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A scientific expedition to the galapagos islands has discovered two species of the galapagos tortoise — which were previously believed to be extinct. its an exciting find for scientists who say one of the young female tortoises could be related to lonesome george — a gentle giant who died almost eight years ago and was thought to be the last of his kind. freya cole reports. nestled into the crevices of this volcano, the highest peak of the galapagos islands are 30 prehistoric giants. until t...

Support animals at home. michelle fleury has more from new york. emotional support animals will no longer be classified as service animals under new rules being put forward by the us department of transportation. what is an emotional support animal, you ask? well, their primary role is to provide their owners with emotional comfort and, unlike, say, a service dog, whose purpose is to aid someone who might be limited by a disability, they dont receive specialised training. the us government wants...

In 2016 i warned that donald trump was a dangerous demagogue, and when the republican congress wouldnt hold him accountable, i went to work helping run winning campaigns in twenty-one house seats. its time for the senate to act and remove trump from office, and if they wont do their jobs, this november you and i will. im mike bloomberg and i approve this message. it was a strange but serious weather

Inventors claim each one can produce more than 130 litres a month. although the principal is fairly simple, the potential benefits could be huge. the whole spectrum of humanity, ranging from the people who have a lot to the people who have a lot less, the water solution is now exactly the same. we have created a global water source that is effectively a well we can establish anywhere on the planet and resolve people ‘s shortages immediately. the hope is the panels will be mobile and relatively...

Less than 20 days into the new year, the news about climate had been devastating. 2019 was the second hottest year on record. the ocean is warming at the rate of five hiroshima bombs dropping every second. we learn the tragedy down under. after an extremely hot dry spring, wildfires have burned now on every state in australia. the area that has burned larger than belgium and denmark put together. more than two dozens people have died as a result of the fires and more than 3,000 homes have been b...

Course, the tragedy down under. after an extremely hot, dry spring, the driest on record, wildfires have burned now in every state in australia. the area that has burned is larger than belgium and denmark put together. more than two dozen people have died as a result of the fires, more than 3,000 homes have been burned. and an australian professor has estimated more than 1 billion animals have died in the fires. yes, billion with a b. and perhaps not surprisingly, there is a political angle here...

He was taken from the galapagos 80 years ago by a scientific expedition. ive been speaking to drjames gibbs from the galapagos conservancy centre which worked with diego. i asked him what was the secret of diegos success. its a good question. hes had a tremendous amount of success — we estimate about 800 offspring, and now legions of grandchildren. but hes got a personality unto himself. hes a very strong willed, aggressive, sort of a flamboyant tortoise, if one can say such a thing. but hes d...

Up restaurant in the area have signed up to do it too. i think is a good idea to remind us of that we are in quite a comfortable place and there is an offa quite a comfortable place and there is an off a lot of people that arent. a little bit of money, youre not going to notice it anyway. it really helps. every little bit helps. londoners may be on the other side of the world but many have tried in whatever small where they can to help. a 100—year—old giant tortoise credited with virtually s...

For the last time in norwich. another household name that will disappear after more than half a century on the high street. emma simpson, bbc news. a 100—year—old giant tortoise credited with virtually saving his species from extinction — is being released back into the wild. the male tortoise, diego, is believed to have fathered around 800 baby tortoise after he was recruited onto a captive breeding programme in the galapagos islands. the park service believes he was taken from the galapa...

After he was recruited onto a captive breeding programme in the galapagos islands. the park service believes he was taken from the galapagos 80 years ago by a scientific expedition. diego is currently in quarantine before his return to espanola in march. before we go, a reminder of our breaking story this hour. the queen and other senior royals are to hold talks at sandringham in eastern england on monday to discuss the future roles of prince harry and the duchess of sussex. prince harry will be...