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Asian elephants among 10 migratory species to get more protection

A global meeting is underway in India to protect migratory wild species, with delegates planning to give more protection to Asian elephants and nine other species.The weeklong meeting called the 1

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Enormous waves race across Atlantic, UK faces another storm

Enormous waves churned across the North Atlantic on Saturday as Britain braced for a second straight weekend of wild winter weather and flooding. Hundreds of flights we

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Listen, do you hear these alerts from nature?

To many, this winter could be considered one of the toughest winters they have experienced, as a terrible epidemic hit Wuhan City, central China's Hubei Province, and soon spread across China and abr

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Australian researchers develop stress-free health checks for wildlife

A kangaroo being filmed. /VCG Photo Australian researchers have developed a camera to conduct health checks on exotic wildlife without anesthetic, according to a pilot study undertaken by the

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China's Tianjin bans eating wild animals amid epidemic fight

North China's Tianjin Municipality introduced a ban Friday on the eating of wild animals as the country is fighting the novel coronavirus epidemic that has claimed mor

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Epidemics and wildlife: How are horses related to fatal Hendra virus?

Unlike Ebola that affects tens of thousands of people, Hendra virus disease is quite low-key and only has seven human cases since its first outbreak in 1994. Despite limited infection, its mortality

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Meeting on migratory species to focus on ecological connectivity

Delegates from more than 100 countries are meeting in India to formulate a global policy to deal with the habitat and migration routes destruction faced by millions of migratory species in the wor

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China launches crackdown on violations of wildlife trade ban

China has launched a joint campaign to crack down on violations of the wildlife trade ban in a bid to control the novel coronavirus outbreak. The crackdown will be hel

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Heavy rains bring both relief and new dangers to Australia

People shelter under a jumble of umbrellas as rain falls Friday, February 7, 2020. /AP Photo A four-day downpour across Australia's east coast has brought relief after months of devastating bu

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Premier Li stresses scientific measures to overcome the epidemic

00:39 The fight against the epidemic needs not only mass participation, but also the support of science and technology, Premier Li Keqiang said on SundayLi, also the he

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UN General Assembly president urges avoiding rumors about coronavirus, emphasizes solidarity

President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande on Saturday urged avoiding listening to rumors and unofficial information on the novel coronavirus, while

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Born to rewild: Two UK-born cheetah brothers head to Africa

01:22 Two cheetahs from Kent, United Kingdom have traveled 6,000 miles to South Africa to eventually be released into the wild. Saba and Nairo, two-and-a-half-year-old brothers from Ho

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How are African green monkeys linked to Marburg?

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province last December, makes wild animals come to the spotlight. As humans continue to consume game meat and encroach o

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China to further crack down on illegal wildlife trade: official

China will continue to crack down on any forms of illegal wildlife trade amid the coronavirus outbreak, an official with the State Administration for Market Regulation

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Stone, Fleury lift Golden Knights over Panthers 7-2

Mark Stone #61 of the Vegas Golden Knights celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal in the game against the Florida Panthers at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida, February 6, 2020. /A

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Pangolins may be intermediate hosts of novel coronavirus: researchers

A group of researchers from South China Agricultural University and Lingnan Guangdong Laboratory of Modern Agriculture announced on Friday that they have made a breakthrough in tracing potential i

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China strengthens crackdown on illegal activities amid epidemic fight

China announced Thursday efforts to intensify a crackdown on illegal activities undermining the country's efforts to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak, which has