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2 days ago
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Watch: Lemurs and Capybaras face the scales at London Zoo's annual weigh-in
Update: Date: 09:56 BST Title: Time to weigh some of the zoo's most popular residents Content: Adam GoldsmithReporting from London Zoo Next up, we're taking a detour via the capybaras. We're told these two - Gizmo and Kiwi - have become some of the most popular animals at the zoo. Our reporter Lilah will be speaking to the rodent's keeper in a moment - watch live as she gets the lowdown. Update: Date: 09:24 BST Title: Watch live as London Zoo's lemurs are weighed Content: Adam GoldsmithReporting from London Zoo The lemurs are on the scales. Repeat, the lemurs are on the scales. There's action in the enclosure as a few of the braver ring-tailed lemurs surround the Chelsea the zookeeper. You can watch the lemur weighing live at the top of the page. Update: Date: 09:20 BST Title: Lemurs up first, with the help of some snacks Content: Adam GoldsmithReporting from London Zoo First, we're visiting the ring-tailed lemurs. This group of eight are native to southern and south-west Madagascar, and are lively this morning as they climb around their enclosure. The animal's keepers have polished off a large set of scales, and are gathering the animals interested with the help of some snacks. Weighing them might take a while, and we'll update you as soon as we get some figures. We're told that these critters usually weigh-in at around three kilograms. Update: Date: 08:49 BST Title: Humboldt penguins ready for weigh-in - are you? Content: Adam GoldsmithReporting from London Zoo We're just getting set up here at London Zoo, where the Humboldt penguins are already expecting their breakfast. We'll have a live stream running through the day right here with the penguins - you can watch live at the top of the page. You can also follow our camera crew around the other residents as the weigh-in begins. First up, our guides are planning on taking us to see the ring-tailed lemurs; that should happen around 09:00 BST - animal dependent, of course. Update: Date: 08:38 BST Title: Government sets out new standards for zoos Content: Today's weigh-in is taking place after the UK government set out new standards for zoos in May. This marks the first change to zoo standards in over a decade and will come into effect from May 2027. The changes are: Zoos and aquariums now have two years to adapt to these changes. The government's animal welfare minister Baroness Hayman says that while the UK's zoos are 'world leaders' in setting the standard for how animals should be treated, these reforms now 'lay the foundation for an even stronger, even more compassionate future for all zoos and aquariums'. Update: Date: 08:13 BST Title: What is weigh-in day all about? Content: Aside from offering some great photo opportunities, weigh-in day is an essential opportunity for London Zoo to collect important data from its inhabitants. Weighing animals regularly enables the zoo to monitor the development of its animal infants, for instance, and even helps to identify pregnancies. It is also a good opportunity to cross-reference and check data that's been recorded throughout the year. Once all the data is collected, it's added to the Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS). This database is shared with other zookeepers at institutions around the world, and helps compare information on endangered or threatened species. Update: Date: 08:01 BST Title: London Zoo's annual weigh-in day has arrived Content: Adam GoldsmithReporting from London Zoo Good morning from Regent's Park as London Zoo gears up for one of the biggest events in their calendar- the annual animal weigh-in. From capybaras to camels, the zookeepers will attempt to weigh and measure over 10,000 animals to monitor their health and wellbeing, before sharing that vital data with conservation groups and sites around the world. It's a task that's easier said than done though, when you've got a population of animals across over 300 species. I'm expecting to see a fair share of innovative solutions as a result, and I've come with a carrot or two up my sleeve in the hope of tempting some of the zoo's inhabitants onto the scales. As I make my way around the zoo, you can come along too by tapping watch live at the top of the page.
NDTV
10-07-2025
- NDTV
UNESCO Removes 3 African Sites From World Heritage "In Danger" List
New Delhi: The World Heritage Committee has removed three African heritage sites -- in Madagascar, Egypt and Libya -- from UNESCO's list of endangered sites, acknowledging successful efforts to mitigate threats and restore their cultural and ecological integrity. The decision was taken on July 9 during the ongoing 47th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Paris, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a statement on Wednesday. It said these removals are the result of extensive efforts by states parties, with UNESCO's support, to significantly reduce threats to these sites. The sites taken off the danger list are the Rainforests of the Atsinanana in Madagascar, Abu Mena in Egypt, and the Old Town of Ghadames in Libya. "When sites are removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it is a great victory for all. For the countries and communities directly concerned, for UNESCO and, more broadly, for the shared heritage of humanity," Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay said according to the statement. "We are pursuing a special effort for Africa, both to train experts and facilitate new inscriptions and to support strategies to bring some sites out of danger. These efforts are paying off today", she said. In recent years, UNESCO has made "considerable and targeted efforts" to support its African Member States. Since 2021, three sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Senegal have also been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it added. According to information shared by the UNESCO, the Rainforests of the Atsinanana were inscribed on its World Heritage List in 2007 for its important biodiversity. The rainforests and the species they support have faced a "series of threats" in recent years including illegal logging, trafficking of precious woods and deforestation negatively affecting the status of important key species such as Lemurs - leading to its inclusion on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2010, it said. In Egypt, Abu Mena was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 serving as an outstanding example of a pilgrimage site, cradle of Christian monasticism. "The site was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2001 following concerns due to alarming rise in the water table caused by irrigation methods of surrounding farms and the collapse of several overlying structures," the statement further said. It said Libya's Old Town of Ghadames, recognised in 1986 for its cultural links across Africa and the Mediterranean, was placed on the danger list in 2016 amid conflict, wildfires and flooding. The purpose of the danger list is to provide information on the threats to the very values that led to the inclusion of a property on the World Heritage List, and to mobilise the international community to preserve the site. It also enables the site to benefit from the right to increased technical and financial support from UNESCO.
