Associated PressChina China aims to build its own Yellowstone on Tibetan plateauAssociated PressXINING, China (AP) — There’s a building boom on the Tibetan plateau, one of the world’s last remote places. Mountains long crowned by garlands of fluttering prayer flags — a traditional landscape blessing
Associated PressGorillas Intense monitoring and care lift mountain gorilla numbersAssociated PressKINIGI, Rwanda (AP) — Deep in the rainforest of Volcanoes National Park, a 23-year-old female gorilla named Kurudi feeds on a stand of wild celery. She bends the green stalks and, with long careful fingers,
Associated PressWetlands Bringing the world's buried wetlands back from the deadAssociated PressHINDOLVESTON, England (AP) — The ghosts are all around the gently rolling farmlands of eastern England. But you have to know where to look. These are not the kind of phantoms that scare or haunt — they
Associated PressHydroelectric Power One of Europe's last wild rivers is in danger of being tamedAssociated PressALONG THE VJOSA RIVER (AP) — Under a broad plane tree near Albania’s border with Greece, Jorgji Ilia fills a battered flask from one of the Vjosa River’s many springs. “There is nothing else better than
Associated PressBirds US owl-killing experiment raises thorny questionsAssociated PressCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of Oregon, Dave Wiens was nervous. Before he trained to shoot his first barred owl, he had never fired a gun. eyed
Associated PressTanzania Finding a way for lions and humans to share the savannahAssociated PressLOIBOR SIRET, Tanzania (AP) — Saitoti Petro scans a dirt road in northern Tanzania for recent signs of the top predator on the African savannah. “If you see a lion,” he warns, “stop and look it straight
Associated Press In restored forests, hope for world beset by climate changeAssociated PressMADRE DE DIOS, Peru (AP) — Destruction of the forests can be swift. Regrowth is much, much slower. But around the world, people are putting shovels to ground to help it happen. In a corner of the Peruvian
Associated Press Coral gardeners bring back Jamaica's reefs, piece by pieceAssociated PressOCHO RIOS, Jamaica (AP) — Everton Simpson squints at the Caribbean from his motorboat, scanning the dazzling bands of color for hints of what lies beneath. Emerald green indicates sandy bottoms. Sapphire
Associated Press Hardy scientists trek to Venezuela's last glacier amid chaosAssociated PressMERIDA, Venezuela (AP) — Blackouts shut off the refrigerators where the scientists keep their lab samples. Gas shortages mean they sometimes have to work from home. They even reuse sheets of paper to field
