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See with your own eyes a hundred kilogram arowanas
The arowana fishing scene, also known as the marine fish statue, takes place in the reserve Mamiraua, about 600 km west of Manaus, along the Solimoes river - one of Amaz…
Conservation
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The mystery of ancient stone beach Stonehenge was decoded
Brown grass, withered by short sprinklers, accidentally helped reveal one of the biggest mysteries of Stonehenge, the famous 4,000-year-old monument in England.
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Should the Ho Guom Turtle 'live try'
With scientific announcements about the discovery of individuals of the same species as turtles of Ho Guom in many localities across the country, scientists hope, in the…
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NOAA prohibits the exploitation of mollusks
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced a final law that prohibits conventional harvesting in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off Cali…
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Millions of American turtles are consumed in China each year
An increasingly popular export product is affecting the trade balance between the United States and China: live turtles.
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Mysterious around the oldest pyramid in Egypt
Built at Saqqara about 4,700 years ago, the ladder pyramid Djoser was the first Egyptian pyramid. Djoser, sometimes spelled Zoser, (despite the fact that he is called Ne…
World Heritage
Sichuan Big Panda Reserve
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized the Great Panda Reserve in Sichuan, China as the World Natural Heritage in 2006.
World Heritage
Phoenix Island Conservation Area
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized the Phoenix Island Conservation Area in the Republic of Kiribati as a World Natural Heritage Si…
World Heritage
Coral Reef Belize Barrier
Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization recognized Belize's Barrier Reef as a World Natural Heritage in 1996.
World Heritage
Sundarbans Reserve
The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Organization has recognized the Sundarbans Conservation Area of Bangladesh as a World Natural Heritage in 1997.
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ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng
The United Nations Science, Education and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has recognized ThungYai Wildlife Sanctuary - Huai Kha Khaeng of Thailand as the World Natural He…
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Protected Areas and National Parks in Canada and the United States
Unesco Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Protected Areas and National Parks: Kluane, Wrangell-St. Elias, Glacier Bay, Tatshenshini-Alsek o…
Oceanography
Florida Keys unknowingly found a way to recreate corals 40 times faster than the natural environment
Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration has unknowingly discovered how to reproduce artificial corals 40 times faster than natural spe…
Oceanography
Touching killer whales grieving because of death
Biologist at the Center for Biological Conservation, Deborah Giles, says the mother whale seems to be very upset because she knows her newborn baby dies.
Oceanography
The ocean is vast but most of the area has been invaded by humans.
We often know a lot about protected natural areas and help avoid human impact, but there are few documents that study similar conditions in the oceans.