• Farmer rescues sick rare Philippine Eagle

  [A weak Philippine eagle was found crawling in an open area in Trento, Agusan del Sur. (Photo from Handout via John Uson)] COTABATO CITY: A farmer on Thursday turned over to barangay officials a weak Philippine Eagle he found crawling in an open area in his farm in Trento town in Agusan del Sur, PhilStar reported. Rey Borlaza told reporters he is convinced that the raptor (scientific name: Pithecophaga jefferyi) is sick since it did not have any wound or a broken wing or leg. Borlaza turned over the eagle to Joyren Duron, chairperson of Barangay Pangyan in Trento on Thursday morning. Duron, in turn, endorsed the eagle to their local government unit.The municipality of Trento is not distant from tropical rainforests that are natural habitats of endangered bird and animal species.

• DA declares bird flu outbreak in PH

  [Agriculture Secretary William Dar said duck and quail farms in Central Luzon farms are mostly affected by bird flu, which he reiterated, was caused by migratory birds visiting the country. (Photo from Department of Agriculture)] The Department of Agriculture (DA) declared on Wednesday, March 30, an outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) or H5N1 in the country. This, as the DA reported an increasing number of avian flu cases mostly in Central Luzon, Manila Bulletin reported. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said duck and quail farms in Central Luzon farms are mostly affected by bird flu, which he reiterated, was caused by migratory birds visiting the country. “Most ducks and quails in Central Luzon were infected. We already provided assistance to farmers affected by the outbreak,” Dar said over Laging Handa briefing. In an earlier statement, the DA chief said that the agency had already issued a memorandum circular (MC) to intensify its containment and control of the disease. Under the MC, the DA “will regulate the movement of ducks, quails, chicken, and other poultry in bird-flu-affected areas, especially commodities from within the one-kilometer (km) quarantine area.” To properly implement the guidelines under the MC, the department and its attached agency, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), has also coordinated with concerned local government units (LGUs), Regional Field Offices (RFOs), and other poultry industry stakeholders.

• Abandoned animals join Ukraine's war exodus

  [More than two million of those crossed the border to Poland, where AFP has witnessed droves of animal lovers ferrying dogs, cats, parrots and turtles to safety. Some people who fled the war left their pets behind. (Photo by=AFP/Aleksey Filippov)] LVIV: At the "Home for Rescued Animals" in the city of Lviv, exotic creatures are now sheltered alongside everyday pets - those left behind in the rush of refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The United Nations estimates more than 3.7 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the war began a month ago, BBC reported. More than two million of those crossing the border to Poland, where AFP has witnessed droves of animal lovers ferrying dogs, cats, parrots, and turtles to safety. Lviv - just 70km (45 miles) from the border - has been the final stopover on Ukrainian soil for many making the journey out of the war zone. Some soon-to-be refugees felt unable to take their pets further. Zalypskyy estimates his shelter has taken in 1,500 animals since the war began, from migrants and shelters in "hot spots" to the east. Between 10 and 20 were collected from Lviv's train station - the locus of chaos in the first days of the war, where carriages and platforms heaved with desperate passengers. However, the animals left here do not languish. Around 200 have been adopted by the locals of Lviv, while most of the rest are taken onwards by volunteers to Germany, Latvia, and Lithuania. There are currently no cats available for adoption - they are all bound for Poland.

• Missing dog Zoey reunited with owners after 12 years

  [Zoey had been missing since 2010 when she was about a year old. (Photo by=SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)] Zoey had been missing for so long the microchip company had listed her as dead since 2015, San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. Officer Brandon Levin, who scanned Zoey, got her owner's contact details from the chip firm, and found she still had the same mobile number. He said: "She was in complete shock."BBC reported that the dog was found about 60 miles from where she had gone missing in 2010, her family home in Lafayette. Michelle said: "We got her and her twin sister from the pound when they were six months old, she was with us for about six months. "We went to the store for about 20 minutes and came back and she was missing. "I'm excited to hopefully bring her back, get her healthy and let her live the rest of her life."

