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Can war crimes be committed against animals?
The mountain gorillas of eastern DR Congo and Rwanda are endangered mainly because of conflict and armed groups. Keystone / Jerome Delay
More than 200 global species, including iconic gorillas, elephants and antelope, have become endangered by wars, conflicts and military exercises. That’s according to a recent report by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, based near Geneva. The IUCN urges sanctions against those who commit “war crimes against the environment” and suggests some possible mechanisms. We look at the report’s findings and the legal obstacles to such prosecutions.
This content was published on May 19, 2021 - 09:00
How many birds are there in the world?
New research estimates there are between 50 billion and 430 billion birds on Earth.
A rooftop flock of pigeons flying over Bushwick, Brooklyn. But how many pigeons are there? For that matter, how many birds are there? A new study attempts to answer.Photograph by George McKenzie Jr
ByDouglas Main
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Standing in a northern Everglades marsh in 2015, biologist Corey Callaghan watched as an enormous flock of tree swallows wheeled in the morning sun. As the mass of birds passed overhead, Callaghan and his partner stood in astonishment. Just how many tree swallows were in the flock, he wondered for that matter, how many birds are in the entire world?
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