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Nepal's Himalayan glaciers at risk due to global warming
Kathmandu - The rise in global temperatures and climate change caused by greenhouse gases are posing risks for Nepal's Himalayan glaciers and glacial lakes, official media reported Wednesday. Global warming has affected northern Nepal considerably, c...

[Posted on : 2008-11-12 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Vietnam destroys a ton of blowfish
Hanoi - Authorities in the central province of Quang Ngai have destroyed more than one ton of illegally harvested blowfish, a local official said Tuesday. We decided to destroy them in order to avoid people selling them in the market, said Tran Tru...

[Posted on : 2008-11-11 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Slovakia warns of tipsy bears
Bratislava - Attention, travellers to Slovakia: beware of drunken bears. Bears will eat fruit that has fallen to the ground and fermented, and while the fruit's alcohol content is low, bears can eat such large amounts that they become tipsy, Slovakia...

[Posted on : 2008-11-10 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Fisherman killed in rare shark attack in Philippines
Manila - A fisherman was killed in a rare shark attack in the northern Philippines, a police report said Friday. The report said 38-year-old Joel Bacud suffered shark bites in his rib cage and chest in a rare attack on Thursday off the town of Paoay ...

[Posted on : 2008-11-07 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Auction of 51 tonnes of ivory tusks begins in South Africa
Johannesburg - The last and the biggest of four exceptional auctions of ivory stockpiles got underway in South Africa Thursday, with Chinese and Japanese buyers vying to buy up 51 tonnes of the so- called white gold. The sale takes place nearly a de...

[Posted on : 2008-11-06 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Rare 'living fossil' nest found on New Zealand mainland
Wellington - The first nest of eggs laid by tuatara reptiles - living fossils who are descendants of the dinosaurs - has been found on the New Zealand mainland in more than 200 years, the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary reported on Saturday. Staff found fo...

[Posted on : 2008-10-31 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Zoo expects bashed flamingo to survive
Sydney - A blind flamingo police believe was beaten and left for dead by a group of teenagers visiting an Australian zoo is expected to survive after vets worked through the night to treat its wounds. He's just an icon, he's the oldest resident of t...

[Posted on : 2008-10-30 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Chinese, Japanese buy 1.2 million dollars of Namibia ivory - Summary
Windhoek, Namibia - Namibia took in over 1 million US dollars at its second exceptional auction of stockpiled ivory in nearly 20 years Tuesday. Two Chinese and three Japanese bidders paid 1.2 million dollars for a little over 7 tons of ivory tusks th...

[Posted on : 2008-10-28 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

China calls on wealthy nations to invest to fight global warming
Beijing - Rich nations should commit 1 per cent of their gross domestic product (GDP) to help poor countries fight against global warming, a Chinese official demanded Tuesday. Developed countries' funding to support developing countries response to ...

[Posted on : 2008-10-28 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

Namibia ivory auction gets under way behind closed doors
Windhoek, Namibia - Namibia's second legal auction of stockpiled ivory tusks to Chinese and Japanese bidders began behind closed doors in the capital Windhoek on Tuesday morning. The event, held under the auspices of the UN Convention on Internationa...

[Posted on : 2008-10-28 ] Category : [ Nature (Environment) ]

 

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