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Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan

Dec. 18, 2024 08:18 AM EST

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection killed an elephant at a safari park in the city of Karachi earlier this month, a veterinarian with a global animal welfare organization said Wednesday. Dr. Amir Khalil with the Vienna-based Four Paws...

Environmental groups condemn new laws threatening soybean restrictions in Brazil's Amazon

Dec. 12, 2024 18:41 PM EST

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Dozens of environmental nonprofits issued a manifesto Thursday condemning new laws in Brazilian states that threaten to dismantle the Amazon soy moratorium — a landmark voluntary agreement banning trade in soybeans from recently deforested areas. The...

Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says

Oct. 23, 2024 05:27 AM EDT

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Whether it's digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation, mining around the world has skyrocketed since 2000, causing widespread destruction of tropical forests, degrading the environment and displacing Indigenous and...