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Blue whale diving near Sri Lanka with a cargo ship in the background. Sbedaux/Getty Images Mediterranean Shipping Company rerouted its vessels to help protect blue whales near Sri Lanka. Conservation groups recommended the move after research showed it could help avoid whale collisions. Blue whales, which are endangered, grow to be 80 feet long and […]
New Zealand drinks company Old Mout Cider is trying to save the vulnerable creature and raise awareness of the kiwi’s plight in Britain. All we needed to do when we headed to Bestival earlier this month… was drink. Old Mout Cider had set up a Kiwi Camp at the festival which became a refuge to […]
REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz An ex-Ohio lawmaker wrote in a column for Cleveland.com that he regrets aligning himself with the National Rifle Association while he was in office to advance his political career. Marc Dann, a Democrat, said he even voted for legislation he believed would endanger “people across the state” because he feared the political consequences […]
Published time: 30 Aug, 2017 03:49 A group of 20 Chinese fisherman has been jailed for between one and three years for illegally fishing endangered species of shark in the protected waters off the Galapagos Islands. “After the enormous indignation we felt, this will definitely compensate for the damage caused because a historic precedent has […]
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– Meet the 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan Limited, the latest—and likely last—edition of the first-generation Tiguan compact crossover/SUV. Priced from $ 22,860, the Tiguan Limited starts exactly $ 3000 less than the next cheapest 2017 Tiguan, the S. – The Tiguan Limited’s price drop comes courtesy of a lighter standard-features list that lacks cruise control, a proximity […]
Published time: 19 Jul, 2017 04:37 French custom officials at Charles De Gaulle airport have seized almost half a ton of tortoiseshell from the critically endangered Hawksbill sea turtle species. About 5,000 scales attributed to an estimated 380 Hawksbill sea turtles (Eretmochelys imbricata) were discovered by customs officers on July 13, French authorities announced late […]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization had voted not to add Australia’s Great Barrier Reef to its list of sites in danger. The baffling decision was taken despite the reef’s currently perilous state, where back-to-back coral bleaching events threaten more than two thirds of its length. Even worse, is that UNESCO published a […]
For decades, banks and brokers stocked trading floors with collegiate athletes. These days, the ex-jocks are getting sidelined by machines; “It’s all going electronic.” WSJ.com: What’s News US
Michael Hathorn, Ginkgo Agency Damien Mander removes his hat to cover his nose, an act of instinct and ceremony that does little to temper the thick stench of death. The cloudless sky is empty of vultures on this scorching Mozambique morning, and as Mander approaches the kill site, an orchestra of heavy wing beats reveals […]
