http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/42-wildlife.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/subjects/42-wildlife.html http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2084404-kenyan-protesters-release-pigs-parliament-pay.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nearly three dozen piglets were released and animal blood spilled Tuesday at an entrance to Kenya's parliament as civil society activists protested what they called parliament's greedy salary demands. Police fired tear gas and water cannons and swung their batons to disperse the protesters, who gathered in what was dubbed the "Occupy... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:31:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2084404-kenyan-protesters-release-pigs-parliament-pay.html 2013-05-14T16:31:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2081832-2-viruses-spark-global-outbreaks.html LONDON (AP) — Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. Last week, the coronavirus related to SARS spread to France, where one patient who probably caught the disease in Dubai infected his hospital roommate. ... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:48:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2081832-2-viruses-spark-global-outbreaks.html 2013-05-13T14:48:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2076232-london-zoo-seeks-female-mate-near-extinct-fish.html LONDON (AP) — The London Zoo is urgently seeking a female mate for the last-known males of a critically endangered fish species. Zoo officials say the Mangarahara cichlid is thought to be extinct in the wild and that two of the last known individuals — both male — are in the zoo's aquarium. A third is in the Berlin zoo. Officials say the species' habitat ... Fri, 10 May 2013 10:23:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/2076232-london-zoo-seeks-female-mate-near-extinct-fish.html 2013-05-10T10:23:38Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2044176-study-bird-flu-jumped-directly-chickens.html LONDON (AP) — Chinese scientists have for the first time found strong evidence of how humans became infected with a new strain of bird flu: from chickens at a live market. Chinese scientists compared swabs from birds at markets in eastern China to virus samples from four patients who caught the new H7N9 virus. The scientists found the virus from one patie... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:51:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2044176-study-bird-flu-jumped-directly-chickens.html 2013-04-25T15:51:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2027802-gang-steals-rhino-horns-irish-museum-storage.html DUBLIN (AP) — Masked men stole stuffed rhinoceros heads containing eight valuable horns from the warehouse of Ireland's National Museum, police and museum officials said Thursday, in a heist being linked to an Irish Gypsy gang that specializes in such raids across Europe. Police said three men raided the storeroom in Swords, north of Dublin, on Wednesday ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:13:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2027802-gang-steals-rhino-horns-irish-museum-storage.html 2013-04-18T12:13:16Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2000390-groups-tanzania-govt-kicking-maasai-land.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania's government is preparing to kick Maasai tribesmen off cattle-grazing land near the country's most famous wildlife park and will instead allow a hunting company from the United Arab Emirates to take control of it, groups and community members trying to raise awareness on the issue said Friday. The reclassification of the lan... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:05:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/2000390-groups-tanzania-govt-kicking-maasai-land.html 2013-04-05T21:05:28Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1976600-outlaw-fleet-scoops-squid-argentine-waters.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was a rare victory in the squid wars: Argentina's coast guard cutter Thompson fired warning shots at two Chinese trawlers, blocking their escape into international waters. Ten tons of squid were found in the holds of the Lu Rong Yu 6177 and 6178 after they were hauled into port on Christmas Day. But this was just the firs... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 23:12:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1976600-outlaw-fleet-scoops-squid-argentine-waters.html 2013-03-24T23:12:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1954614-un-sharks-risk-extinction.html ROME (AP) — A U.N. agency says shark populations in the Mediterranean and Black Sea "have dropped dramatically" over the past two centuries because of overfishing. A study released Thursday by the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization says sharks in the Mediterranean have declined by more than 97 percent over the past 200 years and "risk extinction... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:22:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1954614-un-sharks-risk-extinction.html 2013-03-14T15:22:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1950942-shark-wrestlers-heroics-land-hot-water.html LONDON (AP) — A 62-year-old British man who became an Internet sensation after wrestling with a shark on an Australian beach says he was fired after his employer discovered he'd been abroad while on sick leave. Paul Marshallsea was filmed yanking a six-foot- (1.8-meter-) long shark away from waders at Caloundra beach near Brisbane in January. But his inte... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:24:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1950942-shark-wrestlers-heroics-land-hot-water.html 2013-03-14T00:24:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1952320-british-zoo-sends-6-endangered-macaws-to-bolivia.html LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Six endangered macaws have been flown from Britain to Bolivia in hopes that they can help save a species devastated by the trade in wild animals, international conservation experts said Tuesday. The birds, with blue wings and a yellow breast, arrived last week at a conservation center in northeastern Bolivia, close to their natural ... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:34:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1952320-british-zoo-sends-6-endangered-macaws-to-bolivia.html 2013-03-13T20:34:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/1933732-us-panel-sees-risk-long-used-osteoporosis-drug.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. government health experts says a long-established bone strengthening drug should no longer be used by women because there is little evidence it works and it may actually increase the risk of cancer. The Food and Drug Administration panel voted 12-9 that the risks of the inhalable osteoporosis drug outweigh its benefits wh... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:51:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/1933732-us-panel-sees-risk-long-used-osteoporosis-drug.html 2013-03-05T22:51:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1918426-eu-ministers-phased-in-ban-fish-discards.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Officials from the 27 European Union countries proposed Wednesday a phased-in ban on the discarding of unwanted fish by fishing vessels, but environmentalists immediately condemned the measure as too weak. Dead and dying fish are often thrown overboard if they do not meet quotas or fishermen's preferences, creating a huge waste of for the ... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:39:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1918426-eu-ministers-phased-in-ban-fish-discards.html 2013-02-27T15:39:32Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1905038-royal-penguin-stranded-zealand-beach-dies.html WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A royal penguin that became stranded on a beach more than 1,000 miles from its sub-Antarctic home has died at a New Zealand zoo. The penguin was emaciated and suffering kidney failure when it arrived at the Wellington Zoo after being found Sunday by hikers. The zoo did the best it could, Lisa Argilla, the facility's veterina... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:57:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1905038-royal-penguin-stranded-zealand-beach-dies.html 2013-02-22T00:57:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1900776-french-family-7-kidnapped-cameroon.html YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A French family of seven — including four children — was kidnapped on Tuesday in northern Cameroon, and officials suggested the involvement of one of Nigeria's Islamic extremist sects. Military helicopters are being used to search for the tourists, who were abducted from Cameroon's Far North Region, a Cameroonian government offici... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:58:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1900776-french-family-7-kidnapped-cameroon.html 2013-02-19T20:58:07Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1896308-bird-flu-german-farm-ducks-slaughtered.html BERLIN (AP) — About 14,000 ducks at a German farm are being slaughtered following a bird flu outbreak. A federal laboratory confirmed Friday the H5N1 virus was detected at the farm near Seelow, east of Berlin — the first such finding in Germany in more than three years. On Saturday, officials started slaughtering the farm's ducks. Local council spokesman ... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 12:32:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1896308-bird-flu-german-farm-ducks-slaughtered.html 2013-02-16T12:32:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1885804-dogs-cross-species-barrier-help-cheetahs-survive.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — It may sound like a doomed love story, but some dogs love big cats. Cheetahs are the fastest mammals in the world, but they also are the world's biggest scaredy-cats — so much so that they don't breed easily and are in danger of extinction. Some zoos are introducing "companion dogs" to serve as playmates and to provide the cats with an ... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1885804-dogs-cross-species-barrier-help-cheetahs-survive.html 2013-02-12T09:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1874644-konys-lra-killing-fewer-civilians-group-finds.html NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, the shadowy group of militants that has terrorized Central Africa for years, killed far fewer civilians in 2012 than in the two previous years, a U.S.-based group that tracks the LRA said Thursday. President Barack Obama sent 100 U.S. advisers to help in the hunt for Kony and the LRA in late 2011... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1874644-konys-lra-killing-fewer-civilians-group-finds.html 2013-02-07T12:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1872096-eu-parliament-pushes-fish-reform-landmark-vote.html STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The European Union parliament on Wednesday pushed for a drastic reform of fishing policy in a landmark vote seeking to end decades of overfishing that have decimated many of the stocks in Atlantic and Mediterranean EU waters. Under the parliament's plan, there would also be a legally binding obligation to end overfishing and rebu... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1872096-eu-parliament-pushes-fish-reform-landmark-vote.html 2013-02-06T15:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1858408-cyprus-jobless-turn-to-illegal-songbird-trapping.