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China shuts zoo after death of 11 tigers
Beijing - China has closed to the public a zoo where 11 Siberian tigers died of starvation and several others are in critical condition, state media said Wednesday. Public admission was suspended at the Shenyang Forest Wild Animal Zoo in the north-ea...

[Posted on : 2010-03-17 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Magnitude-4.4 quake rocks Los Angeles
Los Angeles - A 4.4-magnitude earthquake shook Los Angeles early Tuesday, but caused only minor damage and no injuries. But with the recent devastating earthquakes in Chile and Haiti still in the news, the temblor frightened thousands of residents wh...

[Posted on : 2010-03-16 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Brussels 'red alert' over the extinction of Europe's butterflies - correction
Brussels - Almost 10 per cent of European butterfly species are at risk of extinction, the European Commission warned Tuesday, as it updated its red alert list of endangered plant and animals. The EU's executive body said that out of 435 butterfly ...

[Posted on : 2010-03-16 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Emergency declared in Fiji as it counts cyclone's cost - Summary
Wellington - Fiji declared a state of emergency for the northern and eastern regions Tuesday as Tropical Cyclone Tomas began to move away, leaving the Pacific island nation assessing the damage it had caused. The military government said troops would...

[Posted on : 2010-03-16 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

EU postpones by a decade plans to stop extinctions
Brussels - European Union environment ministers gave themselves an extra decade to prevent the extinction of plant and animal species after admitting Monday that there was no hope of meeting this year's original deadline. The EU had vowed to stop its...

[Posted on : 2010-03-15 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Giant horse thrills Australians
Sydney - When Jane Greenman bought Noddy from a Queensland breeder, she expected the 6-month-old foal to grow into quite a big lad because he came from a long line of jumbo shire horses. But not into what could be the world's tallest horse, she said ...

[Posted on : 2010-03-15 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Death toll in Madagascar's tropical storm Hubert rises to 28
Antananarivo - The death toll in the tropical storm that ravaged part of the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar last week rose to 28 after a landslideswept away several houses in the south-east, local media reported Monday. The landslide, whick killed...

[Posted on : 2010-03-15 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

New Zealand leader says he can't help anti-whaling activist
Wellington - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said Monday the government could not intervene in Japan's legal processes to help anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune, who faces a three-year prison sentence for trespassing. Bethune, 44, was arrested ...

[Posted on : 2010-03-14 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Fiji braces for Cyclone Tomas
Wellington -The Pacific island state of Fiji was battened down early Monday as Cyclone Tomas approached amid forecasts it would bring torrential rains and winds topping 200 kilometres an hour. Authorities imposed a nationwide curfew at midnight local...

[Posted on : 2010-03-14 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Strong quake hits northeastern Japan
Tokyo - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck northeastern Japan Sunday afternoon, the Meteorological Agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage to property. The agency did not issue a tsunami warning. ...

[Posted on : 2010-03-14 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

 

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