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NextSharkThai animal rights group defends zoo against PETA’s Moo Deng abuse claims
The Thai Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (TSPCA) is defending Khao Kheow Open Zoo against the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ (PETA) accusation of animal abuse against Moo Deng, an internet-famous baby pygmy hippo. In multiple Facebook posts, PETA alleged that the zoo based in Chonburi province has been exploiting the 2-month-old female hippo for entertainment and profit. What PETA is saying: In a Sept. 20 post, PETA Asia published a statement from its senior vice president, Jason Baker, who condemned Moo Deng’s captivity and called on zoos to prioritize conservation efforts that protect animals in nature.
- CNN
Scientists looked at images from space to see how fast Antarctica is turning green. Here’s what they found
Parts of icy Antarctica are turning green with plant life as the region is gripped by extreme heat events, new research shows, sparking concerns about the changing landscape on this vast continent.
- The Telegraph
Untested £22bn carbon capture scheme really will work this time, insists Starmer
A £22 billion taxpayer-backed carbon capture scheme will be successful despite years of setbacks for the green technology, Sir Keir Starmer has insisted.
- PA Media: Science
Scientists ‘shocked’ as parts of Antarctica turning green at ‘dramatic’ rate
Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the last four decades.
- The Telegraph
First it was the dodo – now scientists want to resurrect the giant bear and jumbo beaver
A giant bear from the Ice Age and a 5ft-tall beaver could be next in line for resurrection by de-extinction scientists.
- Associated Press
Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change
In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from the fossil fuel reliance promoted by her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and vowed to resume an energy transition that he halted. Specifics are still scant, but her speech marks a sharp departure from the energy policy of former President López Obrador, a fierce defender of fossil fuels who, among other things, spent more than $20 billion to build a new oil refinery and stopped the auctions that had allowed developers to build solar and wind farms in the country.
- Euronews
Businesses urged to commit to reducing methane leak at Baku Climate Action Week
Baku Climate Action Week highlighted the need for cleaner natural gas as NGOs push for reduced methane emissions from oil companies before COP29.
- BBC
Hampshire zoo welcomes new endangered red panda
The seven-year-old female is settling into life at Marwell Zoo in Winchester.
- Associated Press
Solar power companies are growing fast in Africa, where 600 million still lack electricity
Companies that bring solar power to some of the poorest homes in Central and West Africa are said to be among the fastest growing on a continent whose governments have long struggled to address some of the world's worst infrastructure and the complications of climate change. The often African-owned companies operate in areas where the vast majority of people live disconnected from the electricity grid, and offer products ranging from solar-powered lamps that allow children to study at night to elaborate home systems that power kitchen appliances and plasma televisions. Central and West Africa have some of the world’s lowest electrification rates.
- The Telegraph
French pensioner attacked by vulture
An 86-year-old French woman was left severely injured by a vulture in what is thought to be the first recorded case of the bird attacking a human.
- KameraOne
Good Samaritans band together to free stranded whale shark caught in net
A dramatic rescue operation took place on a beach in Ilocos Norte, Philippines, on September 16, after a 30-foot whale shark became entangled in a fishing net. Thanks to the efforts of at least 12 Good Samaritans, the whale was returned to the sea unharmed.
- The Guardian
‘Reconnecting with our glorious woodlands’: why we should all get out into the forest
With the leaves turning golden, now is the time to visit the woods, says the author of a new book, and perhaps learn how to better protect them too
- The Guardian
Businesses say Australia’s economy depends on the environment. Will Labor’s ‘nature-positive’ summit help?
Financial leaders have urged the country to focus on protecting and restoring nature – but details remain thin on the ground
- AFP News
EU court blocks French ban on vegetable 'steak' labelling
A European court on Friday overturned a French government ban on makers of plant-based meats calling their products "steak" or "sausage", which Paris had imposed to protect livestock farmers."This is a very welcome victory," said La Vie, a French maker of plant-based meats.
- The Guardian
Antarctica is ‘greening’ at dramatic rate as climate heats
Analysis of satellite data finds plant cover has increased more than tenfold over the last few decades
- BBC
Appeal for fish to feed abandoned seal pup
The Manx Wildlife Trust is caring for the seal pup after rescuing it from Laxey Beach on Tuesday.
- The Telegraph
Labour trophy hunting ban ‘will do more harm than good’
Labour’s proposed ban on importing hunting trophies could do more harm than good, a study by the University of Oxford has found.
- BBC
Nibi the 'diva' beaver allowed to stay at wildlife rescue centre
Newhouse Wildlife Rescue said Nibi - raised in captivity - was not ready to live in the wild.
- Associated Press
Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot dead, likely died of bacterial infection
A beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation that it was a Russian spy, was not shot to death as claimed by animal rights groups but died of a bacterial infection, Norwegian police said Friday. A final autopsy by Norway's Veterinary Institute “concludes that the probable cause of death was bacterial infection -- possibly as a result of a wound in the mouth from a stuck stick,” Amund Preede Revheim, head of the North Sea and Environment section of the police in south-western Norway said.
- The Telegraph
Xi and Mao replace Jesus and Mary in Chinese churches
The sudden order to remove the symbol of the cross from the roof and entrance of a village church in China’s Anhui province cited unspecified “safety” hazards.