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How are rhinos faring around the world? As per new findings, it’s a “mixed bag.” According to a report published by the nonprofit International Rhino Foundation, the number of Javan rhinos, on the Indonesian island of the same name, have…
Eight Socorro dove chicks hatched at Chester Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this year. These brown floofs represent a significant milestone for a species that is extinct in the wild. Socorro doves (Zenaida graysoni) once lived fearlessly on Socorro Island,…
Transforming bare and compacted soil in vineyards can boost numbers of important invertebrate, say advocates Vineyards are generally the most inhospitable of landscapes for the humble earthworm; the soil beneath vines is usually kept bare and compacted by machinery. But…
In 2017, when Vincent Deblauwe joined the Cameroon-based Congo Basin Institute (CBI) to study African ebony (Diospyros crassiflora) — economically valuable pitch-black, dense wood — the Indigenous Baka people accompanied him on his field trips. As they sat around campfires…
Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, elected after 12.7% turnout, also vow to campaign on higher taxation of rich UK politics live – latest updates The new leaders of the Scottish Greens, Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay, have promised to campaign…
COLOMBO — In recent months, elephants have stolen the spotlight yet again in Sri Lanka’s mainstream and social media. The surge in attention to them began when a series of deadly train collisions killed several elephants, followed by the agonizing…
Five months after the World Bank’s private investment arm submitted its action plan to address community grievances against a rubber plantation it funds in Liberia, affected residents are still waiting for its implementation. The case goes back to a 2019…
Duration of torrential rains from Typhoon Kajiki lead to elevated landslide risk across Laos and Thailand Typhoon Kajiki steadily intensified over the South China Sea last weekend into a category 2 storm with sustained wind speeds of 115mph. It made…
The city has taken pride in its ability to endure. But many residents, fed up with dysfunction and soaring costs, want it to strive for more.
The community members who pressed for action say they’ll continue to do so without federal intervention. The mayor’s office says it “will not waver” from its commitments. By Fern Alling CHICAGO—Samuel Corona’s environmental organizing career started over coffee. He was…