Endangered Gobi bear dies in southwest Mongolia

STORY: Endangered Gobi bear dies in southwest Mongolia DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. video clips of endangered Gobi bear in southwest Mongolia STORYLINE: A critically endangered Gobi bear (Mazaalai) has died in the southwestern Mongolian province of Bayankhongor due to unknown cause, the country's minister of environment and tourism said on Friday. "Our ministry has set up a working group to find out exactly when the bear died and the cause of death," Bat-Ulzii Bat-Erdene said in a statement. According to the latest survey, a total of 51 Gobi bears existed in Mongolia, the ministry said in May. Gobi bears, whose habitats have shrunk dramatically compared with the 1950s and 1960s, persist as a unique ecotype in the Gobi Desert of southwestern Mongolia, according to Gobi Bear Project, a non-profit organization focusing on the protection of the endangered species. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ulan Bator. (XHTV)

Strong winds, yellow dust hit large parts of Mongolia

STORY: Strong winds, yellow dust hit large parts of Mongolia DATELINE: April 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of strong winds and yellow dust storms hitting Mongolia STORYLINE: Strong winds and yellow dust storms are hitting large parts of Mongolia, the country's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said Saturday. The storms have swept through the southern provinces of Umnugovi and Dundgovi, the western provinces of Govi-Altai and Bayankhongor, and central areas, such as the capital city Ulan Bator and provinces of Uvurkhangai and Tuv, as well as the eastern provinces of Khentii and Sukhbaatar, the agency said in a statement. The volatile weather is expected to continue in large parts of the country in the coming days, with the wind speed expected to reach 18-24 meters per second, the agency said, warning citizens, especially nomadic herders, to take extra precautions against possible disasters. Strong winds, yellow