Weather forecasters are saying that the El Nino cycle of 2015 and 2016 has reached its peak, and now they are warning of La Nina. The effects of La Nina could be felt as early […]
Author: Patricia Steens
For The First Time Ever, Rehabilitated Tiger Gives Birth To Cubs In The Wild
For the first time ever, a rehabilitated Siberian tiger has successfully returned to the wild, has found a mate and produced healthy offspring. The tiger, who is named Zolushka, was originally found as a starving, […]
Australia Fumes, Threatens To Sue Japan Over Annual Whale Hunt
In its latest attempt to curtail the horrific practice of whale hunting, Australia is currently threatening to take a legal fight straight to the Japanese government regarding the Asian country’s resumption of its annual whale […]
Over Half Of Amazon’s Trees Could Become Threatened Species If Regulations Aren’t Strengthened
The phrase, “Save the Rainforest!” has been around for a while. It first gave rise when the rapid loss of rainforests around the Amazon River Basin became widely known. Once the plight of the rainforest […]
Botswana Bafflingly Sells Fracking Rights To One Of Africa’s Largest Conservation Areas
In a very quiet, behind closed door deal, the Botswana government has apparently sold the rights to frack for shale gas in the Kgalagadi transfrontier park, one of Africa’s largest protected conservation areas. The park, […]
‘Pee-cyclng’ Is The Latest Way Researchers Are Capitalizing On Waste
With a water shortage is plaguing several parts of the world, people are developing new ways to use urine as a substitute, representing a process that is known as “pee-cycling”. Currently, research on how to […]
Researchers Find Zoo Chimps Carefully Planned Attack Used To Take Down Research Drone
After studying video of chimps capturing a drone that was flying around their enclosure, animal researchers say the primates have more ability to pre-plan than had been thought. They say the video, which was taken […]
New Google Mapping Project Exposes China’s Deep Pollution Problem
Google will now display pollution reports from across China in collaboration with University of California Berkeley scientists using data from 1,500 sites around the nation. The new online map uses results published last month in […]
Rare Saiga Antelope Herd Sees 60,000 Deaths In Four Days And Nobody Knows Why
In late May, geo-ecologist Steffen Zuther and his team travelled to Kazakhstan to observe and monitor a herd of saigas – antelopes that live on the grassy steppes of the land. The species is considered […]
World’s Insatiable Demand For Gold Is Causing Catastrophic Rainforest Loss
A flurry of gold mining has caused rapid deforestation of tropical rain forests in South America, raising concerns about the environmental impacts and sustainability of mining the world’s most popular metal. A study published in […]
Internet Condemns American Trophy Hunter Accused Of Killing Prized Lion
The killing of Cecil the lion has outraged animal lovers all over the world and many people are making sure their voices are heard. The role of Walter Palmer in the inhumane killing of the […]