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Four conservationists convicted of espionage in Iran have been released after six years in jail. They were arrested in 2018 after being accused of spying while working to save the endangered Asiatic cheetah. Their conviction in 2019 was condemned around the world by conservationists, scientists and human rights organisations. The group, which worked with the nonprofit Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation (PWHF), includes Niloufar Bayani - an Iranian wildlife researcher and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) consultant - and environmental activists Houman Jowkar, Taher Ghadirian and Sepideh Kashan...
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A headless, four-legged robot will be employed protect wildlife at a US airport. About the size of a Labrador, it will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other animals. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has named the new robot Aurora and said it will be based at the Fairbanks airport - the state's second largest - to “enhance and augment safety and operations", the Anchorage Daily News reported. The transportation department released a video of the robot climbing rocks, going up stairs and doing something akin to dancing while flashing...
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The lid has been lifted on the secret world of keeping wild animals as pets, thanks to new data. Bush vipers, cheetahs, a caiman and even a lynx were found to be living around the UK The data comes from wildlife charity Born Free and reveals the full extent of exotic animal ownership in the UK. Their new data paints a disturbing picture of more than 2,700 dangerous wild animals legally residing in British homes under licences permitted by the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976. The menagerie of wild pets includes more than 200 wild cats, 250 primates and 400 venomous snakes. The complete regional...
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A photo of a young polar bear napping on an iceberg has been handed the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award. Nima Sarikhani's striking Ice Bed, captured off Norway's Svalbard archipelago, is a poignant visual reminder of how fast the ice caps are melting due to rising temperatures. The winner said that while climate change is the “biggest challenge we face”, he hopes the photo inspires hope. British amateur photographer scoops the People’s Choice AwardSarikhani beat stiff competition to scoop the top prize as 75,000 wildlife photography and nature fans worldwide voted to cr...
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