animals
Elephants in Thailand ‘broken’ for lucrative animal tourism
World
December 23, 2019
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
December 8, 2019
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
November 6, 2019
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
October 30, 2019
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
September 21, 2019
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
September 18, 2019
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
September 14, 2019
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
September 2, 2019
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
August 28, 2019
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
August 22, 2019
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…