Tag: animals
Thousands of shipping containers have been lost at sea. What happens when they burst open?
LONG BEACH, Wash. -- Russ Lewis has picked up some strange things along the coast of Long Beach Peninsula in Washington state over...
Takeaways from The Associated Press' report on lost shipping containers
LONG BEACH, Wash. -- From clothes to metals used for manufacturing, most of the world’s everyday goods and raw materials moved over long...
Swine fever sweeps Italy's north, threatening production of prized prosciutto and livelihoods
CORTELEONA E GENZONE, Italy -- One of Giovanni Airoli’s sows turned up positive for African swine fever in late August. Within a week,...
South Korea sets a compensation plan for dog meat farmers before the 2027 ban
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea announced plans Thursday to compensate famers and others in the country's dwindling dog meat industry before a...
A zoo in Finland with financial woes is returning giant pandas to China
HELSINKI -- A zoo in Finland has agreed with Chinese authorities to return two loaned giant pandas to China more than eight years...
Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters to decide on plan to bolster country's fragile biodiversity
GENEVA -- GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world's richest countries...