Read more about the article Green Sea Turtle Returns To Oman To Nest After 23 Years
Illustrative image for green turtle in Oman. (Newsflash)

Green Sea Turtle Returns To Oman To Nest After 23 Years

The Omani authorities have announced that a green turtle has returned to its shores to nest after a period of 23 years. The turtle, which was first registered by Oman's Environment Authority in 1996, appeared on the coast of Ras al-Jinz located in Oman’s Ash-Sharqiyyah South Governorate. It was the…

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Read more about the article Amazon Loses Area Size Of Spain In 18 Years To Deforestation
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Amazon Loses Area Size Of Spain In 18 Years To Deforestation

A new study has reported that the Amazon rainforest has lost an area the size of Spain in 18 years due to deforestation. The tropical rainforest has lost an area of 513,016 square kilometres (198,077 square miles) between 2000 and 2018, according to the Amazon Geo-Referenced Socio-Environmental Information Network (RAISG).…

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Read more about the article Baboon Released Near Home Group After Activist Court Battle
Kataza, the baboon causing frustrations in a South Africa region, returns to his native troop on Slangkop. (@NCCEnviron/Newsflash)

Baboon Released Near Home Group After Activist Court Battle

A hoodlum baboon that was kidnapped by authorities and dumped miles away from its troop to stop it causing trouble has finally been reunited with his family after officials backed down. The decision to take the chacma baboon, named Kataza, away from his troop was made after animal behaviour experts…

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Read more about the article Wet Wipe Monster Found Lurking At Ibiza Clubbing Beach
The dump collected from a drainage system at a popular beach in Ibiza. (@cmat_ib/Newsflash)

Wet Wipe Monster Found Lurking At Ibiza Clubbing Beach

This image shows the large “wet wipe monster” that was collected from drainage at a beach in the party island of Ibiza which saw 871,000 Brits over nine months last year alone. The rubbish was taken out of a drainage system located in the holiday spot of Platja d'en Bossa…

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Read more about the article French Unveils First European Underwater Museum In Med
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French Unveils First European Underwater Museum In Med

France has unveiled Europe's first underwater museum made up of statues sculpted by various local artists by placing them along the seafloor 100 metres off the Mediterranean coast near Marseille. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUSpJTpzt5Q&feature=youtu.be Newsflash The project had been in the works for a while but had been met with various legal hurdles.…

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