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Dead sea lions found in Peru, poisoning suspected Dead sea lions have been discovered on beaches in northern Peru amid suspicions they were poisoned by fishermen.

23 May 2013

Australia set to cull 10,000 wild horses A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia's harsh Outback reportedly began Wednesday in a bid to control the feral animals which officials say are destroying the land.

22 May 2013

Hong Kong launches first electric taxis Hong Kong saw its first electric taxis hit the streets on Saturday in a step towards reducing the city's high levels of roadside pollution.

18 May 2013

Shrinking glaciers behind a third of sea-level rise: study Water from the world's shrinking glaciers was responsible for almost a third of the rise in sea levels between 2003 and 2009.

17 May 2013

Indonesia extends logging ban to protect rainforest Indonesia has extended a logging ban aimed at protecting rainforest despite fierce industry pressure.

15 May 2013

Mexico volcano spews ash on towns Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano spewed a new column of ash late Tuesday, with some of the material falling on three towns while glowing rocks landed on the towering mountain's slope.

15 May 2013

Google shows Aral Sea dry-out Google has presented its Timelapse project that shows changes in various parts of the world over the past 28 years.

14 May 2013

DiCaprio environmental art auction tops $33 million Leonardo DiCaprio urged wealthy art collectors Monday to bid at an environmental charity auction in New York as if the planet's fate "depends on us" -- and they responded by splashing out $33.3 million.

14 May 2013

Historic greenhouse gas level sparks calls for action The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has surpassed 400 parts per million for the first time in human history.

13 May 2013

Warming to hit half of plants, a third of animals More than half of common species of plants and a third of animal species are likely to see their living space halved by 2080 on current trends of carbon emissions.

13 May 2013

Slippery eel slides towards disaster Cupping a tiny, translucent eel in the palm of his hand, New York environmental researcher Chris Bowser shook his head in amazement.

12 May 2013

S. Korea to release dolphin back into wild A 13-year-old dolphin was Saturday being transported to an ocean pen off a South Korean island for training to prepare it for release back into the wild after four years in a Seoul zoo.

11 May 2013

Kazakhstan may be out of sturgeons in 4-5 years Sturgeons may disappear completely in Kazakhstan in the nearest 4-5 years.

09 May 2013

Japan, China, S. Korea to cooperate on air pollution Japan, China and South Korea agreed Monday to continue cooperating in the fight against cross-border air pollution, despite strained relations between the neighbours because of territorial disputes.

07 May 2013

Rising sea levels threaten migratory birds - study Millions of birds that stop at coastal wetlands during annual migrations could die as rising sea levels and land reclamation wipe out their feeding grounds.

06 May 2013

Almaty office workers switch to bicycles An unusual flashmob was held in Almaty: dozens of office workers went cycling in business suits in the city center.

03 May 2013

KazZinc denied permission to dump arsenic wastes in East Kazakhstan All projects of long-term placement of arsenic wastes in Zyryanovsk region suggested by KazZinc were turned down by Kazakhstan government.

02 May 2013

Kazakhstan to launch national center for countering desertification with UNDP The National Center will be created to attract non-governmental and international organizations, local communities and business structures.

30 April 2013

600 hectares covered with oil wastes in Mangistau oblast 2.2 million tons of oil wastes are spread over 600 hectares of land of Mangistau oblast in western Kazakhstan.

29 April 2013

C.Africa elephant population down 62% in 10 years: NGOs Poaching on an "industrial" scale has slashed the elephant population in the countries of central Africa by nearly two-thirds.

27 April 2013

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