national park rangers regularly go out on patrol. as a risk approaching fishing even illegal tourism newsmedia. fishing people come here to fish in the channel separating the islands and lay shrimp traps for. them i keep coming back to check what's in the traps and that he and i promise you the. fishing in the national park is illegal fish lay their eggs in the tangled roots of mangrove trees usually only research boats are allowed in these waters. tourists can only visit the islands as part of guided tours they have to be accompanied by rangers and have to abide by strict rules. don't take anything with you and don't leave anything behind in court. the islands are home to rare flora and fauna you see this species of plant is in danger and in a city that it's one of 38 that are endemic to the west african region. where suffering can. the biodiversity is more or less intact and can be appreciated by locals and visitors alike. the political necessity of articulate rejects in these areas is very important i think. i've learnt that it pl

at least 12 wildlife rangers have been killed in an attack in virunga national park in the democratic republic of congo at least 5 other people were also killed in the ambush the worst in the park's history is home to half the world's population of mountain gorillas and in the past 20 years at least 180 rangers have been killed while protecting animals there in 2018 the park was closed for 8 months after a series of attacks including one that left 6 people dead. phil clark is a professor of international politics of the school of oriental and african studies he joins me live now via skype from london sir thank you for joining us here on al-jazeera 1st of all your reaction to this attack. in many respects is not that surprising there have been big clashes between the major rebel group that suspected of carrying out this attack and a group called the f.d.a. . and the congolese army i've been at each other's throats to several weeks now and it does look like the f.d.a. a lot have used this attack on the national park rangers as a white to show their strength and as a white city trying to

in the democratic republic of congo at least 12 rangers and 5 civilians have been killed in an attack on virunga national park several more people were injured in the ambush the worst in the parks history their own guys home to half the world's population of mountain gorillas in the last 20 years at least 180 rangers have been killed while protecting the animals feel clark is with the school of oriental and african studies he says is not surprised by the attack. there have been big clashes between the major rebel group that suspected of carrying out this attack and a group called the f.d.a. . and the congolese army i've been at each other's throats to several weeks now and it does look like the f.d.a. a lot have used this attack on the national park rangers as a white to show their strength and as a white city trying to put pressure on the congolese army to back off i think perhaps if there is a surprising elements about this attack it's the style of the civilian death toll typically when there are attacks in the reagan national pocket it usually involves the kidnapping of a foreign tourists we haven't seen i

the black bears in yellowstone national park. rangershere are increased sightings now that the park is closed. >> with no people, the bears are literally just walking down the road to get to where they need to go which is kind of cool to see. >> reporter: scientists say it is a difficult time for all of us. but it also makes you think about the animals, and the planet, too. >> we have been taking habitat from these animals. it might cause a sort of increased awareness of the natural beauty that's right around us. >> reporter: images from all over the world. in milan before the lockdown. and after. the smog lifting. mountains visible in the distance. new delhi's skyline too before. and after. the blue sky visible. and from the ground, then and now. india's air quality improving dramatically during this time. it's not a surprise, but scientists say it's a stark reminder, the toll of pollution. and tonight, on a nat geo special, our ginger zee with the black bear cubs in northern minnesota. >> oh, do you see that? look how sweet. >> reporte

other's throats several weeks now and it does look like the f d a lot of use this attack on the national park rangers as a white to show their strength and as a way to try to put pressure on the congolese army to back off i think perhaps if there is a surprising elements about this attack it's the style of the civilian death toll typically when there are attacks in the reagan national pocket that usually involves the kidnapping of a foreign tourists what we haven't seen congolese civilians being killed in such large numbers inside a national park and we certainly haven't seen this number of ranges killed so in that sense that this is very unusual that the f.t.l. are is i who to dominate said rebel group the reason that it's fighting against the congolese army of the market is that the congolese government is in the process of renewing our relations with the rwandan government and that's a 20 donated government that the rwandan government has said to congo you need to write in the f.t. a lot in we see this regional threat across the border we see 20 civilians being killed inside congo the f.t. a lot h

