Superstitions and Matfias threaten Morocco's largest lizard species

The Desert Monitor, Morocco’s largest lizard species, is increasingly endangered due to superstitious beliefs, traditional medicine practices, and infrastructure like Matfias, traditional water wells where many lizards get trapped and die.

UNICEF expects Moroccan babies born in January 2019 to live until 2096

These last years, juvenile and child mortality have fallen in Morocco and throughout the Maghreb region, according to a document released by UNICEF.