Thousands of endangered tortoises are rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary is flooded

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Thousands of endangered tortoises rescued in Madagascar after their sanctuary floods

A community in southern Madagascar has pulled together to save thousands of critically endangered tortoises that were swept away from their sanctuary and left swimming for their lives in floods ...
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Thais send smuggled tortoises home to Tanzania as evidence against suspected wildlife traffickers

More than 100 baby tortoises, most of them dead, have been returned to Tanzania from Thailand as evidence in a case against a wildlife smuggling network
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Evening Report — Trump floods the zone

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Search resumes after deadly flooding and landslides in Indonesia

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Facing Trump's mass deportation plans, some sanctuary cities shift their tone

Leaders of several sanctuary cities where officials had prominently rejected Trump’s first-term immigration policies are shifting their tone.
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Thousands at pro-Palestinian rally in London

A group of protesters are told to disperse by police from Trafalgar Square after marching there.
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The collectors paying thousands for presidential items

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Washington man rescued after going missing on Oregon's Mount Hood

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Why New York Is a Sanctuary City, and How That Could Change Under Trump

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The New York Times - Jan. 17
Biden withdraws proposal that aimed to protect endangered whales

Conservation groups are concerned that the endangered right whale is vulnerable to extinction as the Trump administration signals more support for marine industries.
CBS News - Jan. 15
South Africa arrests over 100 illegal miners after underground rescue

Hundreds more still trapped since August in abandoned gold mine with dozens dead
Financial Times - Jan. 15
Syria flooded with Pepsi and Pringles as rulers open economy

End of Assad-era restrictions on dollars, exorbitant duties and extortion leads to boom in foreign goods
Financial Times - Jan. 13
Watch the moment a kitesurfing Olympian rescues drowning woman

Bruno Lobo was practising filming with a new camera off the coast of Brazil, as he heard a woman screaming.
BBC News - Jan. 13
Walker's mountain rescue hampered by parked cars

Rescue teams say access to an injured walker was delayed by cars "parked and abandoned" on the route.
BBC News - Jan. 12
Tens of thousands displaced from wildfires

Thousands of people in California are rushing to find a place to sleep after mass evacuations and homes were destroyed. NBC News’ Morgan Chesky reports.
NBC News - Jan. 12
Biden administration declines to remove grizzly bears from endangered list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will keep endangered species protections for grizzly bears in place in most of the western U.S., the agency announced Wednesday, rebuffing states that ...
The Hill - Jan. 8
Meghan 'devastated' after death of rescue dog

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BBC News - Jan. 8
Musk's 'disinformation' endangering me, Jess Phillips tells BBC

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UK minister accuses Musk of endangering her life

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Financial Times - Jan. 7
Thousands without water in Republic of Ireland

Irish national weather forecaster Met Éireann has issued a fresh orange warning in the Republic.
BBC News - Jan. 7
Boy, 17, rescued from floodwater in Lincolnshire

Dozens of flood warnings remain in place across the region following heavy rain.
BBC News - Jan. 7
From Igbo to Angika: how to save the world’s 3,000 endangered languages

With half of all languages predicted to die out in decades, activists are turning to online tools to preserve them. Every year, the world loses some of its 7,000 languages. Parents stop speaking ...
The Guardian - Jan. 7
Snow and ice warnings remain after floods hit UK

The Met Office says wintry weather is expected to bring icy roads and travel delays across the UK.
BBC News - Jan. 7
Aerial footage shows severe flooding in Leicestershire

Large swathes of the Leicestershire countryside have been inundated by floodwater.
BBC News - Jan. 6
Tourist killed by elephant while she was bathing animal at sanctuary

A stressed elephant killed a Spanish tourist while she was bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand, police said.
CBS News - Jan. 6
What are my rights if my home is flooded or damaged?

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Thousands of rival protesters rally in Seoul after Yoon Suk Yeol avoids arrest

Crowds gather outside South Korean presidential residence where suspended leader is protected by security officers. Thousands of rival South Korean protesters have rallied in the capital a day ...
The Guardian - Jan. 4
Toxic waste from site of gas leak which killed thousands removed after 40 years

The deadly gas leak at the Union Carbide factory in central India killed thousands in 1984.
BBC News - Jan. 2
Weather warnings remain as flooding clean-up starts

Hundreds of people cannot return home, roads are closed and train services cancelled due to flooding.
BBC News - Jan. 2
Fate of endangered monkey hinges on Brazilian city’s planning policy

Pied tamarin has narrow range and is found only around borders of Manaus in the Amazon rainforest. The fate of one of the world’s most threatened primates will be on the line in the coming months ...
The Guardian - Jan. 1
Sweden begins wolf hunt as it aims to halve endangered animal’s population

Five entire families can be killed, totalling 30 wolves, in move campaigners say is illegal under EU law. Sweden’s wolf hunt starts on Thursday, with the country aiming to halve the population of ...
The Guardian - Jan. 1

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