Governments endorse greater protections for sharks amid concerns about overfishing - Boston News, Weather, Sports
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in Uzbekistan has adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays. It bans the trade in oceanic whitetip sharks, manta and devil rays, as well as whale sharks. It would strengthen regulations for gulper sharks, smoothhound sharks and the tope shark. There would also …
Every month in the Post Local newsletter, I ask readers to share their photos of life across D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Here’s what you sent in November: turning leaves, birds of prey and cloud puffs floating over fall foliage. 3 min.
A scientific expedition dissects the Darién: this is how an inventory of the heart of the jungle is made
Biologists from Colombia and Panama are on a conservation expedition in the biogeographical Chocó, the second largest natural reserve on the planet, after the Amazon. They are trying to protect 10% of the world's biodiversity in the area, which is under Colombian jurisdiction.
An Amazon driver delivered a package to Vicky in Panama City, Florida. He noticed the bowls of cat food left out for stray cats and added some treats to them. Vicky was watching from inside her house and was surprised by the kind gesture. There are somewhere in the region of 30 to 40 million stray or feral cats living …
More than 500 dead across Southeast Asia after record rainfall, floods
Hundreds are dead and missing after tropical cyclones caused heavy flooding and landslides in Southeast Asia. The death toll from floods on the Indonesian island of Sumatra rose to 303. Heavy flooding associated with Senyar left 162 people dead in southern Thailand. Extreme weather caused by the storm also prompted evacuations in Malaysia and the Philippines. In Sri Lanka, 193 …