
Deer spotted in Wadi al-Gemal for first time in 6 years
A team of environmental researchers in the Wadi al-Gemal reserve spotted a gathering of 15 gazelles near the valley of…
Parents, teachers battle snakes in Helwan school
Egypt
August 23, 2016
Parents, teachers battle snakes in Helwan school
Last April, primary-level students at an Egyptian state school were panic-stricken when they saw a snake crawling into their classroom.…