Zanzibar, Tanzania — Eight children and an adult died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, while 78 other people were hospitalized, authorities said Saturday. Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy by Zanzibar’s people even though it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a type of food poisoning. The adult … Read more
A new study suggests an ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction by environmental changes By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer January 10, 2024, 11:00 AM ET • 3 min read WASHINGTON — An ancient species of great ape was likely driven to extinction when climate change put their favorite fruits out … Read more
Climate change and land development have added another animal population to the endangered species list in Washington state. The state’s Fish and Wildlife Commission said Friday that a more than decade-long plan to recover the threatened western gray squirrel species has failed, and that the dwindling population is now “seriously threatened with extinction.” The reclassification … Read more