Releasing just 20 lynx in Northumberland would be enough to create a healthy wild population, research has found, and most people in the area would support the practice. Northumberland Wildlife Trust has been working to see if the wild cats, which became extinct in Britain about 1,300 years ago as a result of hunting and […]
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Zoo Worker Killed by Escaped Captive Leopard in Jerusalem
According to a report from BBC News, a tragic incident unfolded at Jerusalem’s Biblical Zoo when a leopard escaped its enclosure and fatally attacked 36-year-old Uriel Nuri, head of the zoo’s carnivores team. The attack occurred during a behind-the-scenes tour for visitors, who remained safe behind protective glass. Despite immediate medical attention, Nuri later died […]
Germany: Baboons fed to lions and tigers after zoo culling
Nuremberg Zoo has confirmed that baboons killed to keep down numbers were fed to predators, amid public criticism after it was revealed the animals had been dismembered after death. News of the culling sparked complaints from animal groups over zoo ethics, animal welfare, and culling practices, with the animals decapitated and some having their hands […]
Endangered ‘Blue Dragon’ of the Caymans Roars Back from the Brink as Population Climbs Above 1,000
A Caribbean island’s beloved “blue dragons” have come roaring back from the brink thanks to diligent conservation efforts. Green iguanas are the most common species of their kind, though they can sometimes turn red, and several other mottled shades of tan, brown, and grey. That makes the blue iguanas of Grand Cayman in the Cayman […]
Denmark Zoo Sparks Outrage Over Request for Pet Donations as Predator Food
According to the Associated Press, Aalborg Zoo in northern Denmark is under fire after publicly asking people to Donate their unwanted small pets—such as guinea pigs, rabbits, and chickens—to be euthanized and fed to captive predators. The zoo claimed in a Facebook post that the practice was intended to reflect the “natural food chain” and […]
RSPB ‘deeply upset’ by dog attacks on beach colony
Beach wardens have launched a desperate appeal to dog owners after “deeply upsetting scenes” damaged a rare seabird colony. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) report that a flourishing colony of little terns on the Norfolk coast has been disturbed by dogs who were allowed off their leads. PC Chris Shelley, Norfolk […]
Ethiopia’s iconic Walia ibex faces extinction once again
The Walia ibex, an iconic wild goat species found only on the steep, ragged cliffs of the Simien Mountains in northern Ethiopia, has sharply declined in number over the past decade, according to a recent study. This puts the Walia ibex (Capra walie), now largely confined to Simien Mountains National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage […]
Air pollution filters help scientists produce first UK wildlife survey using eDNA
As the UK’s Big Butterfly Count reaches more than 100,000 submissions, an international group of scientists have produced the first national survey of biodiversity using an entirely different approach. Instead of looking for species by eye, they took advantage of the samplers around the UK that constantly measure toxic metal particles in the air, and […]