Jakarta Post Thailand to build DNA database to protect elephants | Thailand Natural Resources and Environment Minister Preecha Rengsomboonsuk has vowed to solve within a year issues related to Thailand's elephants. | Preecha planned to build a DNA database on 4,000... (photo: AP / MRTV) Animal Environment Photos Thailand Wikipedia: Elephant The Hindu Renovated Malampuzha Garden to be opened on Feb. 3 The renowned Malampuzha Garden reconstructed at a cost of Rs.21.57 crore will be opened to public by Minister for Water Resources on February 3, 2012. | The inaugural function will be presided over by... (photo: GFDL / PIONEER UNNI) Environment Photos Society Tourism Wikipedia: Garden Top Stories The Guardian New map for what to plant reflects global warming | SETH BORENSTEIN | AP Science Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming is hitting not just home, but garden. The color-coded map of planting zones often seen on the ba... (photo: WN / Emico Silalahi) Agriculture Global Warming Photos Washington Wikipedia: Global warming The Hindu New garbage collection, street cleaning mechanism A new garbage collection and street cleaning mechanism has been introduced in the city. This follows the completion of design of the route map of all 200 wards of the Che... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) Chennai Environment Garbage India Photos Wikipedia: Garbage truck The Daily Mail Probably the best beach in the world: A real slice of paradise in the beautiful Bahamas | I set out recently, at great personal sacrifice but for the betterment of science, on the challenging assignment to find what careful advertisers would doubtless call '... (photo: Public Domain / Larry Deack) Bahamas Beaches Island Photos Tourism Wikipedia: The Bahamas my SA Tigers, other animals taken from Miss. zoo | COLLINS, Miss. (AP) — Authorities have seized three tigers, three cougars, two leopards, two wolf-hybrids and a Macaque monkey from a roadside zoo in Mississippi. | T... (photo: Creative Commons / Appaloosa) Environment Nature Photos Wikipedia: Tiger Wildlife The Independent Michael Mansfield : Abolishing meat is an ethical issue that requires everyone's attention | World Week for the Abolition of Meat – from 23 to 29 January – is a week when we are asked to reflect on that suffering and try switching to vegetarian meals. Nothi... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) Agriculture Environment Photos Vegetarian Wikipedia: Vegetarianism Lexington Herald-Leader Environmental group urges lawmakers to consider health impact of coal | Kentucky's leaders should consider the health hazards of mining, moving and burning coal as they craft the state's energy policy, an environmental group said Tuesday. |... (photo: AP/Charlie Riedel) Coal Health Kentucky Mining Photos Wikipedia: Kentucky The Star Salvage crews prepare to pump fuel from wrecked Italian liner | GIGLIO, Italy (Reuters) - Salvage crews began preparations on Tuesday to pump thousands of tonnes of fuel from the wreck of the Costa Concordia as the search continued ... (photo: AP / Pier Paolo Cito) Costa Concordia Environment Italy Photos Wikipedia: Costa Concordia disaster The State Rising wealth of Asians straining world fish stock | MANILA, Philippines - U.N. marine experts say rising wealth in Asia and fishing subsidies are among factors driving overexploitation of the world's fish resources, whil... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Asia Environment Photos UN Wikipedia: Asia
