News articles tagged with 'Russia' (Page 3)
Skin of rare Amur leopard discovered in car
— 21 Apr 2009 12:51 | EnvironmentPolice are investigating the killing of an Amur Leopard - one of the rarest animals on earth with only a few dozen left in the wild - after officers discovered the skin of an adult…
Oil majors ignore pleas to help protect most endangered whales
— 20 Apr 2009 10:23 | EnvironmentBP and Exxon continue to ignore requests to join consultations with an international scientific panel to work to protect the world's most endangered whales, threatened by oil and gas…
Science as a pioneer
— 12 Mar 2009 12:50 | TechnologyIn the end the objective was clear: a European Research Area in which the exchange of scientists and scholars, research findings and technology would be as natural as the free movement…
Tracking the elusive Amur tiger by foot, ski, and snowmobile
— 10 Mar 2009 15:58 | EnvironmentResearchers in the Russian Far East are tracking the elusive Amur tiger by foot, ski, and snowmobile this month to better understand the endangered species…
Outrage as protected forests go under the hammer in Russia
— 25 Feb 2009 13:18 | EnvironmentProtected forest in Russia including a 'maternity hospital' for the Amur tiger and unique Korean pine stands have been sold for logging in controversial circumstances and in the face…
ABB selects IBM as hosting provider for information system
— 4 Dec 2008 22:42 | TechnologyIBM and leading power equipment manufacturer, ABB, have signed a three-year contract for hosting services for ABB's SAP information system in Russia…
Hazardous alternatives to alcohol beverages are still widely available in Russia
— 18 Nov 2008 15:56 | HealthThe term 'non-beverage alcohols' refers to manufactured liquids that contain alcohol but are not intended for consumption, such as medicinal tinctures, aftershave, alcohol-based anti-freeze,…
Putin signs on dotted line for Far-Eastern leopards
— 31 Oct 2008 18:06 | EnvironmentRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed the decree which will put into effect a long-sought protected area that will house half of all remaining Far-Eastern leopards…
Vladimir Putin collars Dr Darman's tiger
— 3 Sep 2008 14:42 | EnvironmentThe Amur tiger has leapt into the headlines with former Russian president Vladimir Putin shooting a tiger with a tranquillising gun in Russia's far east, before tagging the tiger with…
Global warming puts Russia under pressure 'here and now'
— 15 Jul 2008 13:43 | EnvironmentGlobal warming is set to wreak havoc in Russia and other ex-Soviet Union states unless drastic action is taken, according to a new report compiled by WWF-Russia and the British charity…