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Where Wales stands in the world | Letters | UK news
I was surprised to be informed by Martin Kettle that my homeland might be minded to depart the union (the British one) (How Johnson’s Brexit could tear the United Kingdom apart, 1 August). The litany of Brexit-related harms, risks and plagues that has been compiled since the beginning of the EU membership referendum campaign is, …
Vietnam seizes 125kg of smuggled rhino tusks worth $7.5m | World news
More than 125kg of smuggled rhino horns have been seized in Vietnam in one of the biggest wildlife trafficking cases ever seen in south-east Asia. The horns, which had been smuggled in from the United Arab Emirates on an Etihad airways flight, were found in Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport concealed in thick plaster. It took …
New technology could stop cats bringing dead animal ‘gifts’ to owners after hunts
Any cat owner who’s had to chase an injured mouse, bird or even a squirrel round the house after their pet left them a little “gift” will know how annoying it is. Especially when they have a full bowl of food and have no intention of eating their kill. And it isn’t much consolation to …
Maui fire: People and animals evacuated as blaze scorches 3,000 acres
The fire had scorched 3,000 acres in central Maui, leading to evacuations of residents of Kihei and Maalaea as it burned out of control Thursday, CNN affiliate KGMB reported. The Maui Humane Society moved its animals in crates and kennels to a nearby high school. As darkness set in, Maui Mayor Mike Victorino said firefighters …
Toxic caterpillars spark health scare across Germany | World news
Marauding caterpillars with toxic hairs have brought parts of Germany to a standstill, leading to closures of swimming pools, restaurants, public parks and sections of the motorway. Oak processionary moth caterpillars, named after the nose-to-tail processions they form to travel between the oak trees they devour, have fine, long hairs with an irritating toxin that …
Fantastic arctic fox: animal walks 3,500km from Norway to Canada | World news
An arctic fox has walked more than 3,500km (2,000 miles) from Norway to Canada in just 76 days, astonishing researchers at the Norwegian Polar Institute. The animal, known as a coastal or blue fox, was fitted with a tracking device in July 2017. It left Spitsbergen in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago on 26 March 2018. After …
Japan resumes commercial whaling for first time in 30 years | World news
Japanese fishermen have set sail to hunt whales commercially for the first time in more than three decades, following Tokyo’s controversial decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission. Five vessels, their harpoons concealed beneath tarpaulin, left Kushiro in northern Japan on Monday morning. At around the same time, three whaling boats left Shimonoseki in …
BP invests $30m in technology to turn gas into fish food
BP has invested $30m (£23.6m) into a US company which has developed technology to convert natural gas into food for livestock and fish. Calysta, based in California, has raised the money from BP Ventures, the investment wing of the oil and gas giant, to develop plants that can produce protein-based feed. The company uses methane gas as an …
Rhino release: European parks bring animals to Rwanda
Image copyright Stuart Slabbert Image caption The zoo-born animals will join 18 other eastern black rhinos in Akagera National Park, Rwanda “It’s just fantastic. “These animals were taken from Africa decades ago to display to the public [in European zoos] and now have a real conservation role in Rwanda,” Mark Pilgrim, Chester Zoo’s chief executive …