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Crates containing two endangered giant pandas are loaded onto a plane as they return to China after 12 years in the United Kingdom at Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. It had been hoped female panda Tian Tian ("Sweetie") and male Yang Guang ("Sunshine") would breed while at the zoo, but they did not produce a cub. The pair are flying back to Chengdu where they will live at a wildlife sanctuary. IMAGES
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow was released from prison on Saturday as the city marked the second anniversary of its huge democracy rallies, with police out in force and protests now all but banned. IMAGES
Chinandega, Feb 28 (EFE).- The National Zoo of Nicaragua said on Sunday that they have released over 80 animals - mostly rescued from abuse and illegal trade - into the wild in northwest of the country. Rabbits, hawks, white-winged doves, foxes and possums were among those released by the National Zoo of Nicaragua, according to the director of the zoo, Eduardo Sacasa. (Camera: RENEE LUCIA RAMOS).SHOT LIST: ANIMALS ARE BEING RELEASED INTO THE WILD IN CHINANDEGA, NICARAGUA. SOUND BITE: EDUARDO SACASA, DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL ZOO OF NICARAGUA (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: - We've released about 85 animals including rabbits, hawks, white-winged doves, foxes, possums, a little of everything.- Once again we are showing that we are against the illegal trade of these animals that are in danger of extinction.
Choquekota, Feb 23 (EFE).- Two female condors rescued in a rural Bolivian community were returned to their natural habitat on Tuesday after undergoing a rehabilitation process in the municipal biopark of La Paz and as an investigation is underway in the south of the country into the death of around 30 such birds by poisoning.The birds, named Choquekota and Retamani, were released on a hill near the rural community of Choquekota, in the southern municipality of Palca of the capital city. (Camera: GINA BALDIVIESO). SHOT LIST: TWO CONDORS BEING RETURNED TO THEIR NATURAL HABITAT ON A HILL NEAR THE RURAL COMMUNITY OF CHOQUEKOTA, BOLIVIA.
McLeod Ganj, Jan 29 (EFE/EPA).- Tibetans in exile in Dharamsala held Friday a street theater to celebrate and tell the story of Tashi Wangchuk, a Tibetan language advocate released after five years of imprisonment in China.(Camera: SANJAY BAID)SHOT LIST: THE STREET THEATER HELD IN MCLEOD GANJ, NEAR DHARAMSALA, INDIA.