See + Do East County Exotic Animal Rescue Reveals Inside Information About Exotic Animal Trade With Two Screenings Of Michael Webber’s Film Thursday, April 29, 20210 San Diego’s only accredited big cat and bear sanctuary, Lions Tigers & Bears, is hosting two screenings of Michael Webber’s documentary “The Conservation Game†for the San Diego community. […]
TOWNSEND – The Townsend Historical Society is working hard to get back on track this spring with many other museums in Massachusetts. “It’s been a tough year for good, really for everyone,†said Taber Morrell, Site Administrator for the Townsend Historical Society. “And certainly also for museums. At the Townsend Historical Society, we have all […]
Lagos-based pan-African multilateral development finance institution African Finance Corporation (AFC) successfully issued a Eurobond at its lowest yield to date. This is an indication of the strong interest of global investors in the African continent and the development finance institution which is dedicated to infrastructure finance and investment in key sectors of the continent. This […]
For an undisclosed amount, Ajua, the integrated customer experience management solution for businesses in Africa, has acquired WayaWaya, the artificial intelligence based in Kenya [AI] and machine learning [ML] company known for its innovative Janja platform that enables borderless banking and payments on social media apps and platforms. WayaWaya founder and principal Janja product builder, […]
India reported more than 300,000 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday for the sixth day in a row as the country battles a wave of illnesses that overwhelmed its health care system. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, called the situation in India “heartbreaking”. He warned that many countries […]
We must reduce more than fossil fuels in the climate battle We have reduced our carbon footprint by reducing travel and our thermostat. We recycle. But there is much more we can do by reducing our consumption of animal meat and dairy products. Yes this. A recent article in The Guardian argues that animal agriculture […]
Spring has sprung up. And in New Orleans, it tends to move quickly – especially in terms of the weather. So enjoy it while you can. Big spring events such as the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival have been pushed back to the fall, but there are still plenty of ways to enjoy what […]
La Jolla is the premier real estate in San Diego County … for leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata). Home to the largest annual concentration of these sharks in the world, tourists and locals alike scramble for a chance to swim, snorkel, kayak, and dive with these nervous predators. It makes sense that they are here – […]
Lagos-based pan-African multilateral development finance institution African Finance Corporation (AFC) successfully issued a Eurobond at its lowest yield to date. This is an indication of the strong interest of global investors in the African continent and the development finance institution which is dedicated to infrastructure finance and investment in key sectors of the continent. This […]
Lagos-based pan-African multilateral development finance institution African Finance Corporation (AFC) successfully issued a Eurobond at its lowest yield to date. This is an indication of the strong interest of global investors in the African continent and the development finance institution which is dedicated to infrastructure finance and investment in key sectors of the continent. This […]
(CBS4) – USA Today is considering when we can all travel again, but it wants help deciding where we need to go. A panel of experts selected 20 nominees from a number of categories, and Colorado has a number of attractions in the spotlight. You can vote once a day, every day until the end […]
The global chocolate industry is worth more US $ 150 billion. West African supplies 70% cocoa beans, but most of the value of a chocolate bar is generated in Europe and North America. West African economies receive less US $ 6 billion. This despite a growing demand for consumer chocolate in West Africa, part of […]
By Brooke Taylor | Editor of CTVNews.ca TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) – The new coronavirus has been well documented in cats large and small across the world, and now a UK study is showing evidence of human-to-human transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in two cases. The two cats came from different households and suffered from different severities […]
There may not be signs indicating the passage of reptiles, but the turtles will be more visible as the weather warms. Missouri Department of Conservation officials are urging the public to be careful on the roads this spring and “hold back the turtles,” the department said in a press release. “These reptiles are often struck […]
TipRanks Raymond James: These 3 stocks have more than 100% increase on the horizon We are now in the midst of earnings season and investors are paying close attention as companies release their financial results starting in the first quarter of 2021. It is routine in some ways, but in others it is not. t […]
Stock photo of an offshore oil rig By Udeme Akpan Nigeria’s drilling rig count fell 55.34% in the first quarter, from January to March 2021 to 19, according to data gathered from recent reports by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the OPEC. The number of platforms, a major index of measurement activity in […]
