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‘Waddle Into Action’ for African penguins at Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (185+ words) The 10 African penguins of Como Zoo will be celebrated this weekend in a free, family-friendly event that will also highlight the global conservation efforts to protect this critically endangered species. "Waddle Into Action" will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday…...
A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will dazzle people and penguins in Antarctica
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (330+ words) By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, AP Science Writer Tuesday's annular solar eclipse, known as a " ring of fire," will only be visible in the southernmost continent, home to research stations and diverse wildlife. "The penguins down there are going to have a…...
Researchers find Antarctic penguin breeding is heating up sooner, and that’s a problem
4+ week, 2+ day ago (428+ words) With temperatures in the breeding ground increasing 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit from 2012 to 2022, three different penguin species are beginning their reproductive process about two weeks earlier than the decade before, according to a study in Tuesday's Journal of Animal Ecology. And that…...
Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously backed it
4+ week, 2+ day ago (717+ words) Trump said that relinquishing the remote Indian Ocean archipelago, home to a strategically important American naval and bomber base, was an act of stupidity that shows why he needs to take over Greenland. "Shockingly, our "brilliant" NATO Ally, the United…...
World Junior Hockey: U.S. beats Germany in opener
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (240+ words) Will Zellers scored twice and added an assist as the United States beat Germany 6-3 in both team's opening game of the World Junior Championships on Friday at Grand Casino Arena. Zellers scored twice in the second period, picking up assists…...
Elephant orphans. Goat’s milk. This safari reveals the impact of wildlife conservation in Kenya
2+ mon, 6+ hour ago (653+ words) Across the corral, a young elephant ambled into view, head bobbing, trunk curling, ears flapping, trundling along as fast as its tree-trunk legs could carry it. Another followed, then a steady stream, bumping and jostling, kicking up orange dust " a…...
South Africa eases affirmative action regulations on Starlink and others that Musk said were racist
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (198+ words) The policy change published in a government gazette allows foreign companies seeking licenses to operate in South Africa's communications sector to instead invest in "equity equivalent" programs to meet affirmative action criteria, like skills training or other means of supporting…...
Iain Douglas-Hamilton, British zoologist and Save the Elephants founder, dies at 83
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (413+ words) By EVELYNE MUSAMBI and ISABELLA O'MALLEY, Associated Press Douglas-Hamilton was known for decades of conservation work, which included pioneering trackers and collaring to protect elephants against poaching and the illegal ivory trade. He died on Monday in Kenya, the statement…...
Around the world, refugees are shut out of the US by Trump’s new policies
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1453+ words) By REBECCA SANTANA, DAKE KANG and GISELA SALOMON, Associated Press When President Donald Trump suspended the refugee program on day one of his current administration, thousands of people around the world who had been so close to a new life…...
How a sperm bank for cheetahs might one day save the fastest land animal
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (668+ words) But she worries that the world's fastest land animal might be on the brink of extinction one day and need artificial reproduction to save it. Marker says the sperm bank at the Cheetah Conservation Fund she founded in the southern…...