Latest Cultural preservation News

New state program aims to put 500,000 acres of Montana prairie under conservation leases

Jun. 21, 2024 15:51 PM EDT

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks has received tentative approval to enroll 10 eastern Montana properties in a newly launched state program to conserve prairie habitat. The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to authorize the Prairie Habitat...

US launches lobbying blitz to sell Gaza cease-fire plan to Hamas through Arab and Muslim nations

Jun. 04, 2024 15:47 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has launched an intense drive to persuade Hamas and Israel to accept a new cease-fire proposal in the nearly eight-month-old war in Gaza while it also presses Arab nations to get the militant group to go along with the terms. It comes as...

Unknown bust of the architect who designed the Florence cathedral dome found after 700 years

May. 23, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — A previously unknown terracotta bust of the famed early Renaissance architect who designed the Florence Cathedral dome was unveiled Thursday in the Tuscan capital, where it will be displayed permanently following restoration. The Opera di Santa Maria...

Pair of giant pandas set to travel from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership

Apr. 29, 2024 05:51 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A pair of giant pandas will soon make the journey from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Monday. The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said its...