Around one third of an estimated 270 pilot whales that became stranded on Australia's island state of Tasmania have died, with rescuers managing to return 25 to the sea in an ongoing operation, officials said Tuesday.
Ecology
Sep 22, 2020
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India on Tuesday sent fresh supplies of firefighting chemicals to help battle a new blaze on a stricken tanker loaded with a massive cargo of crude oil off Sri Lanka's eastern coast.
Environment
Sep 8, 2020
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Russian border guards have seized more than 4,000 endangered wild tortoises after they were smuggled out of Kazakhstan, officials said.
Ecology
Aug 28, 2019
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Five pilot whales stranded in shallow water on a Florida beach were rescued Monday afternoon thanks to the efforts of scientists, the Coast Guard, and a small army of beachgoers who volunteered to help.
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2019
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Footage of 12 boys trapped in a cave system in Thailand has inundated our screens in recent days.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2018
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Rescuers and navy divers in Indonesia Saturday helped a sperm whale return to the sea after it was stranded in shallow waters off the coast of West Java province for four days.
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2012
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Rescuers in Indonesia fought Friday to help a sperm whale stuck in shallow waters to return to sea, as their efforts were hampered by local residents arriving on boats and driving it back to shore.
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2012
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Air Force ground controllers delicately rescued a $1.7 billion military communications satellite last year that had been stranded in the wrong orbit and at risk of blowing up - all possibly because a piece of cloth had been ...
Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2012
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Fifteen pilot whales have died in a mass stranding near the northwestern tip of Scotland, according to a rescue charity.
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2011
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(AP) -- The turtle rescue effort at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is winding down.
Environment
Sep 8, 2010
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