https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed French conservationists are once again fearing the much-loved lines of trees that frame a typical French style countryside road could soon be a thing of the past, with authorities reportedly lining up a mass chop in a bid to improve road safety. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150407/are-french-roadside-trees-set-for-the-chop Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:52:05 +0200 are-french-roadside-trees-set-for-the-chop Around three tonnes of elephant tusks were dumped at the foot of the Eiffel Tower on Thursday, before being turned to dust in front of the eyes of the French environment minister and a crowd of onlookers. But what was it all about? https://www.thelocal.fr/20140206/ivory-france-to-destroy-three-tonnes-of-ivory-at-eiffel-tower Thu, 06 Feb 2014 16:00:00 +0100 ivory-france-to-destroy-three-tonnes-of-ivory-at-eiffel-tower An exceptionally rare Roloway monkey has been born at a zoo in eastern France that is striving to preserve one of the most endangered primate species on the planet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120802/rare-monkey-born-in-french-zoo Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:32:41 +0200 rare-monkey-born-in-french-zoo