Barrier Reef report card paints bleak picture
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia Thursday admitted more needs to be done to protect the Great Barrier Reef from pollution…
8 years ago
Environment
Cuddles and Kalashnikovs: protecting DR Congo’s gorillas
The world's largest gorillas have been pushed to the brink of extinction by a surge of illegal hunting in the…
8 years ago
Indonesia police seize tiger skin
Indonesia (AFP) -- Three Indonesian men have been arrested for allegedly trading in protected species, with police seizing animal parts…
8 years ago
Sharks are beautiful, diver says despite narrow escape
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) -- A diver whose near miss with a great white shark became a viral video sensation, viewed…
8 years ago
Ocean warning for Pacific’s Melanesia
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- Marine ecosystems in one of the Pacific's most vulnerable regions face decline unless they are better…
8 years ago
Indonesia turtles find new freedom as they scurry into sea
PARAIMAN, Indonesia (AFP) -- A group of turtles scurried down a beach and glided into the sea, enjoying their newfound…
8 years ago
Global deal reached to phase out super greenhouse gases
by Dave Clark and Stephanie Aglietti KIGALI, Rwanda | AFP | -- In a major step toward curbing global…
8 years ago
DiCaprio issues climate action call in new documentary
London, United Kingdom (AFP) -- by Maureen COFFLARD Leonardo DiCaprio has issued an impassioned call for immediate action on climate…
8 years ago
Reprieve for Australian sub-Antarctic island station
by Martin PARRY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's permanent sub-Antarctic research base at World Heritage-listed Macquarie Island has won a…
8 years ago
WATCH: Endangered species
(AFP) -- One in four mammals, one in eight birds, 40% of all amphibians and nearly one in three conifer…
8 years ago
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