• COVID-19 mask swallowed by sea turtle caught off Japan coast

  [In the paper published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin earlier this month, the team also confirmed that commercially available masks contain stabilizers to prevent plastic from deteriorating due to ultraviolet rays. The additives are considered to be endocrine disruptors, meaning they can interfere with hormonal systems of organisms. (Photo by=Martina)] TOKYO: A disposable mask has been found in the feces of a juvenile green sea turtle caught off Japan's northeastern coast, a study by a team of Japanese researchers recently showed, raising concerns that COVID-related plastic debris is contaminating the marine ecosystem, Kyodo reported.While sea turtles have been known to accidentally ingest plastics for some time, no face mask had been found during the 15-year-survey of the region prior to the pandemic, according to the team from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and the University of Tokyo. Reports of disposable masks entering the ocean have increased in coastal areas around the world since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The juvenile green turtle was by-caught alive in a net off Iwate Prefecture in August 2021, and is currently being kept in captivity. The item later confirmed to be a non-woven polypropylene mask was found in its feces by Takuya Fukuoka, a researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Hideshige Takada, a professor at the same university who was also involved in the study, said the findings suggest that marine life is being exposed to chemical substances through the accidental ingestion of plastic debris.

• Dog trainer installs "poop posts" to make city more pet friendly

  [Akari Tanaka's goal is to create an environment where pets, who are often seen as members of the family, can be accepted in communities, and "poop posts" are only the first step. Tanaka stands in front of a "poop post" for disposal of dog waste in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by=Kyodo)] AOMORI: A dog trainer in northeastern Japan has taken it upon herself to make her city more pet-friendly by installing "poop posts" for owners to dispose of their dogs' waste.Akari Tanaka, a 37-year-old resident of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, is hoping her project will help create a society where people can live comfortably with their pets as she says locals have struggled to "take the initiative to clean up after their dogs." Tanaka put up the first "poop post" outside her dog-grooming salon in July 2020. It stands about 90 centimeters tall, is 50 cm wide, and comes with plastic bags that people can use to pick up excrement. After setting up the post, Tanaka found that people naturally started to use it without being asked, and locals told her that they even gained the courage to pick up waste from other owners' dogs too. As the posts came with plastic bags attached, using them to pick up dog excrement took little effort.Tanaka used online crowdfunding to collect around 650,000 yen ($5,600) for the "poop post" project and has since been able to establish posts in three locations in the prefecture. She’s now in negotiations with municipalities to expand the posts to roadside rest areas and public parks.

• Farmer rescues sick rare Philippine Eagle

  [A weak Philippine eagle was found crawling in an open area in Trento, Agusan del Sur. (Photo from Handout via John Uson)] COTABATO CITY: A farmer on Thursday turned over to barangay officials a weak Philippine Eagle he found crawling in an open area in his farm in Trento town in Agusan del Sur, PhilStar reported. Rey Borlaza told reporters he is convinced that the raptor (scientific name: Pithecophaga jefferyi) is sick since it did not have any wound or a broken wing or leg. Borlaza turned over the eagle to Joyren Duron, chairperson of Barangay Pangyan in Trento on Thursday morning. Duron, in turn, endorsed the eagle to their local government unit.The municipality of Trento is not distant from tropical rainforests that are natural habitats of endangered bird and animal species.

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  2022-04-04

• DA declares bird flu outbreak in PH

  [Agriculture Secretary William Dar said duck and quail farms in Central Luzon farms are mostly affected by bird flu, which he reiterated, was caused by migratory birds visiting the country. (Photo from Department of Agriculture)] The Department of Agriculture (DA) declared on Wednesday, March 30, an outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) or H5N1 in the country. This, as the DA reported an increasing number of avian flu cases mostly in Central Luzon, Manila Bulletin reported. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said duck and quail farms in Central Luzon farms are mostly affected by bird flu, which he reiterated, was caused by migratory birds visiting the country. “Most ducks and quails in Central Luzon were infected. We already provided assistance to farmers affected by the outbreak,” Dar said over Laging Handa briefing. In an earlier statement, the DA chief said that the agency had already issued a memorandum circular (MC) to intensify its containment and control of the disease. Under the MC, the DA “will regulate the movement of ducks, quails, chicken, and other poultry in bird-flu-affected areas, especially commodities from within the one-kilometer (km) quarantine area.” To properly implement the guidelines under the MC, the department and its attached agency, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), has also coordinated with concerned local government units (LGUs), Regional Field Offices (RFOs), and other poultry industry stakeholders.