national parks are following suit. the a national park in california is closed to visitors to try to slow the spread of coronavirus joshua tree national park east oflos angeles. >>closed today park rangers do remain in place. yosemite was the first national park to close in california. i was on marc20th. a week later lassen volcanic national park followesuit. >>the grand canyon is also closed the national pa service made that announcement today shortly after the joshua tree national park shut down the park service says the chief health officer called amino county arizona recommended the closure. the park was already operatingt a limited capacity because of the pandemic there is no national shutdown of all 419 national park sites. the national park service is modified operations on a park by park bases. it is also waiving entrance fees at parks which do remain open during the pandemic. >>is on track to lead large scale testing for coronavirus the new technology that's being set up right now the test up to 3,000 people a day and get results within hours and the stay at home order apparently inspired a new hobby a hardware store employee shares what has been flying off their shelves lately

national park. most victims were park rangers protecting a convoy y of civilis stop russian emergency services are battling wildfires in at least three regions of siberia. no casualties have been reported, but the fires have destroyed dozens of buildings. temperatures have been about 15 degrees celsius higher than usual. last year, fires in siberia burned huge swaths of land. seveveral thousand people have attended prayer services at the biggest mosque in indonesia's at j providence. the crowds ignored advice from the national government and health officials who urged worshipers to pray at home to seseveral beachches in australia possibly largest city, sydney, have been closed again after crowds ignored coronavirus restrictions. local officials had to reopen the beaches for exercise just a few days earlier, while at the same time warning people to adhere to social distancing guidelines. brazil's justice minister has resigned after accusing the president of meddling in law enforcement for political reasons stop in a live television address, he said bolsonaro fired a federal police chief to have more access

the democratic republic of congo the attack took place in the they don't got national park most of the victims were park rangers protecting a convoy of civilians. russian emergency services are battling wildfires in at least 3 regions of siberia no casualties have been reported but the fires have destroyed dozens of buildings temperatures have been about 15 degrees celsius higher than usual last year wildfires in siberia have burned huge swaths of land. political demonstrations are no longer possible in most countries because of the coronavirus the climate action movement fridays for future has switched to protests online but one group here in berlin has found a creative way of staging a physical demonstration in the government quarter of germany's capital without it seems breaking any loss. burleson in $29000.00 and normal friday for climate change protesters but not this year with schools still largely closed and demonstrations limited due to social distancing rules striking from school for climate change action has become tricky to mock the faith global climate strike fridays for future protesters let the sl

people in the democratic republic of the congo the attack took place in the national park most of the victims were park rangers protecting a convoy of civilians. brazil's justice minister said your model has resigned over what he called political interference by president. took the step after both are now to dismiss the head of brazil's federal police moro is a former anti corruption judge who is one of the most popular members of both scenarios cabinets. and doctors nurses and other frontline workers have been hailed as the heroes of the pandemic expressions of gratitude have become a ritual in countries thanks to places like spain and italy and the u.k. where people applaud medics caregivers and others from their balconies and doorways but elsewhere frontline workers bear the brunt of public anger in sudan some doctors say they've been attacked by patients families who blame them for the health systems failures many medical workers left the country under the previous dictatorship that has left mostly young doctors to handle the coronavirus break. a moment of rest before the early shift begins doctors and nur

people in the democratic republic of the congo the attack took place in the national park most of the victims were park rangers protecting a convoy of civilians brazil's justice minister sergey moto has resigned over what he called political interference by president. took the step after balls and out of dismissed the head of brazil's federal police motto is a former anti corruption judge who was one of the most popular members are now discovering that. russian emergency services are battling wildfires in at least 3 regions of siberia no casualties have been reported but the fires have destroyed dozens of buildings temperatures have been about 15 degrees celsius higher than usual last year wildfires and so bierria burned huge swathes of land. and here in berlin fridays for future activists have placed thousands of posters in front of germany's parliament to demand action on the global climate crisis the protesters obeyed coronavirus restrictions climate strike events were also staged in other cities and online. the chancellor angela merkel has reiterated germany's willingness to help fill the world health orga

