Animals
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Environment Uganda2. November 20203 Million Trees Planted to Protect Chimpanzees’ Home
As part of an ambitious reforestation project, 3 million trees will be added to the forests of western Uganda to restore the habitat of endangered chimpanzees and ensure the long-term protection of ape populations.
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Technology USA24. October 2020Honey Made without the Help of Bees to Protect Wild Bees
American researchers are working on making honey identical to the original product but without any help from any honeybees, partly to address the issue caused by honey production: the impact honeybees have on biodiversity.
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Animals Australia20. October 2020They Try to Save Rare Animals From Extinction – by Protecting Them From Other Animals
Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) and National Parks and Wildlife Service have teamed up to create the very first feral predator-free safe haven located in Mallee Cliffs National Park, New South Wales, where at least ten species currently listed as extinct will be able to thrive.
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Animals China19. October 2020Better World for Sixty-Four Wild Animal Species, as China Takes Them off the Menu
Following the coronavirus pandemic, China has decided to ban the farming of 64 animal species on its territory, thus reducing the risk of other diseases being transmitted from animals to humans.
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Environment Vietnam16. October 2020Fair Chance for the Asian Unicorn to Escape Extinction, as Vietnam Creates New Nature Reserve
The forests of Khe Nuoc Trong have been upgraded to a Nature Reserve. It is one of the last ecosystems in Vietnam and home to more than 40 endangered species, including one of Earth's rarest mammals: the Asian unicorn.
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Animals France11. October 2020One More Country Bans Wild Animals in Circuses and Marine Parks
The government of France has ruled for a gradual ban on wild animals in traveling circuses, as well as dolphins and killer whales kept in captivity in marine parks. This will also put an end to mink farming where animals are raised for their fur.
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Animals France3. October 2020France Now a Better Place for Birds, as President Forbids Glue Traps to Catch Them In
Forty-one years after all European countries except France banned the use of glue traps for hunting songbirds, President Emmanuel Macron has finally decided to temporarily outlaw the practice for the upcoming hunting season.