Tag: animals
Indonesia's massive metals build-out is felling the forest for batteries
LELILEF SAWAI, Indonesia -- On a steep trek up to his forest farm on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, Librek Loha let out...
After Beryl, Houston-area farmers pull together to face unique challenges
PORTER, Texas -- Hurricanes cause trouble for everyone, but farmers have a whole other list of problems. Beryl has been no exception: Over...
A study finds Indonesia's deforested land is often left idle. But some see potential in that
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Years after being felled, vast swathes of Indonesia's old-growth forests are left sitting idle. And when the land is finally...
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
To save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a contentious plan to deploy trained shooters into dense...
Chinese woman facing charge of trying to smuggle turtles across Vermont lake to Canada
A woman from China has been arrested at a Vermont lake bordering Quebec for trying to smuggle 29 eastern box turtles, a protected...
Gassy cows and pigs will face a carbon tax in Denmark, a world first
COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs...