Remembering Dr. Hammam Al-Louh: A Hero of Gaza’s Medical Community

Remembering Dr. Hammam Al-Louh: A Hero of Gaza’s Medical Community

Many faces penetrate our screens and forcefully invade our thoughts, because we cannot pass by them unnoticed. What doctors and nursing staff go through in Gaza should be taught in medical and humanitarian universities, as nothing compares to their steadfastness and dedication! They are heroes of the “white uniform” and their sacrifices, some of which … Read more

The lion capture in Ladispoli: Mayor’s statement and controversy over circus animals

The lion capture in Ladispoli: Mayor’s statement and controversy over circus animals

“The lion was tranquilized and captured.” It is 10pm and 11pm when the mayor of Ladispoli Alessandro Grando on Facebook puts an end to the emergency that began shortly after 3pm when the animal escaped from the circus in Via del Mediterraneo. It was the mayor himself who raised the alarm at 4.35pm, making official … Read more

Best Wildlife Photography of 2023 Revealed | Around the world with AiF

Best Wildlife Photography of 2023 Revealed |  Around the world with AiF

The Nature Conservancy has announced the winners of its 2023 photo contest. The jury selected the best wildlife photographs from photographers from 191 countries. Photos of the winners are in the AiF photo gallery. The winner of the main prize was Litaushki Tibor for his underwater photograph of a newt and its eggs. In the … Read more

Exploring New York’s Rat Infestation: A Unusual Tourist Attraction

Exploring New York’s Rat Infestation: A Unusual Tourist Attraction

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Rats Take the Spotlight: New York’s Surprising Tourist Attraction

Rats Take the Spotlight: New York’s Surprising Tourist Attraction

The Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, Central Park and… rats. New York certainly has no shortage of tourist attractions, but it’s as if rats, whose population has increased exponentially with the Covid-19 pandemic, have become the new “city mascot”, relate le New York Post. Tourist guides now offer tours dedicated to rodents and … Read more

Bread Breeder Found Guilty of Animal Abuse Moves to Belgium and Continues Dog Breeding Despite Ban

Bread Breeder Found Guilty of Animal Abuse Moves to Belgium and Continues Dog Breeding Despite Ban

The bread breeder from Deurne who was sentenced to nine months in prison a month ago for serious animal abuse, has moved to Belgium and is keeping dogs there again. Animal rights organization House of Animals reported this on Friday after an investigation. The man’s lawyer says that he is not aware that his client … Read more

Rats Can Imagine: Research Suggests Rats Have Imagination Like Humans – Janelia Research Campus

Rats Can Imagine: Research Suggests Rats Have Imagination Like Humans – Janelia Research Campus

03 Nov 2023 at 13:12 Rats, like humans, can imagine walking to a certain place or bringing an object from point A to B. This means that rats seem to have imagination just like humans. Researchers at the Janelia Research Campus developed a kind of thought detector with virtual reality. This measured the activities in … Read more

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHE) Outbreak in Asturian Livestock: Farmers Demand Aid and Vaccine

Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHE) Outbreak in Asturian Livestock: Farmers Demand Aid and Vaccine

Begoña Fernandez In his house in Purón, in Llanes, he keeps the cowbells of Corza, Cotera, Pe and Chamo; three cows and a bull that died from epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHE) days ago. Yesterday afternoon, he added another one: that of Bereza. “I am overwhelmed, we need a vaccine now for our animals. A rancher … Read more

Decline in Common Seal Population in the Wadden Sea: Habitat and Food Availability as Possible Causes

Decline in Common Seal Population in the Wadden Sea: Habitat and Food Availability as Possible Causes

Nov 1, 2023 at 10:41 PM Update: 4 hours ago The number of common seals in the Wadden Sea has fallen for the third year in a row. A possible explanation for the decline is the decline of their habitat. Researchers from, among others Wageningen Marine Research There were 22,621 common seals in the Wadden … Read more