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More than 100,000 ancient shipwrecks may be hiding beneath the Baltic Sea; researchers are beginning to map the underwater graveyard

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More than 100,000 ancient shipwrecks may be hiding beneath the Baltic Sea; researchers are beginning to map the underwater graveyard

The destructions created by the 1872 Baltic sea flood in the area between Præstø and Faxe as depicted by Holger Drachmann as reporter for Illustreret Tidende. Image Credit: Holger Drachmann/Wikipedia More than a thousand ancient shipwrecks could still be lying beneath the Baltic Sea off the coast of Latvia, according to estimates cited by Latvian … Read more

30 lions and tigers spent years in cramped concrete cages at a notorious Argentine zoo; they are now beginning a journey to sanctuaries where they can finally roam freely

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30 lions and tigers spent years in cramped concrete cages at a notorious Argentine zoo; they are now beginning a journey to sanctuaries where they can finally roam freely

Members of the Four Paws animal welfare organization load a tiger onto a truck for its transfer Thirty lions and tigers that spent years in cramped concrete cages at a shuttered zoo in Argentina have begun a long journey to new homes at wildlife sanctuaries in South Africa and the United States.The big cats were … Read more

In 1965, a couple began counting pigeons in Queensland. Three years later, numbers fell from 4,692 to 1,451, beginning a 60-year conservation story

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In 1965, a couple began counting pigeons in Queensland. Three years later, numbers fell from 4,692 to 1,451, beginning a 60-year conservation story

A couple, Margaret and Arthur Thorsborne, travelled north from Queensland’s Gold Coast to Hinchinbrook Island, a place they knew largely through photographs. They would return many times, eventually making the Cardwell area their home and becoming closely associated with its forests, wetlands and wildlife. Among the animals that caught their attention were pied imperial-pigeons, which … Read more