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Dolphins remember friends' whistles for decades - study
Bottlenose dolphins can remember each other's signature whistles for more than 20 years, a study said on Wednesday- the longest social memory ever observed in an animal. Elephants have long been credited with the animal ...
- August 8, 2013
Japan kills 122 pregnant whales
Tokyo: Japan killed 122 pregnant minke whales during a highly controversial annual whaling expedition that Tokyo defends as scientific research but conservationists call “gruesome and unnecessary.” The four-month expedition ...
- June 1, 2018
PH, Indonesia sign sea border pact
Indonesia and the Philippines on Friday signed three agreements, including a historic document on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone boundaries of both countries in the Mindanao Sea and in the Celebes Sea. ...
- May 24, 2014
Sharks, manta rays win global trade protection
Several shark species and the manta ray won international trade protection on Monday in a move hailed by conservationists as a breakthrough in efforts to save them from being wiped out by over fishing. The deal at a major ...
- March 16, 2013
Boracay ready for reopen; gov't orders casino closure
The Philippines reopens its crown jewel resort Boracay Island to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month cleanup aimed at repairing the damage inflicted by years of unrestrained mass tourism. President Rodrigo Duterte ...
- October 25, 2018
China seeks military drills with Asean in disputed sea
China wants military exercises and energy exploration with Southeast Asian nations in disputed waters, according to a draft document, but it insists on outside countries being excluded in what analysts said was a bid to ...
- August 3, 2018
Rody slams China over WP Sea
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has urged China to “temper” its behavior in the South China Sea in a rare criticism of the Asian superpower over its program of island-building in disputed waters. China has alarmed and ...
- August 16, 2018
Time running out of Great Barrier Reef
Time is running out for Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, with climate change set to wreck irreversible damage by 2030 unless immediate action is taken, AFP reports according to the marine scientists. In a report ...
- March 7, 2014
145 pilot whales die in remote beach
Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in a remote part of New Zealand, with authorities saying Monday they made the “heart-breaking” decision to euthanize dozens that lay stricken on the shore. The stranding ...
- November 27, 2018
4,000 rare turtles rescued from captivity in Palawan
Thousands of rare forest turtles have been rescued from horrifying conditions of captivity in the Philippines, saving the critically endangered animals from possible extinction, wildlife experts said Wednesday. More than ...
- July 16, 2015