the democratic republic of congo the attack took place in that they don't go national park most of the victims were park rangers protecting a convoy of civilians. russian and mergence these services are battling wildfires and at least 3 regions of siberia no casualties have been reported but the fires have destroyed dozens of buildings temperatures haven't been about 15 degrees celsius higher than usual last year wildfires in siberia burned huge swaths of land in berlin fridays for future activists have placed thousands of protests about posters rather in front of germany's parliament to demand action on the global climate crisis the protesters obeyed coronavirus restrictions on climate strike events were also staged in other cities and online. chancellor angela merkel has reiterated germany's willingness to help fill the world health organization's funding gap she made that comment on a w.h.o. conference call today her message comes after u.s. president trump announced last week his administration will halt all funding to the w.h.o. while it reviews how they were in a zation handle to cope with 1000 crisis mic

people in the democratic republic of the congo the attack took place in the national park most of the victims were park rangers protecting a convoy of civilians. russian emergency services are battling wildfires in at least 3 regions of siberia no casualties have been reported but the fires have destroyed dozens of buildings temperatures have been about 15 degrees celsius higher than usual last year wildfires in siberia burned huge swathes of land. several 1000 people have attended prayer services of the biggest mosque in indonesia's problems the crowds ignored vice from the national government and health officials who've urged worshipers to pray at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus. several beaches in australia's largest city sydney has being closed again after crowds ignored coronavirus restrictions local officials little local officials had to reopen the beaches for exercise just a few days earlier while at the same time warning people to adhere to social distancing guidelines. brazil's justice minister sergey resigned after accusing president are not of meddling in law enforcement for political rea

online, you can read at about the water at hot springs national park was once thought to cure everything from rheumatoid to syphilis. rangersips for students. >> it feels soft. >> our parks are a giant classroom. >> have a great rest of your day and come visit us for real when this is over. >> that's why so many of our sunday morning moments of nature come from the national park. my new book, "leave only footprints," is about the powerful impact the parks had on my own life. while writing it, i frequently found inspiration in the words of writer john muir, who wrote "going to the multiplies is going home." for now, i am staying parked inside, like we all should be. but when this is all past, i can't tell you how excited i am going to be to get out of the house and head home. >> pauley: we take a moment once again this week to remember some of those we've lost to the coronavirus. ♪ ♪ come on home ♪ come on home ♪ so you don't have to be alone ♪ ♪ come on home ♪ ♪ the moon and sun hang out in bars just talking ♪ ♪ i still love that picture of us walking ♪ ♪ just like that old house we thought was haunted ♪ ♪ summer came faste

. >>> it's now been more than three weeks since yosemite national park was close to to assess out of the shut down. park rangers bears, coyotes and other wildlife are now coming out of hiding with a huge park nearly deserted. yosemite has been shut down four times in the past 30 years due to wildfires. but this closure due to the pandemic is expect longest on record . >> that we are now hearing from the family of a man who died from coronavirus at a nursing home in hayward coming up, the complaint that they have about the facility that cared for their loved one. >> they should open up certain areas.'s people are dying, financially. everyone has done the thing and we need to get back to work . >>> trump and governor newsom are preparing two separate plans to lift shelter at home orders or restrictions. what will be considered before lifting some of those restrictions. >>> from ktvu fox news, this is mornings on 2. >> welcome back, we want to take it to the opening bell this morning. there it is live and it looks like the dow jones is going to shoot up about 453 points off the bat. th showing optimism with talks

a puma ran a stop light with no visitors to the national park, a pride of south african lions can snooze in the road and yosemite park rangers seeing more be -- more bears than ever. these days it's hard to not be shaken by vultures circling over the navy's hospital the comfort. >> it will be a great day when the only big naval ship docked is a museum. when the comfort sets sail, the vultures will fly away and surely all the wild creditors will go back to what is left of theirs. what about the affects that are harder to see. what is the pause doing to the chemistry of our sky? locals in northern india say they can see the himalayas for the first time in decades and before and after satellite imagines show how pollution over north america's big cities is down by as much as 30%. but, the blanket of heat trapping gases around our planet is still thicker than ever. >> it seems to be a presepcepti that maybe the virus helped to buy time when it comes to global warning. what is wrong with that? >> we have to keep doing this even more and doing it for the next 30 years to really begin to bend the curve on the greenhouse gases in th

