BADINGILO and BOMA NATIONAL PARKS, South Sudan (AP) — Seen from the air, they ripple across the landscape — a river of antelope racing across the vast grasslands of South Sudan in what conservationists say is the world’s largest land…
Shimonoseki (Japan) (AFP) – The chef fires up the grill and bastes a chunky whale steak, a Japanese delicacy that could soon appear on more plates nationwide as a new whaling mothership sets sail despite criticism from conservationists. Fatty raw pink-and-white…
Cairns (Australia) (AFP) – Imagine feeling like an elephant is sitting on your chest, you can’t breathe, there’s a sense of impending doom and the pain is so intense you want to die. You’ve just been stung by a tiny Irukandji…
Wellington (AFP) – The King of New Zealand’s Indigenous Maori people made an impassioned call Thursday for whales to be granted the same legal rights as people in a bid to protect the hallowed yet vulnerable species. Kiingi Tuheitia Potatau te…
Conservationists raised the alarm on Tuesday as South Africa reported a sharp increase in rhino poaching, with almost 500 animals killed last year. A wild white rhino is seen at an undisclosed location in the North-West Province of South Africa,…
Washington (AFP) – Shark bites and fatalities ticked up worldwide last year, with Australia accounting for a disproportionate number of deaths resulting from heightened contact with humans even as the ancient predators face a wider extinction crisis There were 69 unprovoked…
Mayar Alkhatieb ALBAWABA – Since the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species implemented a ban on the ivory trade in 1989, it’s disheartening to know that numerous elephants are still falling victim to poaching each year. A recent UN…
Suzhou (China) (AFP) – When Han Jiali’s beloved cat Dabai was taken from her Shanghai home last year, she embarked on a hunt for her pet that took her deep into the bowels of China’s underground feline meat trade. Most people…
Noumea (AFP) – After killing seven people in the past five years, sharks are enemy number one in France’s Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia where the authorities have declared open season on the species in the hope of making beaches safe…
Johannesburg (AFP) – The largest rhino farm in the world, which is home to 2,000 animals and located in South Africa, has been bought by the NGO African Parks, the organisation said Monday. Home to nearly 80 percent of the world’s…
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