Outside Florida nuclear plant, once-endangered crocodiles thrive
American crocodiles, once headed toward extinction, are thriving at an unusual spot — the canals surrounding a South Florida nuclear plant. A week ago, 73 crocodile hatchlings were rescued by a team of specialists at Florida Power & Light's Turkey Point nuclear plant and dozens ...
Elephant and rhino populations rebounding in Tanzania after crackdown on poaching
Elephant and rhino populations in Tanzania have begun to rebound after a government crackdown dismantled organized criminal networks involved in industrial-scale poaching. A prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the "Ivory Queen" was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian court in February for smuggling ...
A round-the-clock webcast starring two beloved baby dugongs in Thailand named Mariam and Jamil went live Sunday, allowing a more in-depth look at the celebrity sea cows. Mariam captured hearts in viral social media posts last month showing her playfully nuzzling up to rescuers in ...
Five endangered black rhinos relocated from Europe to Rwanda
Five critically endangered eastern black rhinos from wildlife parks in three European countries were transported to Rwanda's Akagera National Park on Monday. Two male and three female eastern black rhinoceroses were released into protective enclosures and will eventually be introduced into open plains to increase ...
Canada passed a new law banning the import and export of shark fins, which also includes a requirement to rebuild depleted fish populations. The new Fisheries Act, approved late on Tuesday, was hailed by environmental and conservation groups as a win for the preservation of ...
Ministry to boost prevention of certain fruit and saplings from being taken out of country
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry is set to launch full-fledged efforts to prevent "outflows" of domestically developed high-end fruit varieties to other countries. A number of seeds and saplings of Japanese high-end fruit varieties have been taken out of the country without permission and ...
In a sign of warmer Japan-China ties, Abe and Xi expected to sign panda research pact at G20
Japan and China plan to cooperate on breeding research for giant pandas by signing a memorandum later this month when their leaders meet on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Osaka, diplomatic sources said Wednesday. The signing is intended to showcase the ...
Invasive species can dramatically reshape environments and cause extinction, even when they do not prey on their newfound neighbors, according to new research that highlights the dangers of altering habitats. The six-year study of lizards on a string of remote islands found that the arrival ...
U.S. government biologists have launched a special investigation into the deaths of at least 70 gray whales washed ashore in recent months along the U.S. West Coast, from California to Alaska, many of them emaciated, officials said on Friday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
When an unusually large number of puffin carcasses began to wash ashore on Alaska's remote St. Paul Island in the fall of 2016, the local tribal population grew alarmed. At first they suspected the seabirds might have avian flu — but labs on the mainland ...
Poaching of African elephants has slowed but they still face extinction, researchers say
The illegal slaughter of African elephants to feed Asia's demand for ivory has decreased by more than half in eight years, but the mammals are still threatened with extinction, researchers warned Tuesday. In 2011, poachers killed some 40,000 elephants — about 10 percent of the ...
Rare albino panda caught on camera in China reserve, says state media
A rare all-white panda has been caught on camera at a nature reserve in southwest China, showing albinism exists among wild pandas in the region, state media reported. The spotless, red-eyed animal was photographed while trekking through the forest mid-April in southwestern Sichuan province, said ...
