German environmentalists say freed minks will die
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German conservationists on Monday condemned the freeing of some 17,000 minks from a fur farm, apparently by animal rights activists, saying they would starve in the wild.
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WASHINGTON -- An international effort to halt the illegal killing of elephants for their ivory tusks has all but collapsed in most of Africa, leaving officials and advocates alarmed about the survival of the species. A study to be released today estimates that as many as 23,000 animals were slaughtered last year.
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An international effort to halt the illegal killing of elephants for their ivory tusks has all but collapsed in most of Africa, leaving officials and advocates alarmed about the survival of the species. A study  released  yesterday estimates that as many as 23,000 of the animals were slaughtered...
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A study to be released this week will show that an endangered species of whales is under threat from a Royal Dutch/Shell-led energy project off Russia's Pacific coast, conservation group WWF said on Tuesday.
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The death has prompted officials to change the habitats of some zoo animals.
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Â·   Killing wild animals 'can limit spread of cattle TB' Â·  Comments contradict independent report
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A Taliban spokesman said Saturday the militant group had killed a German hostage and threatened to kill a second unless the governments of Afghanistan or Germany entered negotiations.
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Scientists warn that the Malaysian populations of several species of sea turtles are on the brink of collapse and could disappear without urgent action to eliminate poaching and other dangers.
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Twenty German soldiers were deployed on  Friday to help recapture around 17,000 minks on the run.
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German animal rights activists have launched a campaign against plans to put up a giant ferris wheel in Berlin, saying it would disturb the sex lives of rhinos in a nearby zoo.
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Heathland species are in danger of extinction because of poor habitat, conservationists warn.
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By Jaswinder Kaur  KOTA KINABALU: The orang utans in Kinabatangan could die out in less than 50 years.
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Â· Zoo birds culled after complaints about noise Â· Horrified locals side with animal rights activists
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An underwater gas pipeline from Russia to Germany comes under fire from green groups and governments.
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Lili, Demi and Mek, three female antelopes born in a Czech zoo, will soon be set free in Swaziland under a programme to reintroduce endangered species to their African homeland.
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German animal rights activists have  launched a campaign against plans to put up a giant ferris  wheel in Berlin, saying it would disturb the sex lives of  rhinos in a nearby zoo.
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Four flamingos housed at Frankfurt zoo in Germany are killed in an apparent attack by intruders.