Currencies Foreign exchange reserves rise by 7.7 billion shillings on export earnings Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Headquarters of the Central Bank of Kenya. FILE PHOTO | NMG Foreign exchange reserves held at the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) increased by a marginal Sh7.7 billion ($ 71 million) in the week to April 22, mostly on […]
Total has declared a force majeure on its multibillion-dollar LNG development in Mozambique after an escalation in attacks by Islamist insurgents forced Africa‘s largest private investment to be silenced. The French energy major said on Monday she had activated the contractual exit “in view of the evolving security situation” in Mozambique’s northernmost region, Cabo Delgado, […]
New home sales jumped in March WASHINGTON – New home sales jumped 20.7% in March, rebounding from the previous month when severe winter storms wreaked havoc in many parts of the country. Sales climbed at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.02 million last month after falling 16.2% in February, the Commerce Department reported on […]
Friday, April 23, 2021 / 2:40 p.m. / United Capital Research / Header Image Credit: IMF Anglophone West Africa Nigeria According to the Internally Generated Revenue report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria states generated 1.31 tn of IGR in 2020, down 1.9% year-on-year from 1 , 33 tn in 2019. The […]
What can we learn from the history of the gonad-eating parasitic worm? More than you might think, according to Dr David Aldridge of the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge. Dr David Aldridge, scholar in zoology and senior lecturer in aquatic ecology at the University of Cambridge. Image: Keith Heppell Dr Aldridge, who […]
Wildlife Park in Christchurch has come true. Christine Lewis, left, Robert Parkes and Jayden, 15, and Bex Robinson accompany him.” style=”width:100%;display:inline-block”/> JOHN BISSET / Stuff Gaynor Park’s dying wish in the center to take his family to Orana Wildlife Park in Christchurch has come true. Christine Lewis, left, Robert Parkes and Jayden, 15, and Bex […]
An “evening out for the United States on climate change”. That’s how Nathan Hultman, director of the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland, describes the virtual summit that President Joe Biden is hosting with dozens of world leaders from April 22-23. After four years of contempt for the issue under former President […]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Norma MartÃnez was at home last Thursday in the western Puerto Rico town of Mayagüez when she received a call from her husband, who was doing chores behind their house, asking him to join him. “He was scared and amazed,†she said. When she exited, the couple came face to […]
A woman receives the AstraZeneca / Oxford vaccine as part of the COVAX coronavirus disease (COVID-19) program at Eka Kotebe General Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on March 13, 2021. Photo via Tiksa Negeri / REUTERS . By allowing the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide substantial amounts of foreign exchange reserves to its 190 […]
SMITHFIELD, Virginia., April 21, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that it will conduct a comprehensive watershed and water use analysis in its vertically integrated operations to increase efficiency in the use of company water supply and sustainable practices and supplies. As part of the initiative, Smithfield will also adopt internationally […]
TipRanks Recent pullback in these 3 stocks is a ‘buying opportunity’, analysts say Now is the time again – it’s time to look for bullish stocks at relative bargain prices. We just saw a pullback in market prices, but for some stocks the pullback started earlier and intensified. This opened up opportunities that Wall Street […]
The Covid-19 crisis has prompted us to rethink the relationship between man and nature. The protection of biodiversity, including wildlife, and public health issues are receiving increased attention around the world. In response, China has stepped up the pace of wildlife protection over the past year, which has included the Standing Committee of the National […]
As Covid-19 continues to rage, focusing on the impact of climate change and bringing our ecosystem back to balance has taken a step back, and talking about the same has all but disappeared from the media. But even now the Crusaders continue their work of trying to put the spotlight where it needs to be […]
NOW MagazineNewDavid Suzuki: Are we being too hard on the newly arrived plants and animals? Thanks to global warming and habitat destruction, narratives about ‘invasive species’ have started to change JMrocek / iStock / Getty Images Plus Wild pigs are considered an invasive species in Ontario. As human activity continues to heat the planet and […]
A bipartisan group of senators on Monday unveiled a bill to ban private ownership of big cats and prohibit exhibitors from allowing public contact with cubs. The bill, called the Big Cat Public Safety Act, was introduced by Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Susan collinsSusan Margaret Collins Collins joins Democrats in attempt to undo Trump’s methane […]
PICTURE: Aaron Carlisle tags salmon shark in previous study of shark travel patterns After Credit: Photos courtesy of Jack Musick and Scot Anderson Perhaps no other ocean creature lives in the human imagination like the great white shark. But while great white sharks may be plentiful in the minds of beachgoers across the country, there […]
