Environment

Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 09:42 UTC
Pools with orcas and belugas expose Russia's murky trade in supplying aquariums

Dozens of orcas and beluga whales captured for sale to ocean aquariums have brought Russia's murky trade into the spotlight, but efforts to free them are blocked by government infighting.
Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 07:32 UTC
Falklands has offered 105 licenses for the new Illex squid season

The Illex squid fishery season starts on February 14 and 105 licenses have been offered confirmed Director of Natural Resources John Barton. He added: “Not all vessels which applied received licenses. The number of licenses offered is the same as the last few years.”
Thursday, February 14th 2019 - 09:23 UTC
Falklands' king penguins among the top wildlife photos of the year

A beautiful image of two male lions rubbing each other's faces in Tanzania has been crowned the People's Choice wildlife photo of the year. The picture, entitled Bond of Brothers, won the contest organized by London's Natural History Museum after 16,000 nature lovers took part in a public vote.
Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 09:31 UTC
Yellow scorpion infestation has become a major challenge for Sao Paulo residents

The mega-polis Sao Paulo, Brazil, home to tens of millions of people who live in the city and its sprawling outskirts, has a major scorpion problem that isn’t going away anytime soon.
Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 09:26 UTC
Brazilian minister blasted for ignoring as “irrelevant” an icon of Amazon environmentalist

Brazilian environmental groups on Tuesday blasted President Jair Bolsonaro's environment minister after he dismissed the murdered Amazon rain forest defender Chico Mendes as “irrelevant.”
Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 07:41 UTC
Hot and dry weather impacts on Brazil's 2018/19 soybean crop

The Brazilian 2018-19 soybean crop will fall to 115.34 million tons, as the effects of hot and dry weather in December and January are gradually taken into account, national crop agency Conab said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:29 UTC
“Good” insects declining dramatically while houseflies and cockroaches’ boom

Scientific review of insect numbers suggests that 40% of species are undergoing “dramatic rates of decline” around the world. The study says that bees, ants and beetles are disappearing eight times faster than mammals, birds or reptiles. But researchers say that some species, such as houseflies and cockroaches, are likely to boom.
Friday, February 8th 2019 - 08:38 UTC
South Georgia extends Marine Protected Area legislation to its entire Maritime Zone

The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has announced a range of additional measures for its Marine Protected Area (MPA) which will greatly enhance the protection and conservation of the Territory’s rich marine biodiversity.
Friday, February 8th 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Fears in Australia that hundreds of thousands of cattle could have died in record floods

Hundreds of thousands of cattle weakened from a severe drought are feared to have died in record-breaking floods in northeastern Australia, authorities said on Friday, as they stepped up efforts to feed surviving livestock.
Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 10:17 UTC
Massive sea birds death along the Dutch coast: possible victims of a spill from 345 containers fallen overboard

Scientists are trying to find out why some 20,000 guillemots have died in recent weeks along the Dutch coast. The birds were all emaciated and there are fears they may have been victims of a spill from the MSC Zoe container ship, from which some 345 containers fell in the sea during a storm.