The Molopo Regional Court in Mahikeng, South Africa, sentenced two wildlife traffickers, Edward Motlatsi Phiri, 46, and Tlhoriso France Ralph, 51, to eight years in prison. They were convicted of smuggling a Temminck’s pangolin, a vulnerable species native to Southern and Eastern Africa, according to a statement released by the North West province’s environment agency. The judgment, delivered […]
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10 deadliest, most ruthless, savage primates on the planet – “Their hunting expeditions involve intelligence, cooperation and utterly brutal violence.”
Super-strong simians, menacing monkeys, apes with attitude and lethal lemurs – here’s our pick of the primates that kill… Deadliest primates on the planet Mandrill This elusive inhabitant of equatorial African rainforests is the biggest of all monkeys and arguably the most beautiful. The 30kg males – three times the weight of females – […]
Cambodia wants its tigers back. So it plans to import Bengal tigers from India
Cambodia is preparing to reintroduce tigers after nearly two decades without a confirmed wild population. The plan is ambitious, and many of its basic assumptions remain contested, report Mongabay India’s Arathi Menon and Mongabay contributor Andy Ball. The last confirmed tiger sighting in Cambodia came from a camera trap in 2007. By 2016, tigers had been declared […]
Which Welded Wire Fence Works Best for Sheep, Goats, or Chickens?
Pick the wrong fence, and you’ll pay for it. A goat slipping through 4-inch squares at six months? It’ll still slip through them at two years old, and you’ll be chasing it across your neighbor’s property every single morning. The fence you actually need depends on the animal, not on whatever looked cheapest at the […]
“They stick out like a sore thumb.” This clown-like bird has really weird feet – and here’s why
When looking at the planet’s skies and oceans, it is no surprise that Earth has been given the moniker ‘blue planet’. Yet in nature, the colour blue is rare. For example, fewer than 10 per cent of all plants possess blue flowers, while the colour is even rarer among animals – which is why the […]
Removal of African elephants causes coextinction of dung beetles, study finds
A field experiment in Kenya shows that dung beetles disappear when the African elephants they depend on for their fecal food and shelter also vanish locally. This is the first time that coextinction, the disappearance of one species leading directly to the extinction of another species, has been demonstrated in a large-scale field experiment, according to […]
Rare Wildlife Footage 2026: Endangered Animals Caught on Camera Now
The Year Rare Animals Refused to Stay Invisible Rare animals are no longer only museum labels or blurred rumors from field stations. In 2026, the best wildlife stories are coming from deep-sea cameras, diver footage, trail traps and long conservation projects where one clean image can change how scientists read a species. The strongest footage […]
“My fingers were trembling.” Divers were removing ghost nets in the Mediterranean, when THIS happened…
Divers believe they have recorded the first ever footage of an adult great white shark in Mediterranean waters. They spotted the apex predator during a mission to remove ghost nets from a shipwreck off the coast of the Strait of Sicily. “We, as a team of three, saw this huge shark,” Derk Remmers, a volunteer with Ghost Diving told BBC […]