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Sanjiangyuan National Park sees improving ecological system

01:53 The Sanjiangyuan National Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province has made enormous progress in improving the ecological system and in the restoration of biodi

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Long-held beliefs contribute to the killing of some bird's species

The African continent has over 2,310 bird species of which almost 1,400 are common to the continent according to Birdlife international. /Xinhua The African continent has over 2,310 bird speci

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Wildlife caught on camera in Xinjiang's Altai Mountains

00:44 Red deer, sables and wild rabbits were caught on special infrared cameras installed in Altai Mountains, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Ch

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China's legislators deliberate minimum age of criminal responsibility

China is expected to lower the minimum age of criminal responsibility as a new draft amendment to the country's Criminal Law is taken up for deliberation on Tuesday.Acc

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Biden introduces environment team to tackle 'existential threat'

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Saturday introduced key members of his environmental team and said his administration would make the fight against global warming a pillar of his drive to rebuild th

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Smuggled orangutans flown back home to Indonesia

Nine trafficked orangutans were flown back home to western Indonesia on Friday after the primates were rescued from the illicit wildlife trade in Malaysia.Poachers in Southeast Asia frequently captur

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Six flamingos spotted at the salt lake area in north China

Flamingos spotted at the salt lake area of Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, north China, December 15, 2020. /VCGFlamingos taking a flight at the salt lake area of Yunche

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Five white rhinos killed by poachers in November in Botswana

File photo shows veterans prepare a rhino for the process of ear notching and DNA sampling at Khama Rhino Sanctuary in Serowe, Botswana, Dec. 3, 2014. (Xinhua/Koone Boikaego) At least five whi

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Koalas return to habitat after bushfires

00:41 Fourteen koalas that were injured in last year’s devastating bushfires in eastern Australia have been returned to their habits with the help of veterinarians. According to the Wo

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Kenya rescues endangered Rothschild Giraffes from shrinking island

Rothschild's giraffe or Baringo giraffe in Lake Nakuru, Nakuru, Great Rift Valley, Kenya. /Getty Images Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) in conjunction with conservation partners has successfully

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Photos show severe damage in America's 2020 fire wildfire season

A firefighter battles the wildfire near Irvine, California, the United States, on Dec. 3, 2020. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua) A recent study using satellite photos of wildfire devastation in Cali

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England's struggling retail sector reopens hoping for Christmas surge

01:52 Shops in England have reopened for the first time in almost a month to take advantage of the run up to Christmas but many businesses face an uncertain future.A national lockdown

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Primates in Jeopardy: The most ancient orangutan species

00:54 The Tapanuli orangutan, one of the world's rarest orangutans, was classified as a distinct species in 2017, separate from the Sumatran orangutan and Bornean orang

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Regional resource Hub for protected areas and biodiversity launched

Aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2020 shows the scenery at a wetland park. /Xinhua The Regional Resource Hub for protected areas and biodiversity is now available to support the 24 countries in

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Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes

As the world's climate warms, parasite-carried wildlife diseases will move north, with animals in cold far-north and high-altitude regions expected to suffer the most dramatic increases, warns a stud

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Researchers find microplastics on top of Mount Qomolangma

Traces of microplastics have been found close to the top of the world's highest peak Mount Qomolangma, a study showed Friday, likely originating from equipment used by the hundreds of climbers who su

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China to set up ministry-level committee to tackle unfair competition

China's State Council approved the establishment of an inter-ministerial committee to enhance efforts to combat unfair competition, the government said on its website on Thursday.The new committee wi