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Elephants in Thailand ‘broken’ for lucrative animal tourism
World

Elephants in Thailand ‘broken’ for lucrative animal tourism

Separated from their mothers, jabbed with metal hooks, and sometimes deprived of food — many Thai elephants are tamed by…
Heliopolis Association launches Aleef 4th Open Air Pets Carnival
Life & Style

Heliopolis Association launches Aleef 4th Open Air Pets Carnival

The Heliopolis Association’s Child Center for Civilization and Creativity launched on Sunday the Aleef Fourth Open Air Pets Carnival, Egypt’s…
Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife
Environment

Zimbabwe’s severe drought killing elephants, other wildlife

MANA POOLS, Zimbabwe (AP) — Weak from hunger and thirst, the elephant struggled to reach a pool of water in…
Falklands banking on king penguins to drive nature tourism
World

Falklands banking on king penguins to drive nature tourism

Waddling up the beach in single file, their heads held high with an almost self-important demeanor, king penguins are a…
Islam forbids poisoning stray animals: Dar al-Iftaa
Egypt

Islam forbids poisoning stray animals: Dar al-Iftaa

Dar al-Iftaa, the government’s principal Islamic legal institution for issuing fatwas (religious edicts), has prohibited the poisoning of stray animals…
Overweight people more likely to have overweight dogs: study
Life & Style

Overweight people more likely to have overweight dogs: study

Overweight people are more likely to have overweight dogs, partly because they are more likely to feed them treats, Danish…
Cats, dolphins and one smart raven: the CIA’s secret animal spies
Science

Cats, dolphins and one smart raven: the CIA’s secret animal spies

In early 1974, Do Da was top in espionage class, on the way to becoming a high-flying CIA agent: he…
Berlin zoo delights in rare birth of panda twins
World

Berlin zoo delights in rare birth of panda twins

Berlin zoo said Monday its resident panda Meng Meng had delivered twins, as it voiced delight at the first such…
CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos
Environment

CITES agrees on near-total ban on sending wild elephants to zoos

The regulator of global wildlife trade will impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the wild to…
Solar energy, biogas plants planned for Giza Zoo
Egypt

Solar energy, biogas plants planned for Giza Zoo

The Ministries of Environment and Agriculture have agreed to build a plant to produce electricity from solar energy and another…
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