Tag: Animal health
in Antibes, three orcas worry animal rights activists
In Antibes, at the Marineland water park, three orcas worry animal rights activists. A law provides for the end of their captivity in 2026, but the park plans to send…
First IVF of a white rhino, a breakthrough to save the species
A major medical breakthrough in embryo transfer could save Africa’s northern white rhinos from danger of extinction. Present on earth for 26 million years, this species of rhino could survive…
rabies makes a comeback, authorities want to attack stray dogs
Since December, a major field survey has been carried out by CIRAD and the Pasteur Institute to collect information on dogs in Antananarivo, bites, and better target future vaccination campaigns…
The European Union wants to lower protection for wolves and authorize their hunting again
The European Commission is proposing to reduce the level of protection enjoyed by wolves. This is the result of a consultation launched in September with scientists, field workers, local communities…
Caryl Férey, the thriller writer who roars like a lion
Caryl Férey, born in 1967, is a French writer, traveler, screenwriter, cinema and comics, specializing in thrillers. He writes dark novels whose action is most often located abroad (Haka, Utu,…
unprecedented bird flu causes egg shortages
Eggs are disappearing from supermarket shelves in South Africa. The fault lies in an unprecedented avian flu epidemic in chicken farms. More than 5 million laying hens have been culled…
elephants are increasingly migrating due to climate change
For several weeks, Hwange national park, one of the most important in Zimbabwe, has seen a massive movement of animals, particularly elephants and buffalo, towards neighboring Botswana. Reason for this…
Being(s) together: an exhibition that questions our relationship with nature
It’s an exhibition in keeping with the times. To be together questions in a poetic and down-to-earth way the relationships between man and nature. Through more than 300 objects, photographs,…
South African poultry industry threatened by bird flu
Poultry farmers in South Africa are worried. All their chicken farming could go out the window. The animals are struck by an avian epizootic, described as “ the worst »…
Tiger mosquito and dengue fever in Île-de-France: “In winter, the eggs go dormant”
Extensive mosquito control operations were organized by the Regional Health Authority in the Paris region. They target the tiger mosquito, an invasive vector of diseases, which is spreading more and…