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Business Standard
10-07-2025
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- Business Standard
Three African sites removed from the Unesco world heritage 'in danger' list
The sites taken off the danger list are the Rainforests of the Atsinanana in Madagascar, Abu Mena in Egypt, and the Old Town of Ghadams in Libya Press Trust of India New Delhi The World Heritage Committee has removed three African heritage sites -- in Madagascar, Egypt and Libya -- from UNESCO's list of endangered sites, acknowledging successful efforts to mitigate threats and restore their cultural and ecological integrity. The decision was taken on July 9 during the ongoing 47th session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Paris, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said in a statement on Wednesday. It said these removals are the result of extensive efforts by states parties, with UNESCO's support, to significantly reduce threats to these sites. The sites taken off the danger list are the Rainforests of the Atsinanana in Madagascar, Abu Mena in Egypt, and the Old Town of Ghadams in Libya. "When sites are removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it is a great victory for all. For the countries and communities directly concerned, for UNESCO and, more broadly, for the shared heritage of humanity," Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay said according to the statement. "We are pursuing a special effort for Africa, both to train experts and facilitate new inscriptions and to support strategies to bring some sites out of danger. These efforts are paying off today", she said. In recent years, UNESCO has made "considerable and targeted efforts" to support its African Member States. Since 2021, three sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Senegal have also been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it added. According to information shared by the UNESCO, the Rainforests of the Atsinanana were inscribed on its World Heritage List in 2007 for its important biodiversity. The rainforests and the species they support have faced a "series of threats" in recent years including illegal logging, trafficking of precious woods and deforestation negatively affecting the status of important key species such as Lemurs leading to its inclusion on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2010, it said. In Egypt, Abu Mena was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 serving as an outstanding example of a pilgrimage site, cradle of Christian monasticism. "The site was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2001 following concerns due to alarming rise in the water table caused by irrigation methods of surrounding farms and the collapse of several overlying structures," the statement further said. It said Libya's Old Town of Ghadams, recognised in 1986 for its cultural links across Africa and the Mediterranean, was placed on the danger list in 2016 amid conflict, wildfires and flooding. The purpose of the danger list is to provide information on the threats to the very values that led to the inclusion of a property on the World Heritage List, and to mobilise the international community to preserve the site. It also enables the site to benefit from the right to increased technical and financial support from UNESCO. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Hindustan Times
10-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Three sites in African continent removed from UNESCO world heritage 'in danger' list
New Delhi, The World Heritage Committee has removed three African heritage sites in Madagascar, Egypt and Libya from UNESCO's list of endangered sites, acknowledging successful efforts to mitigate threats and restore their cultural and ecological integrity. Three sites in African continent removed from UNESCO world heritage 'in danger' list The decision was taken on July 9 during the ongoing 47th session of the World Heritage Committee in Paris, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said in a statement on Wednesday. It said these removals are the result of extensive efforts by states parties, with UNESCO's support, to significantly reduce threats to these sites. The sites taken off the danger list are the Rainforests of the Atsinanana in Madagascar, Abu Mena in Egypt, and the Old Town of Ghadamès in Libya. "When sites are removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it is a great victory for all. For the countries and communities directly concerned, for UNESCO and, more broadly, for the shared heritage of humanity," Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay said according to the statement. "We are pursuing a special effort for Africa, both to train experts and facilitate new inscriptions and to support strategies to bring some sites out of danger. These efforts are paying off today", she said. In recent years, UNESCO has made "considerable and targeted efforts" to support its African Member States. Since 2021, three sites in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Senegal have also been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it added. According to information shared by the UNESCO, the Rainforests of the Atsinanana were inscribed on its World Heritage List in 2007 for its important biodiversity. The rainforests and the species they support have faced a "series of threats" in recent years including illegal logging, trafficking of precious woods and deforestation negatively affecting the status of important key species such as Lemurs – leading to its inclusion on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2010, it said. In Egypt, Abu Mena was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979 serving as an outstanding example of a pilgrimage site, cradle of Christian monasticism. "The site was placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2001 following concerns due to alarming rise in the water table caused by irrigation methods of surrounding farms and the collapse of several overlying structures," the statement further said. It said Libya's Old Town of Ghadamès, recognised in 1986 for its cultural links across Africa and the Mediterranean, was placed on the danger list in 2016 amid conflict, wildfires and flooding. The purpose of the danger list is to provide information on the threats to the very values that led to the inclusion of a property on the World Heritage List, and to mobilise the international community to preserve the site. It also enables the site to benefit from the right to increased technical and financial support from UNESCO. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.
