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Whale sharks: Atomic tests solve age puzzle of world's largest fish

Posted on April 6, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Data from atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped scientists accurately age the world’s biggest fish. Whale sharks are large, slow moving and docile creatures…

Coronavirus: Tiger at Bronx Zoo tests positive for Covid-19

Posted on April 6, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC A four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus. The tiger, named Nadia, is believed to be the first known case of…

Coronavirus: Putting the spotlight on the global wildlife trade

Posted on April 5, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Conservation experts say the coronavirus pandemic, which likely originated at a market selling wild animals in China, is a watershed moment for curbing the global wildlife trade, which…

Solomons retrieve five bodies swept off ferry as cyclone heads for Vanuatu

Posted on April 5, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Solomon Islands police said on Sunday they had retrieved five bodies in their search for 27 people who were swept off a ferry during a tropical cyclone that…

Cyclone Harold strengthens on approach to Vanuatu

Posted on April 5, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - A tropical cyclone approaching the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu has strengthened to category four, the country’s meteorologists said on Sunday, threatening damaging gale force winds, heavy…

10 years to save 'world’s most threatened sea turtle'

Posted on April 4, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC The largest turtle in the ocean, the leatherback gets its name from its tough, rubbery skin. Migrating long distances a year, the turtle can cross the Pacific Ocean.…

Birdsong and clear views: coronavirus lockdown clears Paris pollution

Posted on April 3, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

PARIS (Reuters) - Parisians confined to their flats by a lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus can at least now open their windows and breathe in fresh air,…

Keepers, animals keep each other company at Cairo's shuttered zoo

Posted on April 3, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

Giza Zoo keeper, Mohamed Rizq feeds a bear called 'Hany' after the zoo was closed to visitors to help prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the outskirts of…

East Africa locust swarms gather as coronavirus curbs delay pesticides

Posted on April 3, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Coronavirus-linked flight restrictions are hampering efforts to wipe out locust swarms on the verge of devastating crops in eastern Africa, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)…

Dr William Frankland, allergy scientist pioneer, dies aged 108

Posted on April 3, 2020 by EnviroLink Editor | 0 Comments

From BBC Dr William Frankland, a British immunologist who transformed the world’s understanding of allergies, has died aged 108. His pioneering work included developing the idea of a pollen count…