Environment
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Venomous ‘jellyfish’ found on Tokushima beach
TOKUSHIMA — A dozen highly venomous “katsuo no eboshi” (Portuguese men-of-war), a jellyfish-like spe...
August 2, 2022
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Fuel spills near beaches of Great Exuma
NASSAU (Reuters) — A vessel delivering diesel to The Bahamas resort island of Great Exuma spilled ar...
July 27, 2022
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Race to find Brazilian Amazon species before they disappear
MANICORE, Brazil (AFP-Jiji) — In a remote part of the Brazilian Amazon, a scientific expedition is c...
July 27, 2022
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Indonesian uses puppets to teach threat to world’s rarest rhinos
INDRAMAYU, Indonesia (AFP-Jiji) — In a small Indonesian fishing village, a man with a fake rhino hea...
July 27, 2022
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‘Zero star hotel’ offers sleepless nights to ponder crises
SAILLON, Switzerland (Reuters) — “I couldn’t sleep” and “my room was too noisy” may be complaints ho...
July 19, 2022
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In parched land, Iraqi gazelles dying of hunger
SAMAWAH, Iraq (AFP-Jiji) — Gazelles at an Iraqi wildlife reserve are dropping dead from hunger, maki...
July 13, 2022
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Eco-friendly wooden building draws attention at university in Tokyo
A new wooden building at Sophia University’s Yotsuya campus in Tokyo was recently completed and open...
July 4, 2022
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How coffee is saving a unique Mozambican forest
GORONGOSA, Mozambique (AFP-Jiji) — From a distance, Mount Gorongosa looks pockmarked. The slopes o...
June 30, 2022
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More local govts to expand plastic waste collection
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — More local governments are preparing to start collecting a wider range of disca...
May 2, 2022
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Colombians seek to protect bees in urban jungle
BOGOTA (AFP-Jiji) — Far from the flowery fields that are their natural home, honey bees imperiled by...
April 21, 2022
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Mexico seeks ‘miracle’ to save near-extinct vaquita porpoise
SAN FELIPE, Mexico (AFP-Jiji) — Mexican naval vessels, spotter planes and conservationists are patro...
April 13, 2022
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Raicho rock ptarmigan breeding project succeeding across Japan
A project to breed Japanese rock ptarmigan, a bird species designated by the central government as a...
April 13, 2022
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Conservationists fight to save pangolins in Liberia
GBARPOLU COUNTY, Liberia (AFP-Jiji) — Clutching a single-barreled rifle in lush northern Liberia, Em...
April 6, 2022
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Nonwoven mask found in green turtle’s excrement off Japan’s Iwate Prefecture
A nonwoven mask was found in the excrement of a green turtle caught in August off Iwate Prefecture, ...
March 27, 2022
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OECD: Global plastic disposal nearly doubled over 19 years
Global plastic production and disposal almost doubled between 2000 and 2019, while only 9% of the pl...
February 27, 2022
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