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15 December 2025
An aerial view shows a fisherman casting a net from a wooden boat on an algae-filled river affected by climate change in Natore district, Bangladesh, on December 13, 2025.
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Toulouse Appeals Court Holds Final Hearings On Legality Of Planned A69 Highway
11 December 2025
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11 December 2025
A 'Ecureuil' (i.e., squirrel) places a banner at the top of a tree near the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse. It quotes an article of constitutional law that reads, 'Everyone must take part in the preservation and improvement of the environment'. A final hearing on the legality of the environmental authorizations for the planned highway A69 between Toulouse and Castres takes place in the Administrative Court of Appeal of Toulouse, France, on December 11, 2025. Plaintiffs against the A69 ask the court to nullify all environmental authorizations given for the A69 project. Opponents gather in front of the Administrative Court of Appeal during the hearings. They argue that this highway is not legally sound, that NGE/Atosca (builders) do not respect even their own documents about ecological compensations, and there are issues of violence against opponents and non-compliance with regulations. NGE/Atosca and the Minister of Ecology plead that this highway is 'necessary by nature' and that the first decision of the Administrative Court to scrap the authorizations is an 'anomaly'. The verdict will be given on December 30, 2025. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free') wants the building of the highway to be stopped until all judicial decisions on the content are given. Opponents of this project say that the reprofiling of the N126 will be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles planned per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers.
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#13079843
10 December 2025
A turkey vulture spreads its wings at the Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, Florida, on December 9, 2025. The scavengers play a crucial ecological role by helping prevent the spread of disease through consuming carrion.
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#13077355
9 December 2025
Mallard ducks are seen during the morning hours at the Oxbow Nature Conservancy in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, on December 9, 2025.
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4 December 2025
Mathieu Lefevre, Minister attached to the Minister for Ecological Transition, Biodiversity and International Negotiations on Climate and Nature, responsible for Ecological Transition, is seen during a session of questions to the French government at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on December 3, 2025.
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#13052218
3 December 2025
A group of Baikal Teal drifts during a massive migration in Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, on December 3, 2025.
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#13052219
3 December 2025
A group of Baikal Teal drifts during a massive migration in Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, on December 3, 2025.
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3 December 2025
A group of Baikal Teal drifts during a massive migration in Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, on December 3, 2025.
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3 December 2025
A group of Baikal Teal drifts during a massive migration in Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, on December 3, 2025.
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3 December 2025
A group of Baikal Teal drifts during a massive migration in Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, on December 3, 2025.
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#13026595
26 November 2025
A black phoebe perches at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. The refuge's wetlands serve as a critical resting and feeding stop for thousands of cranes, geese, and other migratory birds moving along the Rio Grande corridor. Wildlife watchers and photographers gather each year to witness the spectacle as the birds arrive in the early morning light and settle in for the winter season.
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#13024343
25 November 2025
A Sandhill crane is at Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge near San Antonio, New Mexico. The refuge's wetlands serve as a critical resting and feeding stop for thousands of cranes, geese, and other migratory birds moving along the Rio Grande corridor. Wildlife watchers and photographers gather each year to witness the spectacle as the birds arrive in the early morning light and settle in for the winter season.
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#13006584
20 November 2025
The first batch of winter migratory birds hovers over the wetlands in the Huaihe section of Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, on November 20, 2025.
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20 November 2025
The first batch of winter migratory birds hovers over the wetlands in the Huaihe section of Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, on November 20, 2025.
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20 November 2025
The first batch of winter migratory birds hovers over the wetlands in the Huaihe section of Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, on November 20, 2025.
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20 November 2025
The first batch of winter migratory birds hovers over the wetlands in the Huaihe section of Hongze Lake Wetland in Suqian, Jiangsu, China, on November 20, 2025.
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