From edge of extinction to Australia’s croc ‘paradise’
By Andrew LEESON If you want a snappy death, one expert's advice is to leap into a river near the…
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Environment
Oranges wither, cows go hungry in drought-hit Sicily
By Ella IDE Marilina Barreca has two grim options: feed her cows tainted fodder or set them to graze on…
9 months ago
Vietnam’s ‘rice bowl’ cracks in monster heatwave
HANOI, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) - Southern Vietnam, including business hub Ho Chi Minh City and its "rice bowl" Mekong…
9 months ago
US and Canada experience record heatwave followed by rapid cold snap
WASHINGTON, Feb 28, 2024 (AFP) Cities across the United States and Canada reached record February temperatures this week, with multiple…
9 months ago
2 million animals dead as extreme winter weather hits Mongolia
By Byamba-Ochir Byambasuren with Khaliun Bayartsogt in Ulaanbaatar More than two million animals have died in Mongolia so far this…
9 months ago
New Zealand opens first ‘kiwi hospital’ for injured birds
By Ryland JAMES WELLINGTON, Feb 23, 2024 (AFP) - New Zealand on Friday opened its first hospital exclusively treating kiwi…
9 months ago
‘Zombie’ blazes and drought: Canada headed for another brutal fire season
By Marion THIBAUT MONTREAL, Feb 23, 2024 (AFP) - Beneath the ground in Western Canada, dozens of so-called "zombie fires"…
9 months ago
Rampant water pollution threatens Iraq’s shrinking rivers
https://youtube.com/shorts/8aETnM-Cubg By Salam FARAJ BAGHDAD, Feb 21, 2024 (AFP) - Stricken by drought and depleted by upstream dams, Iraq's once…
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Cambodia looks to import Indian tigers to revive big cat population
Cambodia hopes to import four tigers from India this year under an agreement signed with New Delhi aimed at reviving…
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Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets city
BANGKOK, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air…
9 months ago
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