https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-monk-seal-population-bounces-back-but-the-battle-isn-t-over
The elusive Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus), one of the world’s rarest marine mammals, is making a slow but steady comeback along Cyprus’ shores....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unique-protected-species-in-europe-killed-at-the-mavrokolympos-dam
A month ago, the Ministry of Agriculture announced an environmental disaster: the drainage of the Mavrokolympos dam due to a technical failure that could not be repaired. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/baby-seal-panagis-rescued-after-losing-its-mother
A heartwarming rescue mission has brought hope to the Cypriot seas as baby seal ''Panagis'' was saved after the death of its mother due to complications during birth....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/polar-bears-stranded-on-land-as-sea-ice-vanishes
If you’ve ever wanted to experience a day in the life of a polar bear, you’re in luck.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/social-media-abuzz-with-mesmerizing-video-of-playful-marine-visitors
In a splash of excitement that has social media buzzing, the coastal waters of Limassol, Cyprus, played host to a delightful surprise: a pod of dolphins putting on a spectacular show of aquatic acrobatics!...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/are-men-about-to-go-extinct
Scientists have long debated the fate of the Y chromosome, the genetic player in determining male characteristics. Recent research published in Nature suggests that concerns about its disappearance might be overblown, revealing a surprising twist in its evolutionary journey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/highly-infectious-bird-flu-threatens-seals-in-antarctica
Scientists are on high alert as a virus shows ominous signs of moving between birds and mammals, sparking concerns of potential mutations in 'spillover events.'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/avian-flu-forces-finland-to-cull-120-000-foxes-and-mink
Finland, Europe's leading producer of fox fur, has begun slaughtering 120,000 foxes and mink to stem an outbreak of avian flu that has hit fur farms, the authorities announced on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unicorn-of-the-savanna-meet-the-spotless-giraffe
There’s a brand new spotless superstar on the scene at a Tennessee zoo....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-ministers-urged-to-end-marine-mammal-hunting
Dolphins and other marine mammals are being failed by the UK government, MPs have said, as they call for ministers not to sign trade deals without considering cetacean welfare....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-military-intelligence-reveals-russian-navy-s-use-of-combat-dolphins
British military spies on Friday said Russia appears to be training combat dolphins in the annexed Crimean peninsula to counter Ukrainian forces....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/killer-whales-are-deliberately-hitting-and-sinking-boats
Researchers believe killer whales are deliberately hitting boats, causing some to sink, following a string of incidents off the southwestern tip of Europe....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/70-less-wildlife-in-the-world-in-less-than-half-a-century
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reported a steep decline in the world's wildlife population in a report released last Thursday. The figures show a 69% drop from 1970 to 2018, a drop of less than half a century....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-peek-into-the-secret-underwater-lives-of-dolphins-video
Video footage from GoPro cameras strapped to a pair of Navy-trained bottlenose dolphins reveals the ocean animals' hunting habits up close for the first time....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/death-no-longer-as-it-seems-after-scientists-revive-dead-pigs
Scientists announced Wednesday they have restored blood flow and cell function throughout the bodies of pigs that were dead for an hour, in a breakthrough experts say could mean we need to update the definition of death itself....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/driver-s-legal-status-unknown-after-donkey-deaths
The legal status of a Greek Cypriot driver in police custody in the north was still unknown on Tuesday following a road incident that caused the death of three donkeys in the Karpas peninsula...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-deploys-trained-dolphins-at-black-sea-naval-base-according-to-satellite-images
Russia has deployed trained military dolphins at its naval base in the Black Sea – possibly to protect its fleet from an underwater attack – according to a new analysis of satellite images....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/halting-progress-and-happy-accidents-how-mrna-vaccines-were-made
Skeptics have seized on the rapid development of the vaccines to undermine the public’s trust in them. But the breakthroughs behind the vaccines unfolded over decades as scientists across the world pursued research in disparate areas, never imagining their work would one day come together to tame the pandemic of the century....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greenpeace-greek-gas-hunt-an-‘unbearable-threat-to-whales
Greenpeace on Wednesday renewed calls against proposed deep-sea oil and gas exploration off southwest Greece, warning of “unbearable” consequences to endangered Mediterranean whales and dolphins....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/3-000-barrel-oil-spill-off-the-coast-of-southern-california
A large oil spill off southern California has left behind dead fish, contaminated wetlands and birds stuck in the oil, with local officials talking about an environmental disaster....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/china-scientists-identify-pangolin-as-possible-coronavirus-host
The deadly coronavirus outbreak in China could have spread from bats to humans through the illegal traffic of pangolins, the world’s only scaly mammals, which are prized in Asia for food and medicine, Chinese researchers said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/orca-sighting-caught-on-video
A video posted online by Lebanese fishermen shows a killer whale in waters between Cyprus and Lebanon, in what is considered a rare sighting in the Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/three-new-endangered-monk-seals-born-last-year-in-cyprus
Three new births of the Mediterranean monk seal species (Monachus monachus), one of the most endangered mammals in the world and the only seal species in the Mediterranean, were recorded last year, the Agricultural Ministry announced on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/aphrodite-the-seal-dies-a-horrible-death
A young seal known locally as “Aphrodite” earlier this week in Paphos waters, following reports that fishermen discovered the aquatic mammal trapped in one of their fishing nets...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/medical-error-destroys-man-s-sex-life
A medical malpractice case was settled in court after a man with a simple urinating problem ended up without a prostate gland and is now suffering from sexual dysfunction. The judge in the case ruled that the doctor and clinic had failed to perform necessary tests before their incorrect diagnosis....