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  2022-04-01

• Abandoned animals join Ukraine's war exodus

  [More than two million of those crossed the border to Poland, where AFP has witnessed droves of animal lovers ferrying dogs, cats, parrots and turtles to safety. Some people who fled the war left their pets behind. (Photo by=AFP/Aleksey Filippov)] LVIV: At the "Home for Rescued Animals" in the city of Lviv, exotic creatures are now sheltered alongside everyday pets - those left behind in the rush of refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The United Nations estimates more than 3.7 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the war began a month ago, BBC reported. More than two million of those crossing the border to Poland, where AFP has witnessed droves of animal lovers ferrying dogs, cats, parrots, and turtles to safety. Lviv - just 70km (45 miles) from the border - has been the final stopover on Ukrainian soil for many making the journey out of the war zone. Some soon-to-be refugees felt unable to take their pets further. Zalypskyy estimates his shelter has taken in 1,500 animals since the war began, from migrants and shelters in "hot spots" to the east. Between 10 and 20 were collected from Lviv's train station - the locus of chaos in the first days of the war, where carriages and platforms heaved with desperate passengers. However, the animals left here do not languish. Around 200 have been adopted by the locals of Lviv, while most of the rest are taken onwards by volunteers to Germany, Latvia, and Lithuania. There are currently no cats available for adoption - they are all bound for Poland.

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  2022-03-28

• Missing dog Zoey reunited with owners after 12 years

  [Zoey had been missing since 2010 when she was about a year old. (Photo by=SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)] Zoey had been missing for so long the microchip company had listed her as dead since 2015, San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. Officer Brandon Levin, who scanned Zoey, got her owner's contact details from the chip firm, and found she still had the same mobile number. He said: "She was in complete shock."BBC reported that the dog was found about 60 miles from where she had gone missing in 2010, her family home in Lafayette. Michelle said: "We got her and her twin sister from the pound when they were six months old, she was with us for about six months. "We went to the store for about 20 minutes and came back and she was missing. "I'm excited to hopefully bring her back, get her healthy and let her live the rest of her life."

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• COVID-19 mask swallowed by sea turtle caught off Japan coast

  [In the paper published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin earlier this month, the team also confirmed that commercially available masks contain stabilizers to prevent plastic from deteriorating due to ultraviolet rays. The additives are considered to be endocrine disruptors, meaning they can interfere with hormonal systems of organisms. (Photo by=Martina)] TOKYO: A disposable mask has been found in the feces of a juvenile green sea turtle caught off Japan's northeastern coast, a study by a team of Japanese researchers recently showed, raising concerns that COVID-related plastic debris is contaminating the marine ecosystem, Kyodo reported.While sea turtles have been known to accidentally ingest plastics for some time, no face mask had been found during the 15-year-survey of the region prior to the pandemic, according to the team from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and the University of Tokyo. Reports of disposable masks entering the ocean have increased in coastal areas around the world since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The juvenile green turtle was by-caught alive in a net off Iwate Prefecture in August 2021, and is currently being kept in captivity. The item later confirmed to be a non-woven polypropylene mask was found in its feces by Takuya Fukuoka, a researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Hideshige Takada, a professor at the same university who was also involved in the study, said the findings suggest that marine life is being exposed to chemical substances through the accidental ingestion of plastic debris.

