PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Fuel plays from a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius two weeks ago, causing an ecological disaster that endangers corals, fish and other marine life around the island of the Indian Ocean, say officials and environmentalists. FILE PHOTO: A satellite image …
Read More »Navy in Ecuador investigates large Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos
ABOARD ECUADOREAN NAVY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – Ecuador’s navy oversees a massive Chinese fishing fleet operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, thanks to the environmental impact of fishing in ‘ t area of the ecologically sensitive islands. A fishing boat is spotted from an Ecuadorian navy plane after …
Read More »Oil spill threatens ecological disasters as Mauritius declares emergency
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Fuel plays from a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef in Mauritius two weeks ago, causing an ecological disaster that endangers corals, fish and other marine life around the island of the Indian Ocean, say officials and environmentalists. FILE PHOTO: A satellite image …
Read More »Portugal on high alert as firefighters fight fire
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal will be on high alert as more than 850 firefighters are fighting to put out a fire that will sweep through part of the country’s central region on Sunday, with strong winds and high temperatures complicating efforts to fight the fire. . The forest fire has …
Read More »Siberian tiger kills zookeeper in Zurich
ZURICH (Reuters) – A female Siberian tiger attacked and killed a 55-year-old zoo keeper at the Zurich Zoo on Saturday, authorities said. Rescue teams were unable to save the woman, who died instantly. A park visitor reported the attack and zoo staff lured the five-year-old tiger named Irina away from …
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