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Over 70 escaped crocodiles recaptured in China
Dozens of crocodiles that escaped a flooded Chinese farm have all been recaptured, state media reported on Tuesday, a week after the reptilian runaways wriggled free. More than 70 reptiles escaped from a commercial crocodile ...
- September 20, 2023
Alligator guards body of woman killed
An American woman was killed by an alligator while walking her dog near a lagoon bordering a golf course, police said, adding the animal guarded her body and kept rescuers back.
- July 7, 2023
Filipino fisherman chased by China Coast Guard
Filipino fisherman Arnel Satam guns the motor of his tiny wooden boat as he makes a dash for the shallow waters of Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea, with Chinese coast guard speedboats in hot pursuit. In ...
- September 25, 2023
US, Vietnam warn vs use of force
The United States and Vietnam warned on Monday against the “threat or use of force” in the disputed South China Sea, days after the latest clash involving Chinese vessels. President Joe Biden and Vietnam’s Communist Party ...
- September 12, 2023
Whale strikes boat off Australian coast, man killed
A man was killed and another was injured after a whale struck a boat off the coast of eastern Australia on Saturday, police said. The two men were thrown from the boat when it was hit at about 6 a.m. in the waters off La ...
- October 1, 2023
Jane Fonda warns oceans are ‘dying’ amid UN treaty talks
Actor and activist actress Jane Fonda on Monday, Feb. 20, warned that humanity is “losing the ocean,” as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations on a treaty to protect the high seas. “The ocean provides us ...
- February 22, 2023
Fiji graves sink, fisheries shrink
The sea has already swallowed the village graveyard in Togoru, Fiji, and long-time resident Lavenia McGoon is dreading the day it claims her house. She piles old rubber car tires under the coconut trees that line the ...
- January 13, 2023
Red Sea corals threatened by mystery sea urchin deaths
The Red Sea's spectacular coral reefs face a new threat, marine biologists warn — the mass death of sea urchins that may be caused by a mystery disease. Because the long-spined creatures feed on algae that can suffocate ...
- September 25, 2023
Japan tuna price soars past $270,000 at New Year auction
The top-selling tuna at Tokyo's traditional New Year auction sold for more than $270,000 on Thursday, nearly double last year's price, breaking a pandemic trend of slumping demand. Michelin-starred sushi restaurant Onodera ...
- January 6, 2023
15 perish, 19 missing after Indonesian wooden boat sinks off Sulawesi coast
At least 15 people were killed and 19 more were missing on Monday after a wooden boat sank off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island, search and rescue officials said. The boat sank with 40 people onboard just after ...
- July 25, 2023