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  2022-02-10

• Dog trainer installs "poop posts" to make city more pet friendly

  [Akari Tanaka's goal is to create an environment where pets, who are often seen as members of the family, can be accepted in communities, and "poop posts" are only the first step. Tanaka stands in front of a "poop post" for disposal of dog waste in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by=Kyodo)] AOMORI: A dog trainer in northeastern Japan has taken it upon herself to make her city more pet-friendly by installing "poop posts" for owners to dispose of their dogs' waste.Akari Tanaka, a 37-year-old resident of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, is hoping her project will help create a society where people can live comfortably with their pets as she says locals have struggled to "take the initiative to clean up after their dogs." Tanaka put up the first "poop post" outside her dog-grooming salon in July 2020. It stands about 90 centimeters tall, is 50 cm wide, and comes with plastic bags that people can use to pick up excrement. After setting up the post, Tanaka found that people naturally started to use it without being asked, and locals told her that they even gained the courage to pick up waste from other owners' dogs too. As the posts came with plastic bags attached, using them to pick up dog excrement took little effort.Tanaka used online crowdfunding to collect around 650,000 yen ($5,600) for the "poop post" project and has since been able to establish posts in three locations in the prefecture. She’s now in negotiations with municipalities to expand the posts to roadside rest areas and public parks.

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  2022-02-07

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• Farmer rescues sick rare Philippine Eagle

  [A weak Philippine eagle was found crawling in an open area in Trento, Agusan del Sur. (Photo from Handout via John Uson)] COTABATO CITY: A farmer on Thursday turned over to barangay officials a weak Philippine Eagle he found crawling in an open area in his farm in Trento town in Agusan del Sur, PhilStar reported. Rey Borlaza told reporters he is convinced that the raptor (scientific name: Pithecophaga jefferyi) is sick since it did not have any wound or a broken wing or leg. Borlaza turned over the eagle to Joyren Duron, chairperson of Barangay Pangyan in Trento on Thursday morning. Duron, in turn, endorsed the eagle to their local government unit.The municipality of Trento is not distant from tropical rainforests that are natural habitats of endangered bird and animal species.

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  2022-04-04

• DA declares bird flu outbreak in PH

  [Agriculture Secretary William Dar said duck and quail farms in Central Luzon farms are mostly affected by bird flu, which he reiterated, was caused by migratory birds visiting the country. (Photo from Department of Agriculture)] The Department of Agriculture (DA) declared on Wednesday, March 30, an outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) or H5N1 in the country. This, as the DA reported an increasing number of avian flu cases mostly in Central Luzon, Manila Bulletin reported. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said duck and quail farms in Central Luzon farms are mostly affected by bird flu, which he reiterated, was caused by migratory birds visiting the country. “Most ducks and quails in Central Luzon were infected. We already provided assistance to farmers affected by the outbreak,” Dar said over Laging Handa briefing. In an earlier statement, the DA chief said that the agency had already issued a memorandum circular (MC) to intensify its containment and control of the disease. Under the MC, the DA “will regulate the movement of ducks, quails, chicken, and other poultry in bird-flu-affected areas, especially commodities from within the one-kilometer (km) quarantine area.” To properly implement the guidelines under the MC, the department and its attached agency, the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), has also coordinated with concerned local government units (LGUs), Regional Field Offices (RFOs), and other poultry industry stakeholders.

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  2022-04-01

• Abandoned animals join Ukraine's war exodus

  [More than two million of those crossed the border to Poland, where AFP has witnessed droves of animal lovers ferrying dogs, cats, parrots and turtles to safety. Some people who fled the war left their pets behind. (Photo by=AFP/Aleksey Filippov)] LVIV: At the "Home for Rescued Animals" in the city of Lviv, exotic creatures are now sheltered alongside everyday pets - those left behind in the rush of refugees fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The United Nations estimates more than 3.7 million Ukrainians have fled the country since the war began a month ago, BBC reported. More than two million of those crossing the border to Poland, where AFP has witnessed droves of animal lovers ferrying dogs, cats, parrots, and turtles to safety. Lviv - just 70km (45 miles) from the border - has been the final stopover on Ukrainian soil for many making the journey out of the war zone. Some soon-to-be refugees felt unable to take their pets further. Zalypskyy estimates his shelter has taken in 1,500 animals since the war began, from migrants and shelters in "hot spots" to the east. Between 10 and 20 were collected from Lviv's train station - the locus of chaos in the first days of the war, where carriages and platforms heaved with desperate passengers. However, the animals left here do not languish. Around 200 have been adopted by the locals of Lviv, while most of the rest are taken onwards by volunteers to Germany, Latvia, and Lithuania. There are currently no cats available for adoption - they are all bound for Poland.