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – Docha, a 16-year-old lion from John Ball Zoo, died Tuesday. The African male lion has been euthanized due to progressive neurological problems, the zoo said in a statement. The zoo said he had been diagnosed with epilepsy since 2011, after undergoing an MRI at Michigan State University. He has since […]
KATHLEEN – Linda Karppe says Rancho Bonito was once an apt name for the land adjacent to her property, as “Bonito†means “pretty†in Spanish. “It was beautiful back then,†Karppe said wistfully. The 1,132-acre undeveloped expanse was teeming with deer, and Karppe said she used to see endangered Florida jays. The land was undoubtedly […]
ABILENE, Texas (PRESS RELEASE) – The Abilene Zoo is delighted to announce the arrival of two striped hyenas from the Fort Worth Zoo. A male and female striped hyena has been temporarily moved from the Fort Worth Zoo to the Abilene Zoo. Animal care staff will take care of the animals for about two years, […]
Angling for answers Ohio Wesleyan students study how baby fish differ based on their origins By Cole Hatcher Alena arnold ’23 Makenna Juergens ’23 Name: Alena Arnold ’23Hometown: Ashland, OhioMajor: Environmental sciences and biologyMinor: Sociology-Anthropology Name: Makenna Juergens ’23Hometown: Springfield, OhioMajor: Pre-professional zoologyMinor: Psychology OWU Login Live: Arnold and Juergens are part of a group […]
Q: I have seen fashion designers promoting clothes made from Ghana kente fabric. Is it insensitive for non-Ghanaians to wear it? —Lilia Morris | New York City Colorful kente fabric – made from hand-woven silk and cotton – has been part of Ghanaian tradition for hundreds of years. The colors and patterns in a given […]
A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Papa N’Diaye, Head of Mission for the Republic of Botswana and Head of the Regional Studies Division of the Africa Department, held virtual discussions on the 2020 consultation under of Article IV from March 8 to 23, 2021. At the end of the discussions, […]
Ten years ago, Carolina trail conservation specialist Peter Barr crawled hand-in-hand over boulders and rock faces and cruised over sheer cliffs to reach some of the most spectacular views the veteran hiker had ever seen. views in the area. Struck by the beauty of the immense panorama overlooking Lake Lure, Rumbling Bald and the Hickory […]
Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV: EMPR) (OTCQB: EMPYF) (“Empress†or the “Companyâ€) is pleased to announce that it has closed and funded the previously declared 2.25% royalty (the “Royaltyâ€) on the production Manica hard rock gold project in Mozambique (“Manica” or the “Project”) operated by Mutapa Mining & Processing LDA (“MMP “The Manica Royalty Gold Project […]
Imagine discovering that an animal species that you thought was extinct was still alive – without looking at it. This was the case with the Brazilian frog species. Megaelosia bocainensis, whose complete disappearance in 1968 led scientists to believe it was extinct. But thanks to a new genetic detection technique, it was rediscovered in 2020. […]
With sustainability and transparency at its core, Open Farm is embarking on a progressive journey to dramatically reduce the brand’s carbon footprint by 2030. Starting with a commitment to offset emissions from direct operations and manufacturing company, Open Farm will launch and work towards an ambitious science of targets based on the reduction of their […]
Okra, the Nigerian API fintech start-up, announced that it had closed $ 3.5 million in a funding round. This round of financing was led by the American company Susa Ventures. Other investors include TLcom Capital (the only investor in its $ 1 million pre-seed round in 2020); Accenture Ventures; Angel investors like Rob Solomon, president […]
United States: Biden administration imposes tough new sanctions on Russia in response to cyber attacks and election interference April 21, 2021 Winston & Strawn LLP To print this article, simply register or connect to Mondaq.com. On April 15, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order (found here), “Freezing of Assets in Respect of Specified Harmful […]
Image: Green Building Africa With 187 GW, Mozambique has the largest potential power generation capacity in southern Africa. In addition, while hydroelectricity, coal, natural gas and solar each continue to increase their respective share in the country’s energy mix, Mozambique is positioning itself as a major regional producer of electricity. Despite prolific power generation potential, […]
On the ‘Horizons’ The title of the Worcester Chamber Music Society’s “Horizons†concert, which premieres online at 4 p.m. on April 25, came about because each track on the program reflects a change of time or location. Samuel Barber set Matthew Arnold’s haunting poem “Dover Beach” to music in 1931, between the two world wars. […]
Herding has an extended historical past in Casanare, Colombia, and the Barragan household is without doubt one of the oldest Llanero or cattle ranchers within the area. They elevate cattle, combating them on horseback, on a 17,000 hectare (42,008 acre) farm. Casanare and the land round Barragan’s ranch are additionally dwelling to jaguars. Massive cats […]
Twice a yr, the Worldwide Financial Fund publishes its regional financial outlook report for sub-Saharan Africa. This yr’s first report, titled Navigate an extended pandemic, explains the challenges going through the area and makes coverage suggestions to handle some vital points. Here’s a abstract of the report: Financial progress in sub-Saharan Africa will choose up […]
