world news World landmarks switch the lights off to mark Earth Hour WWF says 180 countries and territories took part in this year's event to raise awareness of climate change 31/03/2019
Japan Tuna sells for record €2.7 million in Japan's New Year fish market The 278-kg bluefin tuna was sold to the owner of a Japanese sushi restaurant, but experts say demand for the fish has made it an endangered species. 05/01/2019
Indonesia 115 plastic cups, 4 bottles and 4 flipflops found inside dead whale A dead sperm whale was found washed ashore in Indonesia with nearly 6kg of plastic waste in its stomach, according to park officials. 20/11/2018
world news Wildlife populations drop 60% in 40 years due to human action: report The WWF estimates that current rate of species extinction are now up to 1,000 times higher than the standard rate of extinction in Earth's history. 30/10/2018
world news World wildlife numbers 'to drop by 67% in 50 years', new report finds The world is on course for the first mass extinction of animal life since the dinosaurs, according to a new report on wildlife populations 27/10/2016
world news World wildlife population drops almost two-thirds in 40 years Global wildlife populations have fallen a staggering 58 percent between 1970 and 2012, according to a report by the WWF and the Zoological Society. 27/10/2016