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  2022-03-28

• Missing dog Zoey reunited with owners after 12 years

  [Zoey had been missing since 2010 when she was about a year old. (Photo by=SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)] Zoey had been missing for so long the microchip company had listed her as dead since 2015, San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office said. Officer Brandon Levin, who scanned Zoey, got her owner's contact details from the chip firm, and found she still had the same mobile number. He said: "She was in complete shock."BBC reported that the dog was found about 60 miles from where she had gone missing in 2010, her family home in Lafayette. Michelle said: "We got her and her twin sister from the pound when they were six months old, she was with us for about six months. "We went to the store for about 20 minutes and came back and she was missing. "I'm excited to hopefully bring her back, get her healthy and let her live the rest of her life."

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  2022-02-22

• COVID-19 mask swallowed by sea turtle caught off Japan coast

  [In the paper published in the Marine Pollution Bulletin earlier this month, the team also confirmed that commercially available masks contain stabilizers to prevent plastic from deteriorating due to ultraviolet rays. The additives are considered to be endocrine disruptors, meaning they can interfere with hormonal systems of organisms. (Photo by=Martina)] TOKYO: A disposable mask has been found in the feces of a juvenile green sea turtle caught off Japan's northeastern coast, a study by a team of Japanese researchers recently showed, raising concerns that COVID-related plastic debris is contaminating the marine ecosystem, Kyodo reported.While sea turtles have been known to accidentally ingest plastics for some time, no face mask had been found during the 15-year-survey of the region prior to the pandemic, according to the team from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology and the University of Tokyo. Reports of disposable masks entering the ocean have increased in coastal areas around the world since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The juvenile green turtle was by-caught alive in a net off Iwate Prefecture in August 2021, and is currently being kept in captivity. The item later confirmed to be a non-woven polypropylene mask was found in its feces by Takuya Fukuoka, a researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology. Hideshige Takada, a professor at the same university who was also involved in the study, said the findings suggest that marine life is being exposed to chemical substances through the accidental ingestion of plastic debris.

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  2022-02-10

• Dog trainer installs "poop posts" to make city more pet friendly

  [Akari Tanaka's goal is to create an environment where pets, who are often seen as members of the family, can be accepted in communities, and "poop posts" are only the first step. Tanaka stands in front of a "poop post" for disposal of dog waste in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on Dec. 10, 2021. (Photo by=Kyodo)] AOMORI: A dog trainer in northeastern Japan has taken it upon herself to make her city more pet-friendly by installing "poop posts" for owners to dispose of their dogs' waste.Akari Tanaka, a 37-year-old resident of Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, is hoping her project will help create a society where people can live comfortably with their pets as she says locals have struggled to "take the initiative to clean up after their dogs." Tanaka put up the first "poop post" outside her dog-grooming salon in July 2020. It stands about 90 centimeters tall, is 50 cm wide, and comes with plastic bags that people can use to pick up excrement. After setting up the post, Tanaka found that people naturally started to use it without being asked, and locals told her that they even gained the courage to pick up waste from other owners' dogs too. As the posts came with plastic bags attached, using them to pick up dog excrement took little effort.Tanaka used online crowdfunding to collect around 650,000 yen ($5,600) for the "poop post" project and has since been able to establish posts in three locations in the prefecture. She’s now in negotiations with municipalities to expand the posts to roadside rest areas and public parks.

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  2022-02-07

• Iguanas fall from trees as cold snap hits Florida

  [An iguana is paralysed on the ground in Miami, South Florida, after temperatures there dropped. (Photo by= Reuters)] Iguanas are falling from trees in Florida as the US Sunshine State is hit with unusually cold weather conditions. BBC said that in South Florida, temperatures reached a low of -4C (25F) early on Sunday, the National Weather Service (NWS) said.The agency said the region was experiencing some of the coldest temperatures in more than a decade. Iguanas are cold-blooded and rely on the sun and natural heat from their surroundings to keep warm. If the reptiles get too cold they can freeze and effectively end up in a coma, causing those resting in trees to lose their grip and fall. Despite this, most remain alive as they keep breathing and their main body functions still work. They will later thaw out in the sun as temperatures rise again.Earlier, the NWS warned residents in South Florida to be careful as iguanas "slow down or become immobile". Images posted to social media showed several of the lizards laying on the ground on their backs or sides. While unusual, it is not the first time iguanas have plummeted to the ground from trees due to a sharp fall in temperatures in the state, and it can be dangerous if they land on cars or people. Early on Monday, the NWS reported that temperatures in Miami were expected to rise in the coming hours, with clear skies and sunshine forecast for later in the day.

