President Trump plans to overhaul the Endangered Species Act to make it easier to build in the U.S. where endangered species live, a White House official confirmed Wednesday. The president has voiced frustration with the 1973 law and similar environmental protections, saying environmentalists are impeding growth. Real Clear Politics first reported Mr. Trump’s plans to…
Two of the Philadelphia Zoo’s oldest residents are new parents Two of the Philadelphia Zoo’s oldest residents are new parents 00:50 A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at the arrival of the four hatchlings,…
A huge rainforest stretching across the heart of Africa is quietly performing a vital role in protecting the planet. Home to endangered species and ancient communities, it covers more land than most people realise. The Congo Basin spans 3.4 million square kilometres, making it almost six times the size of the UK, which measures around…
Who doesn’t love love — especially when it’s good for the environment? A thrilling discovery in the South Downs National Park brings renewed hope for biodiversity in Britain. Conservationists have spotted a female greater mouse-eared bat in disused railway tunnels in Sussex, potentially offering a mate for what was believed to be the last surviving…
Customs officers have detained a 53-year-old driver at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoint after discovering more than HK$5 million (US$643,290) worth of dried seafood delicacies, such as bird’s nests and fish maw, concealed in his mainland China-bound Tesla. Officers said on Thursday that the electric vehicle had been modified to create additional storage space. They…
In early January, an endangered 2-year-old Florida male panther known as UCFP479 became the first to die this year in a vehicle collision along a rural southwestern Florida road. Two weeks later, a 10-year-old female panther was fatally struck by a car about 70 miles away. They will not be the last to die this…
The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and climate change take their toll on the beloved pollinator. Here’s what to know: Endangered species Monarch butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black wings, are found across North…
Nine monkeys – including three from a critically endangered species – who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo this week had been infected with an endemic disease, officials said on Friday. The animals in the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens contracted melioidosis, possibly after some digging work near their cages, that later caused them…
Protecting whales from ship strikes Protecting whales from ship strikes 07:08 Hong Kong — A section of Hong Kong’s oldest zoo closed Monday after eight monkeys, including three from a critically endangered species, were found dead, a government statement said. Zoo officials were investigating what caused the deaths of the monkeys, which included a De…