animals

Over half of world’s wild primate species face extinction, report reveals

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Researchers warn of approaching ‘major extinction event’ if action is not taken to protect around 300 species, including gorillas, chimps, lemurs and lorises

Gucci owner gets teeth into snakeskin market with python farm

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Luxury group Kering says snakes will be raised in the ‘best conditions’ before they are turned into shoes, bags and belts

This is the polar bear capital of the world, but the snow has gone

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Canada’s Hudson Bay is as ice-free in November as on a summer’s day and polar bears could be extinct here by mid-century. If the bears are in trouble, so are we

This is not a rabbit. This is Rabbit Chair Gold

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Gentle, lovable and tender, the rabbit that came out from Stefano Giovannoni’s magic hat is a chair designed for young and olds. They can sit down and lean the back against rabbit’s ears or on the opposite side, riding it and leaning the arms on its ears. The idea of the rabbit furniture comes from … Read more

Furniture that destroys forests: crackdown on ‘rampant’ trade in rosewood

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Cites summit moves to protect the world’s most trafficked wild product by placing all 300 species of the tree under trade restrictions