ANIMALS

Costa Rica: Screwworm becomes a threat to humans and animals

Published on: August 5, 2025
08:27

San José, August 5 (Prensa Latina) The screwworm remains a serious threat to humans in Costa Rica today, with 56 people infected this year alone, and to livestock, with 356 new infected animals in one week, a specialized agency reported.

16 people arrested in Brazil for wildlife trafficking

Published on: June 18, 2025
12:33

Brasilia, June 18 (Prensa Latina) A recent joint action by the Federal and Civil Police of Brazil, with the support of various authorities, ended arresting 16 persons suspected of being part of a network dedicated to the international trafficking of wild animals.

Humans pass more viruses to animals than they to humans – Study

Published on: March 28, 2024
17:34

Washington, Mar 28 (Prensa Latina) Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens that jumped from animals to people. The virus that causes AIDS, for example, crossed over from chimpanzees. And many experts believe the virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic flowed from bats.

Italy registers nearly 16 million animals with microchips

Published on: February 8, 2024
00:15

Rome, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) The installation of microchips in pets in Italy has inscreased significantly in recent years, and there are now 15,600,787 animals with these devices, according to a report.

Over 43,000 aquatic animals are dead close to Ohio train derailment

Published on: February 23, 2023
17:12

Washington, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said Thursday that the estimated number of fish that died in rivers and waterways after the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine is now in excess of 43,000.

Chile: Wildfires kill over 17,000 animals

Published on: February 22, 2023
18:01

Santiago de Chile, Feb 22 (Prensa Latina) Over 17,000 farm animals died as consequence of wildfires ravaging center-south Chile, as reported by the National Institute of Agricultural Development (INDAP).

Chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction

Published on: February 6, 2023
17:14

Washington, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) More than a third of animal and plant species in the U.S. could go extinct while more than 40% of ecosystems are at risk of collapse, a new report from a conservation group has found.

India: Over 63,000 animals killed on rail tracks from 2017 to 2021

Published on: January 4, 2023
17:05

New Delhi, Jan 4 (Prensa Latina) Over 63,000 animals, including four Asiatic lions and 73 elephants, died on India's railway tracks between 2017-18 to 2020-2021, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)

Ferocious fauna of Suriname

Published on: August 13, 2022
02:00

Paramaribo, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) As a relatively unknown place for travelers, but full of natural paradises, with an endless flora and fauna, Suriname appears on the map of numerous lovers of ecological tourism.

WHO calls on prioritization of monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in wildlife

Published on: March 7, 2022
14:43

Geneva, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday has called on the prioritization of monitoring SARS-CoV-2 infection in wildlife, in order to prevent the formation of animal reservoirs.

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