The new fish species discovered in Kerala has gained international attention thanks to Hollywood actor and environmental campaigner Leonardo DiCaprio. Earlier this week, DiCaprio used Facebook to inform his devoted following about a new aquatic species that was accidentally discovered in Kerala. “The wild is all around us and sometimes all it takes to discover […]
DUBAI: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) will impose an annual fishing and trade ban on sharks and rays from 1 March to 30 June 2022, coinciding with the spawning season of the fish, in line with the Ministerial Resolution No. 43 of 2019 regulating shark fishing and trade. The resolution allows fishermen […]
A pufferfish underwent emergency dentistry after her teeth had become so big she was unable to eat food. Concern grew for Mark Byatt, 64 when Goldie the porcupine pufferfish began suddenly losing weight as her large teeth prevented her from eating properly. Byatt rushed the five-year-old fish to Sandhole Veterinary Centre in Snodland, Kent, where […]
A colony of 60 million breeding fish has been discovered in Antarctica’s ice-covered Weddell Sea, which was an unknown ecosystem of the past that covers an area the size of Malta. This find indicates truly how much the world knows of the depths of the ocean. The vast colony is believed to be the world’s […]
Researchers have found that Goldfish are capable of navigating on land in a recent study. A team at the Ben-Gurion University has developed a FOV — a fish-operated vehicle. The FOV is a robotic car is fitted with lidar, a remote sensing technology that uses pulsed laser light to collect data on the vehicle’s ground […]
DUBAI: The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) launched an Animal Assisted Therapy Programme sponsored by Himalaya Global Management Ltd at Expo 2020 Dubai. Speaking on the occasion, Sheikha Saeed Al Mansouri, Acting Director-General of the DFWAC, stated, “The foundation strives to contribute to the development of our society and to serve all members […]
