Tag: camels

Dubai’s dead plastic camels

A new scientific study showing that desert camels are dying from mistaking plastic bags for food has lead pioneering plastic pollution researchers and others to call for a radical shift in how we discuss the problem that's harming life in all environments on Earth--on land, not just in the sea. 

Google Street View uses camels to map UAE’s Liwa Desert

Google, bastion of cool-tech, has gone Throwback Thursday in a major way - resorting to camels to capture its...

MERS Killer Virus Claims Life of New Mother in Abu Dhabi

MERS, a SARS-like virus believed to be transmitted by either camels or bats has claimed another life in the...

Australia Kills Nearly 400 Camels From the Sky

Camels are a nomad's best friend but a serious nuisance in Australia, where the environmental ministry recently culled nearly...

World’s First Genetically-Modified Camels in Dubai to Produce Medicine

The same research laboratory behind the world's first cloned camel and a hybrid llama and camel called Cama has recently announced that they are genetically modifying camels in order to produce pharmaceutical proteins through their milk.

A Camel Film With Big Heart: Collective Moments of Madness (Review)

Five men and four Bactrian camels travel 1500 km through India, but it doesn't go quite the way it...

Dubai’s Camels to Chomp Down Runaway Mangrove Forests?

Dubai is considering biological control: camels to dine in Dubai's Ras al Khor wildlife sanctuary overrun by mangrove trees Too...

OP ED: Bioplastics Will not Solve the Plastic Pollution Problem

Daniella Dimitrova Russo from the Plastic Pollution Coalition warns that bioplastics will not solve plastic pollution. Plastic pollution is one...

Woman Spins Camel Wool to Prevent Slaughter of 1.2 Million Wild Australian Camels

While the Arab world has close ties with their hardy camels, Australia considers their 1.2 million population of wild...

15 Yr Old’s Pocket Money Can’t Save Camels Killed by Plastic

Half of the wild camels near Abu Dhabi are choking on plastic and dying When the grownups give up on...

Santa on a Camel in Qatar: are the Reindeers Protesting?

Santa takes a ride on a camel in Doha, Qatar, where it was recently announced the COP 18 talks...

The UAE’s Plastic Bag Story Isn’t Eco-Happy Yet

The plastic bag story isn't over yet, but it's definitely on the right track. United Arab Emirates' residents are awash...