Representative image & nbsp | & nbspPhoto credit: & nbspiStock Images The green energy revolution offers Africa a chance to transform its future. The continent is blessed with an abundance of minerals, and one of them is lithium, a critical component in the manufacture of batteries for electric vehicles. Lithium offers African nations the opportunity […]
WWF is preventing to guard six key landscapes that present refuge for endangered plant and animal species following the catastrophic bushfires of 2019-2020 A authorized fund to assist communities shield pockets of unburned land from improvement tasks will set a robust precedent for conserving fragile environments sooner or later, conservationists say. World Wildlife Fund Australia […]
Perhaps one of the most salient observations of world politics falls within the confines of international law – who is international law for? Who is the interest for? Is it relevant? These deep questions arise from the fact that the world’s superpowers do whatever they want and get away with it. And while they attack […]
Mom’s Day Concept: Have Mother Sponsor Lioness Head From Zoo Patty Sharptooth and her daughters arrived on the Milwaukee County Zoo in February 2020 Up to date: 9:41 p.m. CDT April 20, 2021 Are you struggling to search out the proper present in your mom on Mom’s Day? The Milwaukee Zoological Society is elevating funds […]
Virginia Zoo officers say the tigers’ signs have been like a human chilly. NORFOLK – How does COVID-19 have an effect on animals? A case on the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk reveals that wildlife can contract the virus, however the affect is barely totally different. Final week, Virginia Zoo officers introduced that three tigers had […]
Click here to see all of PopSci’s COVID-19 coverage. Otters are the most recent animals to join the list of creatures affected by SARS-CoV-2. The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta announced on Sunday that its seven Asian small-clawed otters have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. The animals are currently out of the show […]
Sara Amundson, chair of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, said the Big Cat Safety Act had the backing of law enforcement organizations and dozens of zoos and sanctuaries, giving it “a significant boostâ€. “Whether it’s Joe Exotic, Doc Antle or Joe Blow, we cannot allow individuals to keep big cats captive for fun or profit,†[…]
In 2021, Chad dedicated 1,200 troops to the border space between Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, the newest in a collection of abroad deployments that had additionally been carried out within the Central African Republic and Nigeria. Along with the interventions of international powers, Chad below Déby was ravaged by repeated indigenous uprisings. The primary […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the continued improvement in the coronavirus pandemic figures allowed restrictions to be relaxed further. Zoos, like Ross Park Zoo in Binghamton, museums like Roberson, Discovery Center and Bundy Museum, aquariums and botanical gardens can increase to 50% of their capacity as of Monday, April 26. event sites are allowed […]
• The 2008 Peugeot has found favor with the RoadTrip team. • On their next adventure, RoadTrip pays a visit to Lion’s Hill Wines in Malmesbury. • Peugeot’s emblem is that of a lion. • For more automotive stories, visit Wheels24 French automaker Peugeot has used the lion logo on its vehicles for over a […]
Two Tiger Brothers Rescued From Zoo Featured In Netflix Tiger King Documentary Series U.S. Senate lawmakers are proposing to ban private ownership of big cats such as lions and tigers in the wake of the Netflix documentary series Tiger King. Support for the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which would also ban public contact with […]
When Ron Kagan closed the Detroit Zoo‘s Elephant Show, the elephants were happy, but many humans were not. Elephants were a flagship attraction that drove attendance, and no American zoo had ever abandoned prized pachyderms for humanitarian reasons. But 16 years ago, Kagan, the executive director of the soon-to-retire zoo, decided Detroit’s harsh winters were […]
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (left) and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva must work to align their approaches to financing science.Credit: Action Press / Shutterstock, Chesnot / Getty Last week, the world’s economic and financial communities closed their annual meetings – held online this year – on a welcome note. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) […]
New report led by AidData, a US-based development finance research lab, reveals how Chinese lenders are using contracts to gain an advantage over other developing country creditors, limiting borrowers’ options for crisis management and complicating debt renegotiation. Researchers reviewed 100 contracts issued between 2000 and 2020 between Chinese lenders and 24 developing countries, including 11 […]
The International Monetary Fund is preparing to give its member countries the largest injection of resources in its history – $ 650 billion – to increase global liquidity and help emerging and low-income countries cope with growing debt and Covid-19. The choice of vehicle – the reserves known as Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) – has […]