THIS is the incredible moment a mama bear fought her 500lb rival to death before a fatal 100ft plunge in a bid to protect her cub. The nail-biting footage shows the two bears fighting on the edge of a mountain cliff before plunging onto the rocks below them. The protective mum miraculously survived as she […]
Britain’s birds of prey – many of which were once hunted to extinction – are having a golden summer this year
I watch in awe as an osprey settles on a Scots pine and returns with a large fish for its hungry chicks. Moments later, I’m up close and personal with a red kite, its nest waving in the breeze. Finally, I see a baby peregrine falcon take its first flight – the world’s fastest living […]
‘Forever chemicals’ are now found not only in whales but also in human lungs!
Scientists detected a strange effect on the stress hormones of North Atlantic right whales in the aftermath of 9/11. Ships are abundant in our oceans, yet there was a huge slowdown in traffic throughout the North Atlantic eastern seaboard immediately after the planes flew into the twin buildings, lowering undersea noise. While the rest of […]
Rare scaly-tailed possum caught in the Northern Territory for the first time
For the first time, a rare scaly-tailed possum has been caught in the Northern Territory, indicating that private land protection is having a good impact, according to scientists. The scaly-tailed possum, also known as the Wyulda, is a rock-dwelling marsupial with robust limbs and a “grippy” tail that it utilizes to reach for seeds, fruits, […]
Tennessee Girl, 3, Bitten by Venomous Snake Twice on Walk Home
A3-year-old girl has been bitten twice by a venomous snake while walking back to her home in Tennessee. The girl and her family were returning from a relative’s house in Morgan County when the copperhead struck, reported local TV station KLTV. The child, who was wearing sandals and walking through freshly cut grass, was bitten […]
562 Florida manatees have died this year already – but a lawsuit offers hope
Following legal pressure from environmental groups, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has agreed to update important habitat safeguards for manatees, as the animals continue to die in record numbers. Last year, more than 1,000 manatees perished in Florida, accounting for more than 10% of the state’s population and making it the bloodiest year […]
New rules could further slow ship speeds to protect right whales
Federal authorities spent the past few years analyzing rules for the shipping industry and are now close to releasing fresh guidelines to help protect a vanishing species of whale. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has been reviewing the speed regulations it uses to protect North Atlantic right whales, and according to spokesperson Allison Ferreira, […]
Speedboat owner fined for disturbing dolphins
A speedboat owner who ‘corralled’ a pod of dolphins has been convicted in what is thought to be the first prosecution under a new clampdown in wildlife disturbances. Witnesses saw Christopher Barker, 45, intentionally circling the cetaceans off the coast of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, at excessive speed, causing the animals to split up. One witness […]