Animals
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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.
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Animals USA1. October 2020The Comeback of the Swift Fox (It Took 50 Years and Features GPS Collars )
For the first time in 50 years, 27 swift foxes return to the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. This return marks the restoration of a missing piece of the Great Plains ecosystem and of the tribes’ natural heritage.
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Animals Poland29. September 2020Hooray for Animals in Poland: No More Fur Farming!
The government of Poland has decided to put an end to fur farming, the ritual slaughter for exports and the use of wild animals in circuses. The law will come into force in a year, and close to 5 million animals will be saved.
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Animals New Guinea24. September 2020The New Guinea Singing Dog Is Alive and Free (and Howling) in the Wild
New genetic research shows that the New Guinea singing dog isn't just a domestic pet: also known as the highland wild dog, its distinctive howl can be heard in the highlands of the Oceanic islands.