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Time running out for stranded humpback whale 'Timmy'

Time is running out for a young humpback whale named Timmy as it continued struggling to find its way out of shallow bays off the Baltic coast of Germany on Monday (March 30), after a week-long ordeal that has put its survival in doubt.

Reuters

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Beavers are coincidentally solving climate change

New research shows beaver dams and wetlands in Switzerland are creating carbon sinks that trap up to 146 tons of greenhouse gases annually.

The Weather Channel

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Czech innovation could reduce animal testing in medicine

Could animal testing in medicine soon become a thing of the past? Czech scientists are building a lab-grown model of the human intestine that could make drug testing more accurate, ethical and closer to human biology.

DW News

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Extraordinary video shows whales supporting mom and newborn

Researchers captured incredibly rare video of the birth of a sperm whale. It the video, a group of whales repeatedly lifted the calf to the water’s surface, because newborns can’t swim well. But the moment also revealed much more.

The Weather Channel

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Record March heat brings early snake, scorpion activity to Arizona

Across Arizona, unusually early heat in March is driving early-season movement of rattlesnakes and scorpions, raising the risk of encounters in and around homes.

AccuWeather

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Stranded whale manages to make it back out to sea

Police appealed to onlookers, who say they hear the whale's cries during the night, to keep their distance so "that the animal does not become even more stressed”.

Euronews

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Gabon's eco-rangers battle to help threatened baby sea turtles survive

In addition to predators like crabs and bird, nests are threatened by coastal erosion and human activities like plastic pollution.

Africanews

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Czech innovation could reduce animal testing in medicine

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Rescuers in Germany race to save beached whale

Rescue crews in Germany are working to save a humpback whale stranded on the country’s Baltic Sea coast. Experts had hoped the high tide would offer the massive mammal a chance to free Itself, but that didn't work.

DW News

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'Live together or die together': Cat rescuer flees strikes in Lebanon

Diana Abadi, a 57-year-old cat shelter owner from Beirut's southern suburbs, has again been displaced by conflict, fleeing with dozens of rescued cats after renewed escalations between Hezbollah and Israel. Speaking to Reuters on Tuesday...

Reuters

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Second set of rare gorilla twins born in DR Congo reserve

An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region's litany of conflicts.

Africanews

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France: who will save the orcas?

Two orcas, both born in captivity, live in a shuttered aquarium. They urgently need a new home, but no one can agree on where that should be.

DW News

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Uganda: Rhinos return to Kidepo Valley Park for first time since 1983

Ugandan wildlife authorities have reintroduced rhinos into a remote protected area where they were once poached into extinction, an event seen by conservationists as a milestone in efforts to support the recovery of a species threatened ...

Africanews

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Rescued cheetahs find refuge in Somaliland amid trafficking crisis

Inside a guarded sanctuary on the savannah, 127 rescued cheetahs pace, stretch and play — survivors of a brutal illegal trade that is pushing the species toward the brink.

Africanews

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Why meteorologists care about hummingbird migration

Hummingbirds travel from Central America to the U.S. each spring, with arrival timing from March to May varying by region and weather, as temperature and wind patterns determine when they reach each area.

AccuWeather

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More bees than we ever thought existed

A new study reveals there are an estimated 26,000 unique bee species globally, a staggering jump from previous counts. This "specialization explosion" is the result of millions of years of bees co-evolving with specific flowers and micro...

CBC News

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What to look out for with your dogs this allergy season

Spring is springing, and that means it’s time to start monitoring your pets for allergies (yep, not just yourself!). Here are four vet-backed things to look out for with your pets that can be signs of allergies.

The Weather Channel

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Greece launches animal airlift to evacuate pets from Middle East

Fourty-five pets and their owners were repatriated to Greece after weeks of being trapped in the Middle East.

Euronews

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South Africa turns to dogs to help children in court

Tens of thousands of child abuse cases are reported each year in South Africa. One of the main challenges remains the difficulty children face when testifying in a justice system, often perceived as intimidating. To address this, a uniqu...

France 24

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Two men appear in Nairobi court charged with illegally trading in ants

Two men appeared before a Nairobi court on Tuesday, charged with illegally trading in live ants.

Africanews

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Could dogs be a deciding factor in the Paris mayoral race?

Paris will choose a new mayor on Sunday (March 22), with one unlikely issue dominating campaigns alongside all the partisan acrimony - dogs. Candidates from socialists to conservatives have set out policies to deal with an issue which vo...

Reuters

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London's most urban riding school transforms lives through horses

A charity is giving children from disadvantaged backgrounds a chance to ride horses in Brixton, south London, an area with pockets of deprivation and knife-crime.

Reuters

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Why frogs croak faster in warm water

Male frogs are in a race against time with only three weeks to find a mate before the water refreezes. Their croak speed is a precise thermometer that tells females whether conditions are warm enough for eggs to survive.

The Weather Channel

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Newly identified tick-borne bacterium found in dogs in the U.S.

A new species of Rickettsia bacterium called Rickettsia finnyi has been identified by researchers after analysis of samples from dogs across the central and southeastern U.S.

The Weather Channel

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Cape leopard's return sparks hope

In South Africa's Western Cape mountains, the return of a top predator is giving conservationists hope after 170 years. But with fewer than a thousand Cape leopards left in the wild, the species remains dangerously vulnerable.

France 24

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Satellite images reveal grim future for emperor penguins

Scientists studying satellite images of Antarctica accidentally made a troubling discovery about emperor penguins during their vulnerable, molting season. See why they’re worried that thousands of penguins are dying because the sea ice t...

The Weather Channel

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Kenya busts man smuggling 2,200 live ants through airport

A man was arrested with more than 2,200 live garden ants in his luggage at Nairobi's main airport this week amid a rise in cases of smuggling of the insects in Kenya.

Reuters

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While 'Punch' wins hearts, culls are the reality for Japan's monkeys

The viral rise of baby macaque Punch has charmed viewers around the world. But in rural Japan, his wild counterparts are increasingly seen as threats as farmers struggle with mounting crop losses.

Reuters

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The poachers turned protectors saving Uganda’s pangolins

Former poachers in Uganda now protect endangered pangolins. One of the world’s most trafficked mammals, pangolins provide vital services to farmers and forests.

DW News

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As ice floes shrink, more polar bears encountering humans

Researchers used to think that polar bears were coming into contact with humans more frequently because they were starving and searching for food. But new research suggests that's not the case.

CBC News