The fight to protect marine mammals from brutal hunting practices continues across Europe. Iceland and the Faroe Islands, two regions steeped in whaling and cetacean hunting traditions, have come under international scrutiny as their actions stand in stark contrast to global conservation efforts. Iceland’s Whaling Crisis Iceland’s last remaining whaling company, Hvalur hf., has faced […]
150 Koalas Die Every Year at “Roadkill Hotspot”
A recent study highlights a deadly stretch of Australia‘s Peak Downs Highway, where nearly 150 koalas were killed by vehicles in 2023 alone. This 50-kilometer section of road, which links Mackay to the Bowen Basin coal region, has become a severe risk for koalas as cars strike down these endangered marsupials at an alarming rate. […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Month November 2024
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Month” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. By popular request the number of images to be selected has been increased to six. First click an image and the slideshow will start automatically. Select the SIX images you like best […]
Slender-billed curlew, a bird last photographed in 1995, is likely extinct
For decades, the slender-billed curlew, a grayish-brown migratory wetland bird with a long, arched bill, has evaded detection, prompting speculation about whether the species is still out there. Now, a new study has confirmed that the species is indeed most likely extinct. “Speaking personally it’s a source of deep sadness,” Geoff Hilton, conservation scientist at […]
Rhino Rewild: Another successful translocation puts more captive rhinos in the wild
In a significant conservation achievement, NGO African Parks recently completed its third rhino translocation of the year which involved moving a group of animals from a farm in Klerksdorp, northwest of South Africa‘s Gauteng Province, to the Dinokeng Game Reserve in the northeast. This move marks another important step in the non-profit organisation’s ambitious 10-year […]
California Man Charged in Lake Gregory Bird Killing
A man has been arrested after allegedly killing a Great Egret, a bird cherished by the local community at Lake Gregory Regional Park in the San Bernardino Mountains. Jeremey Jansen, 36, was filmed allegedly throwing a rock at the bird as it perched on a pontoon, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Witnesses […]
Mountain Lions Change Timing of Activity in Response to Recreation
Mountain lions in the greater Los Angeles area are more active at night in areas with higher levels of recreation. “We can feel really hopeful about the fact that mountain lions are flexible in their timing of activity,” said TWS member Ellie Bolas, a PhD candidate at the University of California, Davis. “That probably helps […]
Microplastics are sickening and killing wildlife, disrupting Earth systems
Bottlenose dolphins leapt and torpedoed through the shallow turquoise waters off Florida’s Sarasota Bay. Then, a research team moved in, quickly corralling the small pod in a large net. With the speed of a race car pit crew, veterinarians, biologists and their assistants examined the animals, checking vital signs while taking skin, blood and other […]