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French researchers use albatrosses to spy out illegal fishing

Sat, 20 Oct 2018 02:35:39 +0200

Fishermen illegally trawling the Indian Ocean might soon find they have more to worry about than the proverbial albatross around their neck -- real bad luck might now lurk in the form of one of the birds spying on them from the sky.

French director red-faced after pink flamingo disaster in the Camargue

Tue, 03 Jul 2018 10:42:08 +0200

A French director said Monday he would abandon filming at a Mediterranean wetlands after a pilot sparked a panic among a huge flock of pink flamingos, causing hundreds of them to abandon their eggs.

'Bone eaters' are back: Europe's largest vultures return to French Alps

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 13:43:03 +0100

Europe's largest vultures nicknamed "bone eaters" whom legend has it used to kidnap old ladies, can be seen soaring high over the French Alps once again after disappearing from the region in the early 20th century.

Fish allowed to 'come and go as they please'

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:52:00 +0200

A court in Nantes has ruled that fish should have the right swim in rivers freely, outlawing the use of man-made devices to control their movements.

France in trouble over rare rodent

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:47:55 +0200

The European Court in Luxembourg warned France on Thursday over its failure to protect the threatened Great Hamster of Alsace, the last wild hamster species in Europe.