Environment

Green fashion

Green is the new black as far as the fashion world is concerned. Carolyn Enting reveals the environmental leaps being made in the clothing industry to create more sustainable practices.

Santa paws take over Peruvian capital

Dozens of dogs participate in a Christmas parade and costume contest in Lima, Peru.

Walks in nature

Designer Anna Carlile’s love for bush walking lead her to create Walks in Nature, photographic cards that showcase walks across the country which allow you to immerse yourself into some of the most spectacular scenery.

GALLERY: Favourite hedges from around the world

A look at some of our favourite garden hedges and topiary from around the world.

Snow leopards make rare appearance via camera trap

Images of three snow leopards – a mother and her two cubs – have been recorded by a camera trap high in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains, indicating that a healthy population of the cats may be thriving in an area, despite the presence of legal hunters.

Dogs on adoption drive

Three dogs rescued from a New Zealand animal shelter are being taught to drive to encourage more people to adopt abandoned pets

Rescued rare fawn finds new hope

Bambu, an orphaned Pudu deer, the tiniest deer species in the world and in grave danger of extinction, is given a second chance in Chile.

Israeli Zoo shows off gorilla newborns

Snug on its mother’s chest – one of two newborn gorillas at Israel’s Ramat Gan Safari Park.

Floods swamp Venice

Nearly waist-deep water is submerges Venice in one of the city’s worst floods in more than a century.

Wintry storm batters Sandy-hit northeast

Fierce wintry storm hits U.S. Northeast, slowing Sandy recovery.Icy roads and an unseasonably early winter storm brought snow, rain and dangerous winds to the U.S. Northeast.

Rescuing the pets left behind by Sandy

Pets stranded by Hurricane Sandy are returned to their owners or taken to safe shelters.

Giant mussel rescued from around shipwreck

Scientists intervene to protect rare giant mussels found under the wreck of the capsized cruise ship Costa Concordia.

Animals at the San Diego Zoo celebrate Halloween

Some jaguars, condors and polar bears celebrate Halloween at California’s San Diego Zoo.

Obama: “I’m confident that we are ready”

President Barack Obama canceled campaign events to return to Washington to warn Americans to expect power outages and to heed evacuation orders as Hurricane Sandy approaches.

US braces for Hurricane Sandy

After bypassing Florida, Sandy is churning towards the northeast coast of the US and is expected to bring extreme rain and flooding.

Baby hippo born in Mexico zoo

A zoo in Chilpancingo, Mexico welcomes its latest addition – a baby hippopotamus.

Photographing nature

Nature photographer Rob Suisted has published eleven books, his latest showcases the best of New Zealand wild flowers . He tells us about shooting in Antarctica and how he sources his photo-shoot locations.

Panda camouflage prepares animals for wild

Wearing panda costumes, zoo keepers at the Wolong Nature Reserve hide their human features to help cubs acclimate to the wild.

Whale freed from shark net in Australia

A juvenile humpback whale is freed after becoming tangled in a shark net off Australia’s Gold Coast.

Children step up to save sea turtles

Mexico’s navy teams up with conservationists and local children to release some 4,000 endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles into the wild

Mars Rover finds first evidence of water

NASA scientists announce the Mars rover has found evidence that a stream once flowed near its landing site on the Red Planet.

Artsy elephant’s work for sale

A painting Asian elephant puts brush to canvas to sell artworks and raise money for conservation of endangered elephants. Tara Cleary reports.

Distinctive cat finds fame

Her Facebook page has more than 50,000 “Likes” and her video has had over one million views on YouTube. Meet Venus, the black and orange tabby cat.

Krakow’s day of the dachshund

Dachshund owners in Poland take their four-legged friends for a walk through the centre of Krakow for the 18th annual Dachshund Parade.

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