Tag: #Wildlife
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This owl was put on ‘Diet’
When Suffolk Owl Sanctuary in eastern England was called to rescue a “little owl,” they did not expect to find one that was actually too fat to fly. Reports reveal that a concerned citizen first spotted the poor bird lying helplessly in a ditch. Even head falconer Rufus Samkin, whose team then took the owl…
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Conservation Disaster as 350 elephants mysteriously drop dead near waterholes in Botswana
More than 350 elephants carcasses have been spotted in the southern African country’s Okavango Delta since the start of May. A cluster of elephant deaths was first reported in the region in early May, with 169 individuals dead by the end of the month. That number had almost doubled by mid-June, with 70 per cent of…
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Wuhan officially bans eating wild animals
Wuhan, the city in China where the first cases of the novel coronavirus were reported late last year, has banned the eating of wild animals and is paying farmers to stop breeding exotic animals. It’s part of a crackdown following the quick spread of the highly contagious respiratory virus, which has been linked to China‘s…
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WWF delegation discusses collaboration with Punjab minister
LAHORE, Jan 14 (APP): A three-member WWF Pakistan delegation, led by senior director Dr Masoor Arshad, called on Provincial Minister for Environment Protection Department (EPD) M Rizwan here on Tuesday. Matters regarding thematic goals of freshwater, forest, wildlife by the WWF Pakistan, environmental compliance at the SMEs of Pakistan, implementation of environmental laws and governance,…
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Broken-hearted Hamilton pledges $500,000 to Australian bushfire cause
London, Jan 10 (AFP/APP): Lewis Hamilton has pledged $500,000 (£380,000) to “support the animals, wildlife volunteers and rural fire services” affected by the bushfire crisis in Australia. The six-time Formula One world champion announced the donation on Twitter on Thursday, saying: “It breaks my heart to see the devastation the Australian bushfires are causing to…
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Wildlife & Hunting: A Race Against Time
Mountain lions living on the edge. Generally speaking mountain lions can be found where the deer are present. Their habitat could be steep, canyons and the rocky mountains. They are found in US states extending up to the British Columbia. They may live in deep forests also 10,000 ft above the sea level. Facing a…