animals

A chance Amazon encounter, then a tribe's near extinction

Waiãpi - Muslimchronicle

Tzako Waiapi remembers perfectly the day he first stumbled across white men while hunting in the Amazon rainforest: within months nearly everyone he knew had died of a mysterious sickness. That meeting at the opening of the 1970s was a stunning encounter between two worlds — and also the start of a terrible tragedy. On one side were members ofRead more

Bear shot in Italy after attacking walker

Rome - AFP

A brown bear has been shot dead by forest rangers in Italy after it mauled a walker in the northeastern Trentino region last month, local media said Sunday. The bear, a female identified as KJ2, was also suspected of injuring a tourist in 2015. Trentino's regional governor called the killing "an absolute necessity" in order to secure visitor safety duringRead more

Australian Artist Celebrates Equid of Fez in New Exhibition

Rabat - Arab Today

The Alif Riad in Fe is celebrating the work of Australian artist, Natalie Scholtz, in a new exhibit of her work titled “The Story of the Equid,” from March 16-26. From the end of January and all through February, the artist residency of the American Fondouk in Fez, opened its doors to Scholtz as she competed her study of theRead more

You can visit Dubai Safari after summer

Dubai - ArabToday

Dubai Safari will open its doors to the public only after this summer and will house about 3,500 animals in its first phase, Gulf News has learnt. The much-awaited Dh1 billion project will be completed by April, Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality told Gulf News. However, he said, the facility will start receiving visitors only after a grand inaugurationRead more

Changing perceptions about animal care in Dubai

Dubai - ArabToday

Rising from a disused landfill for construction waste spread across at about 120 hectares, Dubai Safari will change not only the landscape of Dubai, but also the perceptions about animal welfare and care in the country. “This will be one of the big jewels in Dubai’s crown. A lot of animal lovers think that many locals here don’t care orRead more