Tag: Environment and nature
Zookeeper attacked by lion in Germany suffers injuries
BERLIN — A zookeeper in northwestern Germany was attacked Sunday by a lion as she cleaned its cage, authorities said.
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Gardening: How to protect or heal trees damaged by snow
The deadly winter storms that have wreaked havoc in large swaths of the country recently can also damage trees and shrubs.
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2 giraffes in Kenya park electrocuted by power lines
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s wildlife agency says two giraffes were electrocuted on Sunday when they walked into low-lying electric power transmission lines that pass...
Louisiana challenges California ban on alligator products
NEW ORLEANS — In the Trump administration’s last days, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a change to rules protecting alligators - a...
Midtgaard carries Grand Canyon over California Baptist 71-61
PHOENIX — Asbjorn Midtgaard recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds to lift Grand Canyon to a 71-61 win over California Baptist on Friday night,...
German Black Forest fugitive sentenced to 3 years in prison
BERLIN — A man who disarmed four police officers and then spent five days hiding in Germany's Black Forest last year was convicted of...
VIRUS DIARY: It’s mud, mud everywhere in UK’s 3rd lockdown
LONDON — It's apparently not enough for Britons to endure almost 120,000 COVID-19 deaths and face a new variant of the virus that scientists...
No cat-astrophe: Police find kittens in ‘suspicious package’
NEW MIAMI, Ohio — A police bomb squad responding to a suspicious package call at an Ohio church made an unexpected discovery: six newborn...
Magnitude 4.2 earthquake in rural Oklahoma at Kansas border
MANCHESTER, Okla. — An estimated magnitude 4.2 earthquake was recorded Friday in a rural area along Oklahoma's border with Kansas, according to the U.S....
Tahoe setting is ‘mic drop’ moment for outdoor NHL games
STATELINE, Nev. — Some players snapped pictures of Lake Tahoe and the majestic Sierra Nevada mountains as they came out for their first look...