Malaysia Foils Bid To Smuggle ‘bearded Dragons’
Malaysia has foiled an attempt to smuggle dozens of bearded dragon lizards and tortoises into the country from neighbouring Thailand ...
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Philippine Police Arrest Rare Sea Turtle Poachers
Philippine police said Friday they had seized 70 dead hawksbill marine turtles, a critically endangered species illegally trafficked for its ...
Morocco Fishermen Decry ‘El Negro’ Dolphin Attacks
In Morocco's northern port city of Al-Hoceima, fishermen are clamouring for state support for a struggling sector which they say ...
Japanese Man Held For Wildlife Smuggling In Indonesia
A Japanese man has been arrested in Indonesia for allegedly trying to smuggle hundreds of reptiles out of the archipelago, ...
Malaysia Seizes Smuggled Tortoises Worth $300,000
Malaysian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world's most endangered tortoises into the country from Madagascar, a ...
US Probes Unusual Rise In Humpback Whale Deaths
Investigators are probing an unusually high number of humpback whale deaths since 2016 off the US Atlantic Coast, where many ...
Baby Whales ‘whisper’ To Mothers To Avoid Predators
Newborn humpback whales and their mothers whisper to each other to escape potential predators, scientists reported Wednesday, revealing the existence ...
Hong Kong Convicts Two For Ivory On Radiocarbon Dating
A Hong Kong court has convicted two men for illegal possession of ivory chopsticks after radiocarbon dating proved it was ...
Five Frozen, Gutted Tigers Found In Vietnam
Authorities in Vietnam have discovered five frozen tigers, all with their organs removed, hidden in a freezer. Official reports today ...
Fears of Exploding Whales As New Zealand Clears Carcasses
The grim task of clearing hundreds of washed-up whale carcasses was under way in New Zealand Tuesday, with the beach ...
Fresh Whale Stranding On Notorious New Zealand Beach
Another 200 whales were stranded on a New Zealand coastline late Saturday, frustrating rescuers who had battled through the day ...
Returned Pandas Adapting To New Home
A returned pair of panda twins from the United States are catching up with local dialects as well as adapting to ...
The Fierce Paradox of Dogs and Goats
2016: The fierce paradox of dogs and goats By Tetteh J. Zutah Ever since our people took over the hunt ...
Chinese Delegations In Illegal Spending Spree In SA
Members of the Chinese President’s delegation allegedly went on an illegal spending spree in SA to buy ivory and rhino ...
Local Poultry Farmers ‘cry’ Over Import of Frozen Chicken
The Poultry Farmers Association of Ghana are lamenting over the stiff competition they face with the importers of frozen chicken. ...
Farmers Threaten To Burn Kakum National Park
Farmers at communities along the Kakum National Park in the Central Region have threatened to burn the tropical rainforest if ...
Farmers Threaten To Burn Kakum National Park If…
Farmers at communities along the Kakum National Park in the Central Region have threatened to burn the tropical rainforest if ...