An INTERPOL operation in nine Latin American and Caribbean countries led to 233 arrests. Investigators also reported rescued animals and forests cleared illegally.
A new report describes genetic differences between Arabian Sea humpback whales and other populations. Researchers say the findings support the possibility of recognizing them as a separate subspecies.
Jordanian fisherman Marwan Shriem helped researchers confirm the first recorded pelagic stingray in the Red Sea. His photographs and videos from the Gulf of Aqaba supported the scientific identification.
A Kurdish businessman released 28 mountain goats near Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, in a personal effort to support local wildlife. Residents were asked to help protect the animals, while forest police warned against hunting them.
A Nile crocodile was transported from Jordan to Sudan and returned to Dinder Reserve. The operation involved Sudanese and Jordanian partners and animal-protection organizations.
Archaeologists found a stone statue, estimated to be about 11,000 years old, at Karahan Tepe near Şanlıurfa in Türkiye. The statue shows a person seated on a leopard and may offer new information about early human life.
Hawaii wildlife staff found endangered Blackburn’s sphinx moth caterpillars on Lanai and Molokai. They also confirmed an endangered Hawaiian damselfly on Hawaii Island for the first time since 1923.
