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In Bonn, the birds were coming back
3+ hour, 51+ min ago (859+ words) RIVERSIDE. A row of houses lighted up at night beside the Rhine. BONN, Germany " "Birds are back," Vee told me. I strained to listen. There was a whistling that seemed to pierce the endless gray of winter. We were in…...
Punch, an abandoned baby monkey, finds comfort in stuffed orangutan
1+ week, 2+ day ago (334+ words) A baby Japanese macaque named Punch drags a stuffed orangutan at Ichikawa City Zoo, in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, February 19, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon ICHIKAWA, Japan " At a zoo outside Tokyo, the monkey enclosure has become a must-see attraction thanks to…...
How to keep animals safe during typhoons, floods
3+ week, 3+ day ago (290+ words) Here's a list based on the information that the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Asia shared to ensure that animal companions are also safe during natural disasters How to keep animals safe during typhoons, floods This is AI…...
Japan bids farewell to last giant pandas as pair leave for China
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (348+ words) FAREWELL. Visitors flock to see 4-year-old female giant panda Lei Lei at Ueno Zoo during the last viewing day before the planned return of twin giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei to China, in Tokyo, Japan, on January 25, 2026. TOKYO,…...
Expert-backed tips to keep your pets healthy this holiday season
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (666+ words) Picture this: It's New Year's Eve, the family is complete " your uncle is cooking adobo, your aunt is serving carbonara, and there's already that familiar tang of red wine in the air, either saved for later or because your dad…...
Temples, cafés, good hearts: Where abandoned dogs find care in this Thai city
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (923+ words) MAE SOT, Thailand " As dawn breaks, barks echo across the courtyard of Wat Aranyakhet, a local Buddhist temple. Abbot Khanthi Arankit steps out of his quarters to find a lone basket perched on the temple's front step." Inside: a litter…...
What’s your favorite environment story this 2025?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (145+ words) Iya Gozum covers the environment, agriculture, and science beats for Rappler. She studied comparative literature at the University of the Philippines Diliman. When offline, she's probably running in loops or getting another shade darker cycling. For tips, email her at…...
Japanese tourist village battles to keep bears at bay
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (735+ words) YANG YUN HUA via Wikimedia Commons SHIRAKAWA, Japan " Shiroki Mitsunari does not remember seeing bears in the picturesque Japanese mountain village of Shirakawa when he was a child. But since a cub attacked a Spanish visitor there last month, protecting…...
The roar that haunts him: Japanese bear attack survivor calls for ruthless response
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (714+ words) SURVIVOR. Keiji Minatoya, 68, a confectionery shop owner who was attacked by a black bear in front of the garage in his backyard on October 19, 2023, points to a scar on his face from the attack, during an interview with Reuters in…...
Japan sends troops to combat deadly wave of bear attacks
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (439+ words) HOKKAIDO BEAR. A brown bear gnaws at the cage it is trapped in in Sunagawa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan October 16, 2024. KAZUNO, Japan " Japan's military deployed troops to the country's mountainous north on Wednesday, November 5, to help trap bears after an urgent…...