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  2022-02-01

• Shankar the elephant: Plea to send lonely African animal home from India

  [Shankar was gifted by the Zimbabwe government to former Indian President Shankar Dayal Sharma. Ms Dhawan says that through Shankar, she wants to raise awareness about the plight of all captive elephants in the country. (Photo by= Nikita Dhawan)] Twenty-four years ago, a young elephant named Shankar was plucked from the wilderness of Africa, loaded onto a plane to India, and placed in Delhi zoo. Now, a plea in the city's high court seeks to send him back home.BBC said that the petition, filed by 16-year-old Nikita Dhawan, founder of the non-profit Youth For Animals, alleges that Shankar has been living in isolation for years.More than 96,500 people have signed it so far. It demands that he be removed from the zoo and rehabilitated in a wildlife sanctuary that houses other African elephants. It also accuses zoo authorities of mistreating the animal; the BBC contacted officials but they declined to comment. Shankar wasn't always alone; he came to India in 1998 with a companion, Bombai. But in 2005, he died unexpectedly, according to the petition.Animal rights activists have long advocated for more humane treatment of India's captive elephants, which live in dismal conditions. Many, owned by private individuals, are used for religious processions, logging activities, and sometimes even begging. Shankar's case has also opened up larger questions on whether it's okay to keep a sentient creature like an elephant in captivity. In 2009, the Central Zoo Authority of India had banned the display of elephants in zoos and prohibited keeping an elephant alone for more than six months.

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  2022-02-01

• Monkeys form "dumpling" to beat winter chill at Kagawa zoo

  [Monkeys huddle together at Choshi Valley Nature Zoo on Shodo Island in Kagawa Prefecture. (Photo by= The Shikoku Shimbun)] SHODO ISLAND: Monkeys huddling together in the shape of a "dumpling" to keep warm amid the severe winter cold is becoming a common sight at a zoo in western Japan that feeds some 500 Japanese macaques, The Shikoku Shimbun reported.The dumpling has become a winter feature in "Monkey Kingdom" at the Choshi Valley Nature Zoo on Shodo Island in Kagawa Prefecture, often after 3 p.m. when the sun begins to set. The dumpling grows larger as the temperature drops, sometimes made up of nearly 200 monkeys. The dumpling can usually be seen until the end of February.Monkeys at the zoo are divided into two groups. One of the groups formed a dumpling of around 80 on Jan. 12. The group leader pushed the other monkeys away to move to the center, while a baby monkey being held by its mother closed its eyes dreamily. A woman from Ikeda on Shodo Island, visiting the zoo with a friend, took a photo of the monkeys and said with a laugh, "I’ve never seen such a big monkey dumpling. It looks like monkeys are fine huddling together like that."

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  2022-01-30

• Ghostly monkey and crocodile newts among new Mekong area species

  [The Popa langur monkey has ghostly white circles around its eyes. (Photo by= PRESS ASSOCIATION)] The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) conservation group has published a list of 224 newly discovered species from the Greater Mekong region. BBC said that they include a monkey with ghostly white circles around its eyes, frogs, newts, and the only known succulent bamboo species, a WWF report says.Some of the world's most endangered species in the area face extinction even before they have been identified. The Mekong region includes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. "These species are extraordinary, beautiful products of millions of years of evolution," K. Yoganand, WWF-Greater Mekong's regional lead for wildlife and wildlife crime, was quoted as saying by Reuters.The officials added that the species were "under intense threat", with many of them "going extinct even before they are described". Risks to the species in the richly biodiverse area in South-East Asia include habitat destruction, the introduction of diseases by humans and the illegal trade in wildlife, the WWF says.

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  2022-01-27