Tag: animals
WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
The second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019 in the People’s Republic of China,...
Huge ‘Hot Blob’ in Pacific Ocean Killed Nearly a Million Seabirds
A million seabirds died in less than a year as a result of a giant “blob” of hot ocean, according to new research.A study released by the University of Washington found the...
Polluting Our Soils Is Polluting Our Future
Soil is a finite resource, meaning its loss and degradation is not recoverable within a human lifespan. Soils affect the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, our...
Scientists Plan to Flood Black Market with Fake Rhino Horn to Reduce Poaching
Scientists are planning to flood the black market with realistic fake rhino horns made from horse hair in an attempt to reduce illegal poaching.Rhino horn is in demand for a range of...
Dumped Fishing Gear Is Biggest Plastic Polluter in Ocean, Finds Report
Lost and abandoned fishing gear which is deadly to marine life makes up the majority of large plastic pollution in the oceans, according to a report by Greenpeace.More than 640,000 tonnes of...
Free Running Challenge that Enables Users to Compete with a Wild Snow Leopard
Aiming to highlight the need to conserve the world’s endangered wildlife, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), adidas Runtastic further supported by Internet of Elephants and the Snow Leopard Trust launched a running...
Insecticide Blamed for the Deaths of 200 Native Birds in Australia
An insecticide is likely to be behind the deaths of almost 200 native birds in northeast Victoria, environment officials believe.After dead wedge-tailed eagles were found near Violet Town in August the state’s...
Rare Two-Headed Snake Nicknamed ‘Double Dave’ Is Found in US
Scientists have named a rare two-headed snake Double Dave after it was found in a forest in the US state of New Jersey.The baby timber rattlesnake was discovered last month by environmentalists...
Wildlife Selfies Harming Animals, Experts Warn
At the International Penguin Conference in New Zealand, the experts were worried. Among sobering discussions about the perils of the climate crisis and habitat loss, the unlikely issue of wildlife selfies photobombed...
This Is Why Denmark, Sweden and Germany Are Considering a Meat Tax
Carnivores are in the firing line, with nations including Germany, Denmark and Sweden considering a tax on meat.
Advocates of such a plan say the environmental impact, health ramifications and concerns about animal...
Two Tigers Seized from Traffickers Every Week, Report Finds
Two illegally smuggled tigers per week are being seized by officials, according to a report, but this represents only a tiny fraction of those being killed.The report, by the wildlife trade experts...
Trump Officials Weaken Protections for Animals Near Extinction
The Trump administration is scaling back the US government’s latitude to protect species nearing extinction, as world scientists warn that a biodiversity crisis will soon put humanity at risk.
More than 1,600 species...
A Small Island With Big Plans: The Kingdom of Bahrain Commits to Environmental Sustainability
In June 2019, the Kingdom of Bahrain revealed its plans to ban plastic bags. The move took many by surprise. Ahmed Rajab, a photographer in Bahrain for the Gulf Daily News, is...
Why Forest Elephant Extinction Will Make Climate Change Much Worse
Forest elephant extinction would exacerbate climate change. That’s according to a new study in Nature Geoscience which links feeding by elephants with an increase in the amount of carbon that forests are...
Starvation Deaths of 200 Reindeer in Arctic Caused by Climate Crisis, Say Researchers
About 200 reindeer have been found dead from starvation in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard, an unusually high number, the Norwegian Polar Institute has said, pointing the finger at climate crisis.During an annual...
Europe’s Forests Are Booming and Here’s Why
Around the world, forests are shrinking due to deforestation, urban development and climate change, but in Europe that trend has been reversed.
Large areas of the continent have seen a forest boom that...
