World news about “Fauna and Flora” published by euronews.
New baby at the Berlin zoo – nocomment Officially presented on Tuesday, this baby hippopotamus was born on October 23 at Berlin zoo. 02/11/2011
Crocodile invades home in Thai floods – nocomment A Thai rescue team successfully retrieved a crocodile that was swept into a local resident’s house by floods in the province of Uthai Thani. 02/10/2011
Smoking orangutans in Indonesian zoo – nocomment At Taru Jurug Zoo in Solo, a city on Java island, visitors have been giving cigarettes to the red apes for years. One young male, Toni, was captured on video… 17/09/2011
Lion dental treatment in ColombiaTyson, a 20-year-old male lion living at Santafe Zoo, receives dental treatment at a veterinary clinic in Medellin, Colombia. REUTERS/Albeiro Lopera 16/09/2011
One of smallest butterflies could disappear One of the world’s smallest butterflies, the Sinai Baton Blue, is threatened with extinction according to scientists. It feeds on a specific kind of wild… 13/06/2011
Wild elephants rampage in southern India – nocomment Two wild elephants went on a rampage in a town in southern India, killing one man and damaging vehicles. 08/06/2011
Tree trunk hug world record in KathmanduA boy hugs a tree trunk to take part in an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the most number of people hugging trees for two minutes in Kathmandu… 05/06/2011
Norway: find the Ugly DucklingNorway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg watches a Mallard duck and its offspring cross a street near his official residence in the centre of Oslo… 26/05/2011
Climate change costing herders deer Olav Mathis Eira, reindeer herder in Norway. “My reindeer are almost a year old. They were very weak in the winter so we had to bring them home and feed… 04/04/2011
Police hunt lions and tigers on the loose in OhioTerrified locals in the US town of Zanesville, Ohio were told to stay in doors after police were called to hunt down dozens of escaped dangerous… 20/10/2011
Battle to save the Bay of PlentyAn oil spill is threatening one of the most pristine jewels in New Zealand’s crown of natural wonders, the Bay of Plenty. A Liberian-flagged container ship… 09/10/2011
Wanted cow caught after three months on the runIn Germany a runaway cow that has made front page news has been found safe and well. Yvonne escaped three months ago and went roaming in the Bavarian… 02/09/2011
Pull the udder one! Cow goes AWOL in GermanyThe hunt for a missing cow has made front page news in Germany. August is the month when politicians, businessmen and journalists traditionally down tools… 16/08/2011
Back in the Day: Dolly the sheep becomes first cloneJuly 5th 1996. Dolly the Sheep becomes the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell. The creation of Dolly was a scientific breakthrough as it proved that… 04/07/2011
A tiger is an Italian minister’s best friendIt is apparently no joke or publicity stunt. A home video has been doing the rounds on the internet in Italy showing the country’s tourism minister playing… 29/06/2011
Forest Europe aims for protection and sustainable managementEurope’s forestry ministers have gathered in Oslo. They are among delegates from 46 nations who are discussing plans for a legal framework for international… 15/06/2011
Wild elephants run amok in southern IndiaTwo wild elephants ran amok in southern India on Wednesday, trampling one person to death. The two elephants entered the city of Mysore early on Wednesday… 08/06/2011
Doomed Romanian horses stir emotionsThe fate of 49 abandoned horse – destined for the slaughterhouse – is causing a stir in Romania. The animals – many of them sick or maltreated – were… 21/05/2011
Smelly flower blossoms in BaselFor plant lovers it does not get much sexier, even if it is real stinker. The Arum Titan, or Corpse Flower, has been pulling the crowds in at Basel’s… 24/04/2011
