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Australia’s Queensland government has announced that it signed an agreement to return ownership of the Daintree rainforest to its indigenous owners, the New York Times reports. Daintree, which is a beloved tourist destination and is one of the world’s oldest forests, was returned to the Eastern Kuku Yalanji people. The national park sits at 160,108 […]
People around the world are using the hashtag #PrayforAmazonia as fires continue to ravage Brazil’s rainforest. EuroNews reports that these blazes—which have been burning the states of Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, and Mato Grosso for weeks—became so severe that the state of Amazonas was forced to declare a state of emergency earlier this month. Smoke produced by the fires […]
A wild leopard strayed into a residential area of Jalandhar city in India on Thursday, injuring four people before its ultimate capture hours later. The wild animal was reportedly discovered after it entered a house. The Forest Department officials were promptly called thereafter, using a tranquilizer gun to anaesthetize the animal as well as a net to restrain its movement. Once […]
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