national parks is investigated. and in toni's case the same emt ranger who came to rescue her now switched roles from rescuer to cop.wear different hats at the park service. the guy who schlepped out there in the middle of the night and tried to both save toni's life and get harold off the mountain the next day became an investigator. >> reporter: the ranger set out to learn everything he could about toni, harold and what happened on that quiet mountain. harold told him the couple had set out around 1:45 on the deer mountain trail as part of their romantic anniversary weekend. you can see in this selfie harold took that the henthorns seemed to be having fun, on a track that many would find challenging. >> hikers call it a moderate hike. but these are hikers who are, you know, scaling the sides of mountains. >> reporter: but toni and harold kept at it, following the trail as it snaked up and around the mountain to a point where it flattened out. it was a beautiful fall day here in the rockies, much like this. harold said he and toni wanted to be alone. it was their anniversary, after all. so right about here, they go

at least 12 wildlife rangers ine been killed in an attack the national park in the democratic republice other people were killed in the ambush. that is the worst in the park's history. it is home to half of the world population of mountain gorillas. 180 rangers have been killed in the last few years while protecting animals there. the park was closed for eight months in 2018 after a series of attacks including one that led -- that left six people dead. a unilateral cease-fire in yemen has been extended for a month. the original two week truce was the -- the health care system is already on the verge of collapse. the saudi human rights activist has died in prison. amnesty international called him a fearless champion for human rights. he was first prosecuted several times for his work. sentenced to 11 years in jail on charges of breaking allegiance to the roller and inciting disorder. a saudi human rights group said he was transferred to hospital several months ago when his health deteriorated. it also -- they also said that doctors recommended an urgent heart surgery but the saudi offic

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at least 12 while alive rangers have been killed in the ticonderoga national park in the democratic republic of congo several more people were injured in the ambush the worst in the history of the park their anger is home to half of the world's population of mountain gorillas at least 20 years in the last 20 years pardon me at least 180 rangers have been killed protecting the animals. the leader of a separate is religious sect in the democratic republic of congo has been arrested following heavy gunfire in the capital kinshasa. and then c. is the leader of an outlawed group called. congo the rest comes a week after violent clashes between the b d k members and police in 2017 the semi was arrested and held in jail after police accused of inciting violence but armed supporters stormed the prison and freed him 2 years later he was granted a presidential pardon. now for 3 decades the hubble telescope has been period deep into the universe and beaming spectacular images of distant galaxies back to earth as nasa marks its 30th anniversary leo harding reports on hubble's contributions to science an

>>> wildlife is thriving at yosemite national park since our nationwide shut down that includes the black bears like this one. this makes meek so happy. a park ranger spotted this one just climbing a tree. workers estimate the number of bears have quadrupled because there are no visitors. so, yosemite has been closed ha weeks and other animals like bobcats and coyotes have been seen wandering around in areas where tourists would normally be. >>> apple has launched a new tool that shows how well people are following social distancing rules. google may start downgrading the video from nest security cameras. >> in today's techbytes apple jumps into the social distancing game. data taken from apple maps and users can find information for more than five dozen countries. apple insists the movement data is not tied to individual apple i.d.s. >>> and google is trying to ease the strain on broadbound networks with more people home and using devices, google is reducing the quality of video captured by nest security cameras. all settings rolled back to the default. those already below that level will be left alone. >>> a 19-year-old has helped his english pro

brazilian report thanks for talking to us thank you at least 12 wildlife rangers have been killed in an attack in virunga national park in the democratic republic of congo at least 5 other people were also killed in the ambush that's the worst in the park's history if you don't get is home to half the world's population of mountain gorillas in the past 20 years at least 180 rangers have been killed while protecting animals there in 2018 the park was closed for 8 months after a series of attacks including one that left 6 people dead. a unilateral ceasefire in yemen has been extended for a month that's according to a spokesman for the saudi u.a.e. coalition the original 2 week truce was the clarity after the un secretary-general called for a global ceasefire because of the coronavirus yemen's health care system is already on the verge of collapse and more than half the population faces acute food shortages the saudi human rights activist a has died in prison and missed the international called him a fearless champion for human rights how made was purse prosecuted several times for his work in 2013 he was sentenced to 11

