Canada is widely regarded as one of the most lake-rich countries in the world. According to some scientific estimates, more than half of the world’s lakes are located within its borders. The country is home to millions of lakes of different sizes, varying in surface area, depth, and geological origin.
Once roaming freely across the vast Kyzylkum Desert and the Ustyurt Plateau, the Asiatic cheetah can no longer be found in the wild in Uzbekistan. One of the fastest land mammals in the world disappeared from the country’s natural landscapes decades ago. Today, the last known population of the Asiatic cheetah in the wild survives in Iran. However, this rare subspecies remains at an extremely high risk of extinction.
Today, in some places, cockfighting is presented as a competition, entertainment, or even a national tradition. Two birds are provoked into fighting, sometimes until they are injured and bleeding, while spectators watch. In some cases, people also place bets on the winner. However, the nature of this practice, its treatment in religious sources, and the question of animal welfare deserve serious consideration.
On October 15, 2026, the Latvian Parliament (Saeima) adopted amendments to the Civil Law in their final reading, establishing that animals are not objects but living, sentient beings.
The Turkmen long-eared bat, a rare and poorly studied bat species found in Central Asia, has been recorded for the first time in Uzbekistan at the Southern Ustyurt National Nature Park. The discovery was made in September 2026 during an expedition by the Institute of Zoology of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the southern part of the Ustyurt Plateau, near the border with Turkmenistan.



There are reports that the "Ulfatlar" teahouse in the city of Yangi Yol, Tashkent region, is preparing shashlik from pheasant and sparrow meat. It is noted that this teahouse has not stopped this activity yet.
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