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Saudi Arabia fears Hajj swine flu outbreak as four pilgrims die
Sunday, November 22, 2009 As the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca gets underway, Saudi Arabian authorities have expressed concern swine flu could impact pilgrims. Four, with underlying health issues, have already died. Two men and a woman in their seventies and a seventeen-year-old girl have died, according to the…
Kenyan conservancy euthanises last male northern white rhino; only two females remain
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 Yesterday, Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy announced they had euthanised the last male northern white rhino, Sudan, on Monday, after consulting with wildlife officials. Sudan was 45-years-old, and now only two northern white rhinos, both female and descendants of Sudan, remain. “Sudan was being treated for age-related…