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Illustration - La Rochelle

FRANCE, CHARENTE-MARITIME (17) LA ROCHELLE, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, ZOOLOGY GALLERY Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - La Rochelle

FRANCE, CHARENTE-MARITIME (17) LA ROCHELLE, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, ZOOLOGY GALLERY Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - La Rochelle

FRANCE, CHARENTE-MARITIME (17) LA ROCHELLE, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, ZOOLOGY GALLERY Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - La Rochelle

FRANCE, CHARENTE-MARITIME (17) LA ROCHELLE, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, ZOOLOGY GALLERY Photo by Jarry Tripelon/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leatherback turtle washes up on Estonian beach

07.10.2024, Tartu. A species never before seen in Estonia was found on the island of Saaremaa this summer: a leatherback turtle. The body is now being studied by experts at the University of Tartu (TÜ) Natural History Museum. On the photo TÜ museum zoology researcher Villu Soone. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RESEARCHER-CORAL (CN)

(240312) -- KUNMING, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Luo Jie, an associate researcher from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducts coral preservation research in Bali, a renowned resort in Indonesia in June 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Researcher safeguards undersea garden against coral bleaching" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RESEARCHER-CORAL (CN)

(240312) -- KUNMING, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows Luo Jie, an associate researcher from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, collecting coral specimen in a laboratory of the institute in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 17, 2024. TO GO WITH "Across China: Researcher safeguards undersea garden against coral bleaching" (Xinhua/Yue Ranran)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-RESEARCHER-CORAL (CN)

(240312) -- KUNMING, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Luo Jie, an associate researcher from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducts coral preservation research in Bali, a renowned resort in Indonesia in June 2023. TO GO WITH "Across China: Researcher safeguards undersea garden against coral bleaching" (Xinhua)

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Oldest zoo in Myanmar celebrates 118th anniversary

STORY: Oldest zoo in Myanmar celebrates 118th anniversary SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yangon Zoological Garden 2. various of people visiting the zoo STORYLINE: Myanmar's oldest zoo Yangon Zoological Garden celebrated its 118th anniversary on Thursday. A four-day ceremony starting from Thursday is being held at the zoo, featuring animal presentations, a gallery sharing knowledge about wildlife animals, a music band, dance performances, games for children, magic shows and a market fair. The Yangon Zoological Garden, opened in January 1906, provides visitors with education about wild animals and relaxation, allowing visitors to witness the behaviors of the animals and their habits, Warden of the Yangon Zoological Garden Than Myint Tun told Xinhua. Students can study botany and zoology, Than Myint Tun said, adding that the zoo also supports breeding programs to preserve endangered species. At prese

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Chinese scientists include 1,300+ butterfly species in checklist

STORY: Chinese scientists include 1,300+ butterfly species in checklist DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of butterflies 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU TIANTIAN, Assistant researcher, Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI XUEYAN, Associate researcher, Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS STORYLINE: An insect research team from the Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has compiled a butterfly checklist with more than 1,300 species found in southwest China's Yunnan, showcasing rich biodiversity in the province. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YU TIANTIAN, Assistant researcher, Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS "Initially, we had nearly 1,000 species. But after years of collection, inspection and identification, we found 1,300 species (in Yunnan), which is a really large figure. It is out of our expectation." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI XUEYAN, Associate researcher, Kunming Institute of Zo

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3 researchers win Japan Prize for 2002

TOKYO, Japan - The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan announces in Tokyo on Dec. 13 that the Japan Prize for 2002 will be awarded to Anne McLaren (L) of Britain, Andrzej Tarkowski (C) of Poland and Tim Berners-Lee of Britain. Mclaren, 74, a principal research associate at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research Campaign Institute, and Tarkowski, 68, director of the Institute of Zoology at Warsaw University, share the prize in the field of health care and therapeutic science and technology for their contribution to the research of developmental biology of mammals. Berners-Lee, a senior researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science, is selected in the field of system science and technology for his invention of the World Wide Web.

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CHINA-YUNNAN-GIBBON FOSSILS (CN)

(220929) -- KUNMING, Sept. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated combo photo provided by Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows a partial lower face fossil of a small catarrhine, named Yuanmoupithecus xiaoyuan. Paleontologists have discovered fossils of a small catarrhine dating back 7 million to 8 million years in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Named Yuanmoupithecus xiaoyuan, this species has proved to be the earliest known gibbon. (Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-GIBBON FOSSILS (CN)

(220929) -- KUNMING, Sept. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A painting provided by Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows the life scene of Yuanmoupithecus xiaoyuan. Paleontologists have discovered fossils of a small catarrhine dating back 7 million to 8 million years in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Named Yuanmoupithecus xiaoyuan, this species has proved to be the earliest known gibbon. (Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGZI-MENGZI REN-HUMAN GENOME-FINDING (CN)

(220715) -- KUNMING, July 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A drawing provided by Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows the reconstruction of a female "Mengzi Ren (MZR)" and her living environment. Scientists have unveiled a Late Pleistocene human genome from southwest China. Their findings were published online in the journal Current Biology on Thursday night. The scientists conducted the genome sequencing of the 14,000-year-old human remains of the "Mengzi Ren (MZR)," which were unearthed in 1989 in a cave in Mengzi, Yunnan Province. More than 30 human fossils, as well as fossils of animals such as the red deer, the macaque and the black bear, were discovered in the cave. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientists sequence genome of 14,000-yr-old human" (Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-SHAANXI-SHENMU-HONGJIANNAO WETLAND-RELICT GULLS-BREEDING (CN)

(220623) -- SHENMU, June 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Xiao Hong, a researcher with the Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, observes chicks in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve in Shenmu, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 21, 2022. More than 10,000 relict gull chicks are learning survival skills such as swimming, foraging and flying in Hongjiannao National Nature Reserve. The relict gull is under first-class national protection in China. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-ECONOMIC CRISIS-ZOO-FOOD SHORTAGE

(220606) -- COLOMBO, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A hippo is seen at Dehiwala Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 5, 2022. Sri Lanka's Department of Zoology has informed the Wildlife Ministry that it has run out of funds to provide daily food to animals in zoos amid the ongoing economic crisis, local media reported on Thursday. TO GO WITH :"Sri Lanka runs out of money to feed animals in zoos amid economic crisis " (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-ECONOMIC CRISIS-ZOO-FOOD SHORTAGE

(220606) -- COLOMBO, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An ostrich is seen at Dehiwala Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 5, 2022. Sri Lanka's Department of Zoology has informed the Wildlife Ministry that it has run out of funds to provide daily food to animals in zoos amid the ongoing economic crisis, local media reported on Thursday. TO GO WITH :"Sri Lanka runs out of money to feed animals in zoos amid economic crisis " (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

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SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-ECONOMIC CRISIS-ZOO-FOOD SHORTAGE

(220606) -- COLOMBO, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Flamingos are seen at Dehiwala Zoological Garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 5, 2022. Sri Lanka's Department of Zoology has informed the Wildlife Ministry that it has run out of funds to provide daily food to animals in zoos amid the ongoing economic crisis, local media reported on Thursday. TO GO WITH :"Sri Lanka runs out of money to feed animals in zoos amid economic crisis " (Xinhua/Tang Lu)

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3 researchers win Japan Prize for 2002

TOKYO, Japan - The Science and Technology Foundation of Japan announces in Tokyo on Dec. 13 that the Japan Prize for 2002 will be awarded to Anne McLaren (L) of Britain, Andrzej Tarkowski (C) of Poland and Tim Berners-Lee of Britain. Mclaren, 74, a principal research associate at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research Campaign Institute, and Tarkowski, 68, director of the Institute of Zoology at Warsaw University, share the prize in the field of health care and therapeutic science and technology for their contribution to the research of developmental biology of mammals. Berners-Lee, a senior researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Laboratory for Computer Science, is selected in the field of system science and technology for his invention of the World Wide Web.