Energy News  
FLORA AND FAUNA
12 big cats evacuated from Ukraine arrive in Poland
by AFP Staff Writers
Rzeszow, Poland (AFP) March 3, 2022

Six lions and six tigers from a shelter for abused animals near Kiev arrived in Poland on Thursday morning, a spokeswoman for Poznan Zoo which organised the evacuation told AFP.

The Ukrainian truck, which covered nearly 1,000 kilometres (over 600 miles) from Kiev to bypass the central region of Zhytomir which has been shelled by Russian forces, was also carrying two caracals and an African wild dog, Malgorzata Chodyla said.

The truck, which left on Tuesday, had to stop and stay parked all night when it came face to face with Russian tanks, she added.

At the border, the animals were transferred to a Polish lorry.

The undocumented animals were brought across the border legally thanks to a recent change in the international CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) procedure and with the help of Poland's chief veterinary officer, Chodyla added.

Poznan Zoo director Ewa Zgrabczynska, who worked on the evacuation, is in contact with several Western organisations keen to take in the animals.

She has also launched a fundraising campaign.

Despite the war, Natalia Popova returned to the Ukrainian shelter to care for 70 other animals, according to Chodyla.

Two years ago, Zgrabczynska organised the rescue of nine tigers close to death after they were stranded in an Italian truck at the Polish-Belarusian border or their way to a zoo in Russia.


Related Links
Darwin Today At TerraDaily.com


Thanks for being here;
We need your help. The SpaceDaily news network continues to grow but revenues have never been harder to maintain.

With the rise of Ad Blockers, and Facebook - our traditional revenue sources via quality network advertising continues to decline. And unlike so many other news sites, we don't have a paywall - with those annoying usernames and passwords.

Our news coverage takes time and effort to publish 365 days a year.

If you find our news sites informative and useful then please consider becoming a regular supporter or for now make a one off contribution.
SpaceDaily Contributor
$5 Billed Once


credit card or paypal
SpaceDaily Monthly Supporter
$5 Billed Monthly


paypal only


FLORA AND FAUNA
On the front line in Liberia's fight to save the pangolin
Gbarpolu County, Liberia (AFP) Feb 28, 2022
Clutching a single-barrelled rifle in lush northern Liberia, Emmanuel says his 10 children were able to get an education thanks to his gun. The small wiry man, whose full name AFP is withholding, ignores a ban on hunting bushmeat and earns most of his cash catching pangolins or monkeys in the surrounding jungle. In the dry season, Emmanuel waits for dark and then hikes into the jungle with his rifle and machete. Pangolins, scale-covered insect-eating mammals that are typically the size of a ... read more

Comment using your Disqus, Facebook, Google or Twitter login.



Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle

FLORA AND FAUNA
Study reveals small-scale renewables could cause power failures

Australian power firm rejects green billionaire's takeover bid

Australia's largest power firm rejects green takeover bid

Maine policymakers make bold push for publicly owned power

FLORA AND FAUNA
Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid

UCF and NASA researchers design charged 'power suits' for electric vehicles and spacecraft

Improving the safety of lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles

Wearable device prototype powered by human movement

FLORA AND FAUNA
US offshore wind power lease sale nets record $4.3 bn

More than $1.5 bn bid so far in US offshore wind auction

Offshore wind farms reshape the North Sea

Turbine 'torture' for Greek islanders as wind farms proliferate

FLORA AND FAUNA
Tiny skyscrapers help bacteria convert sunlight into electricity

Predicting solar cell performance from terahertz and microwave spectroscopy

World record solar cell goes from lab to industry

"Workhorse" of photovoltaics combined with perovskite in tandem for the first time

FLORA AND FAUNA
UN watchdog urges Russia, Ukraine to agree on nuclear safety

IAEA reports second Ukraine nuclear facility damaged

Europe's largest nuclear plant at centre of Russia-Ukraine war

Ukraine: a nuclear-powered nation under fire

FLORA AND FAUNA
New, nature-inspired concepts for turning CO2 into clean fuels

Basis for next-gen bioprocesses

Scientists use "green" solvent and natural pigment to produce bioplastic

At bioenergy crossroads, should corn ethanol be left in the rearview mirror?

FLORA AND FAUNA
Yemen rebels back UN proposal for abandoned oil tanker

Hundreds of NGOs call for import ban on Russian oil, gas

America is finally cleaning up its abandoned, leaking oil wells

Peru says Repsol agrees to compensate thousands over oil spill

FLORA AND FAUNA
On land and sea, climate change causing 'irreversible' losses: UN

'Maladaptation': how not to cope with climate change

Baidoa: Crossroads of despair in drought-ravaged Somalia

In Cameroon's arid north, climate stress boosts ethnic strife









The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. All articles labeled "by Staff Writers" include reports supplied to Space Media Network by industry news wires, PR agencies, corporate press officers and the like. Such articles are individually curated and edited by Space Media Network staff on the basis of the report's information value to our industry and professional readership. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Statement Our advertisers use various cookies and the like to deliver the best ad banner available at one time. All network advertising suppliers have GDPR policies (Legitimate Interest) that conform with EU regulations for data collection. By using our websites you consent to cookie based advertising. If you do not agree with this then you must stop using the websites from May 25, 2018. Privacy Statement. Additional information can be found here at About Us.