at least 12 rangers have been killed in the turk in the national park in the democratic republic of congo several more people were injured in the ambush the worst in the history of the park and longer is home to half of the world's population of mountain gorillas in the last 20 years at least 180 rangers have been killed while they were protecting the animals. still ahead here on the al-jazeera news hour doctors counts down on figures from venezuela's government that suggest there are few cases of covert 19. the toy doctor of teheran we meet the man bringing broken toys doctor lawyer. and install germany's top football league says teams could be back in action in just over 2 weeks time those stories after the break. how it's warming up across the middle east now we're getting up to wards the 40 degree mark as we go on through this weekend largely clear skies loss of dry weather lots of sunshine further north weakens showers just spinning out of eastern turkey just around the coax is pushing across iraq into iran some of them on the shop soggy much see the odd shower there into georgia may

national park. the road they are walking by would be heavily traveled by tourists. even by rangers.next to a ranger station. under normal circumstances this bear wouldn't get that close. but there aren't as many people there. animals are exploring out. humans are no longer in a lot of these places so the animals are given a chance to maybe roam some places they wouldn't have the option to do so. >> these pictures have been all over social media. we saw a flock of sheep heading up to mcdonald's randomly. we would have to be in this footing, in this environment for a very longtime i imagine to have a real impact on climate change, not just a couple of weeks to a few months. thanks so much for being with us. >>> programming note. cnn's chief climate correspondent bill weir has been. documents how the global climate crisis is transforming life as you know it here in the u.s. watch his 90-minute special report "the road to change america's climate charisma." it's tonight 10:00 eastern right here on cnn. >>> moving ahead, later this morning, cookie monster, elmo, big bird and all the frie

national park or other places. it is right there in their neighborhoods. it is right there outside their window. >> the rangersg is working on a park and connecting with the public but for now, life q&a sessions with kids are helping them return to normalcy. >> new video this morning of this dazzling display that is popped up just outside of san fernando. take a look. orange and yellow puppies have beautiful reason to venture outside, residents say it is the most colorful they have seen the flowers in years and although it is frowned upon, people have been stopping along the hillside today pictures. they are pr beautiful. gianna has a look at our traffic right now, good morning. >> good morning. those are gorgeous flowers. hard not to stop and take a look. speaking of stopping, working your way towards concord, 680, they are working to clear some early-morning construction, in the meantime, you got some brake lights, we are seeing speeds dipping down to about 34 miles per hour, typically they are on the traffic rates, likely that isppeng since weo fafrom6:00. 680 should be opening up as well. things are moving

light in santiago, with no visitors to cougar national park, a pride of lions can snooze in the road and with no wall of doors navigate, yosemite park rangers more bears than ever. >> for the most part i think they're having a party. >> reporter: while they aren't unheard of in new york city, these days it is hard not to be shaken by vultures, circling over the navy's floating hospital, the comfort. >> man, it will be a great day when the only big naval ship docked in new york city is a museum, when the comfort sets sail, surely those vultures will fly away and we can finally come out of our homes, surely all the wild critters will go back to what is left of theirs. what about the effects that are harder to see? what is the pause in the industrial revolution doing to the chemistry of our sky? locals in northern india say they can see the himalayas for first time in decades. and before and after satellite imagery shows how nitrogen dioxide pollution over north america's big cities is down by as much as 30%. but the blanket of heat trapping gases around our planet is still thicker than ever. there seems to be this perception that maybe the vi

we have stayed at, seven rangers old and older member of the fragments of this trip we were in washington state camping alongside the shore somewhere around olympic national park. can't remember if were in the park were just outside of it but we were in that general realm and a beautiful campground right on the edge of the ocean, or day. i remember there were seal lions and dolphins along just off the shore absolute beautiful place that a storm came through, vicious storm came blowing through so much my dad and uncle tried to put up this tent, big old canvas tent, they couldn't do it. the polls were collapsing, the walls are getting knocked over, the tent was completely filled with water and eventually reluctantly they decided or realized we were not going to be able to camp on this one. we packed up all our stuff. edwin got in the van, we drove off to the nearest town, found the only hotel with any vacancy and proceeded to pack my dad, my mom, myself, my sister, my aunts, uncles and various cousins into one very fancy hotel room. so that was high point of our luxury vacations but that's the way we like to. would like to be outside. we had a cabin of north we