Malaysian City Home to Orangutan Rehabilitation Center

We are looking for an East Malaysian city along the north-east coast of Borneo that is close to an orangutan rehabilitation center.

Kenya’s Wildlife Losing Ground to Development

The growth of Nairobi is choking a big piece of African wilderness, The Nairobi National Park.

Rent a Guinea Pig in Switzerland

A renting service allows people with one guinea pig to rent another to keep the surviving pet company.

Wild boar population soars in Europe

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Boar populations are skyrocketing nearly everywhere in Europe. The problem is especially bad in France, where the government estimates there are now more than a million of the beasts, and some are roaming towns and cities. The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from the Alsace region of Eastern France.
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Nations agree on steps to protect nature

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Nearly 200 nations agreed to an ambitious plan to protect endangered plants, animals and ecosystems. The BBC’s Richard Black shares the last-minute agreement at the UN’s biodiversity summit in Japan.Download MP3 (Photo: Sasata)

Travel Podcast: Russian wildfires, bears gone wild

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Images like this are a stark reminder of how the unusual summer heat and the accompanying wildfires, have seriously affected life in Moscow. In this episode of our Talking Travel podcast, Lonely Planet’s Robert Reid says Russia’s a big place, and you shouldn’t let the wildfires stop you from visiting the country’s many tourist destinations. We’ll also discuss air rage, and some animals that seem to want to pack their suitcases and take a holiday. (Photo: Sergei Gutnikov)

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Players: An interview with author Tim Harris

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Later today on the program, anchor Marco Werman speaks with author (and possible contender for world’s greatest sports nerd) Tim Harris. Harris has written a book called Players: 250 Men Women and Animals who Created Modern Sport. Amongst other things, he tells Marco about a vaudeville star who reinvented swimming and the man who worked out how best to jump over objects while riding a horse. Download MP3

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