Environment

Blue whales ‘hedge their bets’ in search for food: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Every spring, the largest animals in the world, blue whales, migrate from their winter breeding…

Poachers kill elephant in Cambodia wildlife sanctuary

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- An elephant has been found dead with its tusks and tail sliced off in a…

#EBC Photography: Appreciating nature’s beauty

(Eagle News) -- Close-up shots of different plants and flowers. (Photo by Eagle News Service M.R. Faith Bonalos)    [gallery link="file"…

‘Flying bulldog’: world’s largest bee refound

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The world's largest bee -- a giant insect roughly the size of a human thumb --…

Giant tortoise thought to be extinct discovered in Galapagos

SANTA CRUZ, Ecuador (AFP) -- A tortoise thought to be a Chelonoidis phantasticus, a species believed to have gone extinct…

Vanuatu moves to ban disposable diapers to significantly reduce plastic waste

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has announced plans to ban disposable diapers in a move…

Swedish teen leaves adults trailing with global school strikes for climate

by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- "Strike for climate". With that simple plea, 16-year-old Swede Greta…

Scientists discover two new bat species in Europe, North Africa

MADRID ,Spain (AFP) -- A new species of bat has been discovered in wooded areas of Europe, an international team…

Aussie rodent becomes first ‘climate change extinction’

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia officially declared a Great Barrier Reef rodent extinct on Tuesday, making it the first mammal…

Look: Tierpark Berlin shows photo of unnamed female 11-week-old icebear cub during first veterinary examination

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- This handout picture released by the Tierpark Berlin shows the still unnamed female 11-week-old icebear cub…

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