The Guano Islands Act of 1856 enabled the seizure of unclaimed islands rich in the sought-after fertilizer. Ultimately, the United States annexed nearly 100 of these islands in the Pacific and the ...

A Cuban citizen was apprehended extracting bat guano from a cave in Camagüey without the necessary authorization. This action ...

Bat guano has traditionally been used as fertilizer for crops in various parts of the world and is also sold commercially. However, mining of bat guano may also be harmful to cave organisms that ...

In a report last year, the International Energy Agency warned that shortages of critical minerals and metals stand to hold ...