Feral cats are cats who have had little or no significant contact with humans. These cats are used to fending for themselves and don’t do well as an indoor pet cat. Many cat lovers have turned to Trap-Neuter-Return programs (also known as TNR) to handle the feral cats in their communities. There may already be […]
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Mountain Goats Are Shrinking Because of Global Warming
Wild mountain goats in the Italian Alps have gotten significantly smaller over the past few decades in response to a warming climate, scientists reported Tuesday. Although global warming is known to be driving changes in body size in a number of animals, this result was more dramatic than researchers expected and suggests that a changing […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 01 Nov 2014
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. This week’s featured image: Orange-bellied Euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster) in Peru by Glenn Bartley Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow. Then select the three images you like best of […]
Ornithologists Map Family Tree of Mysterious Cotinga Birds
Yale University ornithologists Prof Richard Prum and Jacob Berv have mapped out the first large-scale evolutionary family tree for the Neotropical cotingas – some of the brightest, loudest, oddest-looking birds in the world. There are more than 60 species of the cotingas, a highly diverse group of birds that make up the family Cotingidae. They […]
Results: Best Photo of the Month Competition October 2014
We are delighted to announce the results of the Best Photo of the Month Competition for October 2014, which was sponsored by Vanguard Optics. First Prize of a Vanguard Spirit ED 8 x 42 binocular valued at £269.99 RRP (inc VAT) is awarded to Nancy Elwood for her outstanding image “Great Horned Owl Family”. Jose […]
With death of rhino, only six northern white rhinos left on the planet
Rhino conservation suffered another tragic setback this weekend with the sudden death of Suni, a male northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Suni’s passing means there are only six northern white rhinos left in the world, and only one breeding male. “Consequently the species now stands at the […]
Male Birds Poison Themselves to Appear Sexier – a First
The lengths we go to for love can sometimes be dramatic – and so it is for male great bustards (Otis tarda), whose daredevil diet of poisonous beetles may actually help them get a date, a new study reveals. Scientists already knew the large birds, which are native to parts of Europe and Asia, snack […]
POLL: Should Grey Squirrels be Culled in the UK?
The Prince of Wales has ordered a cull of the grey squirrel on his estate in an attempt to protect the indigenous red variety. “Humane and lawful” measures to control the population of greys, which carry a poxvirus that is deadly to red squirrels, have been introduced on the Duchy of Cornwall estate. The grey […]