Read more about the article London-Based German Billionaire To Lose Austrian Hunting Estate For Not Killing Wild Deer
Illustrative image shows Kaisertal in Tyrol, Austria, undated. The Henkel family is set to lose their hunting grounds. (Newsflash)

London-Based German Billionaire To Lose Austrian Hunting Estate For Not Killing Wild Deer

A London-based German billionaire is set to lose his Austrian hunting lodge in Tirol because he does not hunt, causing the deer population to expand out of control. Austrian media…

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Read more about the article German City Council Gives Green Light To Kill Pigeons By Breaking Their Necks
Photo shows a pigeon, undated. Limburg wants to reduce the number of pigeons in the city by breaking their necks. (Newsflash)

German City Council Gives Green Light To Kill Pigeons By Breaking Their Necks

A German city council has given the green light to kill pigeons by breaking their necks. The City Council in Limburg, the German state of Hesse, has voted in favour…

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Read more about the article Prehistoric Farmers Were Bugged By Insects And Mice, Says Study
Lower jaw and front limb bones of wood mice (Apodemus cf. sylvaticus) evaluated by the University of Basel in Switzerland. (Raul Soteras, AgriChange project/Newsflash)

Prehistoric Farmers Were Bugged By Insects And Mice, Says Study

Stone Age farmers in southern France were fighting mice and insects feasting on their supplies 4,000 years ago, a new study has revealed. An international team of archaeologists led by…

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Read more about the article Ruined Oyster Reefs Can Be Restored Say Experts
Brittany Collins of The Nature Conservancy measures oysters and crabs on 10th of February 2021, on a restored reef in the Hillcrest Oyster Sanctuary. (Bo Lusk/Newsflash)

Ruined Oyster Reefs Can Be Restored Say Experts

Oyster reefs almost wiped out by centuries of neglect can be restored in just six years, say marine experts at the University of Virginia. And even 'functionally extinct' reefs that…

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Read more about the article Paranormal Spook Hunters Are Ruining Our Village
The village of Lubbey in Izmir, Turkey, which was abandoned 30 years ago due to the lack of electricity and large agricultural lands and has become a place frequented by YouTubers in recent years due to alleged paranormal events. (Suat Inan/Newsflash)

Paranormal Spook Hunters Are Ruining Our Village

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This crumbling Turkish village has become a hotspot for ghost hunters and paranormal influencers after most of the population fled 40 years ago. The village of Lubbey, in the district…

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Read more about the article First Male Jaguar Released In Argie Province Where It Has Been Extinct For 70 Years
Jatobazinho, the first adult male jaguar (Panthera onca) that was released into Ibera Park, in Argentina, pictured in Brazil, after his rescue in 2018. (Rewilding Argentina/Newsflash)

First Male Jaguar Released In Argie Province Where It Has Been Extinct For 70 Years

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This male jaguar has been released in an Argentine province where it has been extinct for 70 years as part of a programme to reintroduce the species into the wild.…

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Read more about the article Iran Sparks Widespread Mockery After Proposing To Ban Pets Because Animals Living With Humans Is A Destructive Social Problem
Moussa Ghazanfarabadi (pictured) is a head of Iran parliament's judicial commission, who signed the law, named Protection of the Public's Rights Against Animals to parliament, Tehran, Iran. (Newsflash)

Iran Sparks Widespread Mockery After Proposing To Ban Pets Because Animals Living With Humans Is A Destructive Social Problem

Iran has sparked widespread mockery and outrage after lawmakers proposed to ban pets because animals living with humans is apparently a "destructive social problem". Ultraconservative lawmakers representing about 25 percent…

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Read more about the article Adorable Endangered Gibbon Celebrates Fifth Birthday At Swiss Zoo And Is Set For Trip To England
Pileated Gibbon female named Qiwen celebrates her fifth birthday at the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland. (Zoo Zurich, Pascal Marty/Newsflash)

Adorable Endangered Gibbon Celebrates Fifth Birthday At Swiss Zoo And Is Set For Trip To England

These images show Qiwen, an adorable endangered gibbon at a Swiss zoo who may soon be making her way to England. The pileated gibbon (Hylobates pileatus) was born on 6th…

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Read more about the article Fines Of Up To EUR 600,000 For Breaking COVID Passport Rules In Spains Balearic Islands
A sign notifying establishments are obliged to verify if their clients have the COVID-19 passport in order to enter in the Balearic Islands. (Newsflash)

Fines Of Up To EUR 600,000 For Breaking COVID Passport Rules In Spains Balearic Islands

Breaking the rules when it comes to the COVID passport in Spain's Balearic Islands could land offenders with a whopping EUR-600,000 fine. The COVID passport will be necessary when going…

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Read more about the article Two Female Giraffes Join Gang At Vienna Zoo During Fourth COVID Closure
Female giraffes Carla and Rita that were transferred to the Giraffe Park in the Vienna Zoo in Austria. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Two Female Giraffes Join Gang At Vienna Zoo During Fourth COVID Closure

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Two female giraffes have joined the gang at the world’s oldest zoo in Vienna during its fourth COVID-19 closure. The existing giraffes at Schoenbrunn Zoo in the Austrian capital Vienna,…

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