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — It's just before first light and the bird-catcher strings nets among the orange, pomegranate, fig and carob trees in his orchard. The sound of chirping emanates from inside a massive carob — a trick sent from speakers to attract tiny songbirds. By mid-morning, the man disentangles about a half-dozen blackcaps, snaps their necks with his teeth and drops... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1858408-cyprus-jobless-turn-to-illegal-songbird-trapping.html 2013-01-31T07:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1830028-eu-fish-quota-deal-bodes-well-fishermen.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union and fisheries nations say a deal with Norway on fish quotas in the North Sea is further proof of a move toward more efficient and sustainable fishing. European Commission spokesman Oliver Drewes said the deal, on top of a December agreement on many other stocks within the EU itself, "is a win-win for everybody. You see t... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1830028-eu-fish-quota-deal-bodes-well-fishermen.html 2013-01-18T15:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1824762-ireland-recalls-10-mln-burgers-horsemeat-fears.html DUBLIN (AP) — An Irish meat processor recalled 10 million burgers Wednesday from supermarkets across Ireland and Britain amid fears that many could contain horsemeat, a discovery that poses no danger to public health but threatens to undermine the beef business central to Ireland's rural economy. Silvercrest Foods, Ireland's second-largest processor of be... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1824762-ireland-recalls-10-mln-burgers-horsemeat-fears.html 2013-01-16T17:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1799568-frances-bardot-threatens-exile-elephants.html PARIS (AP) — Sex symbol-turned-animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot is threatening to join actor Gerard Depardieu in Russian exile unless France halts the scheduled euthanasia of two sick circus elephants. The 1960s screen diva says authorities have ignored her "numerous proposals" to save Baby and Nepal, a pair of 42-year-old elephants dying of tubercu... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/entertainment/lifestyle/1799568-frances-bardot-threatens-exile-elephants.html 2013-01-04T13:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1797276-zoo-count-begins-creature-too-small-to-count.html LONDON (AP) — In a sea of flapping black and white flippers, Ricky is hard to miss: He's got spiky yellow feathers, a flamboyant character, and he's the only rockhopper among the dozens of penguins living in the London Zoo. That's a big help for keepers who embarked Thursday on their annual stock-taking of all the zoo's residents. It's no easy task, when ... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/1797276-zoo-count-begins-creature-too-small-to-count.html 2013-01-03T16:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1778606-eu-foresees-healthy-level-fishing-ahead.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union fisheries said Thursday they are moving toward more efficient and sustainable fishing that should see the stocks of threatened species recover while securing the livelihood of fishermen. After a marathon all-night negotiating session, EU fishing nations came up with dozens of new quotas next year on fish hauls in the areas a... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1778606-eu-foresees-healthy-level-fishing-ahead.html 2012-12-20T10:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1773738-eu-committee-backs-reforms-to-salvage-fish-stocks.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday took a significant step towards protecting its threatened fish stocks when a parliamentary committee backed a series of reforms aimed at boosting fish supplies to sustainable levels by 2020. The 13-10 committee vote surprised environmentalists used to decades of policy inaction as fish stocks plunged in the co... Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1773738-eu-committee-backs-reforms-to-salvage-fish-stocks.html 2012-12-18T16:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1766506-eu-to-use-science-to-cut-fish-quota.html BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — The European Union's executive Commission is calling for a new approach to protect dwindling fishery stocks and eliminate a system of setting catch quotas in which scientific advice is widely disregarded. The WWF wildlife group produced a report Friday highlighting how EU nations have followed scientific advice in only 13 percent ... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/1766506-eu-to-use-science-to-cut-fish-quota.html 2012-12-14T14:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1718404-eu-takes-major-step-to-protect-sharks.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union took a major step to protect sharks on Thursday, banning the brutal practice of hacking off their fins before throwing the fish back into the sea to die. The European Parliament voted by an overwhelming 566-47 margin to force all boats in EU waters and EU-registered vessels around the world to land sharks with their fins... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 13:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1718404-eu-takes-major-step-to-protect-sharks.html 2012-11-22T13:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1711256-fishing-nations-maintain-tuna-quotas.html AGADIR, Morocco (AP) — Fishing countries on Monday voted to keep up strict limits on catching Atlantic Bluefin tuna, overruling fierce opposition from critics who argue that the key sushi ingredient is on the rebound. Observers at a week-long meeting in the Moroccan resort of Agadir said some countries pushed for removing tough quotas, but that the 48-mem... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1711256-fishing-nations-maintain-tuna-quotas.html 2012-11-19T16:54:00Z