LOOMING EXTINCTION CRISIS
100 times faster The American black bear is one of more than 22,000 species threatened with extinction. During the past century, animals have been disappearing about 100 times faster than they used...
China’s controversial dog meat festival
The ‘festival’ The Lychee and Dog Meat Festival, held every year in a small town in the largely rural and poor Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, sees thousands of canines butchered and...
OF FEATHERS, BEAKS AND PAINT
Eurasian Wren The Eurasian Wren has long toes and strong claws that allow it to climb up tree trunks. To get back down, it has to use its wings. It has tiny round wings, and flies short distances...
Chile’s Calbuco volcano still smoldering
Watching and waiting Residents within a 20-kilometer zone have been ordered to leave by Chile’s National Emergency Service. More than 6,000 people have been evacuated. The town of Ensenada,...
Massive wildfire prompts evacuation in southern Alaska
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupts
Pyroclastic flows Located on Sumatra, one of Indonesia’s main islands, the highly active volcano has been spewing hot ash over the past few days, with at least 28 hot ash avalanches registered...
This Cat is Hired By a Company as Communications Director
The director of communications position at a new start up was always going to be popular job advert. 700 people reportedly applied for this top position, enticed by its salary and bonus package. Yet...
