More than 30,000 badgers were killed in a government-backed cull in 2021, according to new estimates, causing outrage among animal rights activists. According to official statistics released on Wednesday, at least 33,687 badgers were slain in England through shooting and cage trapping in an effort to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. According to animal rights advocates, this […]
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Tracy Parsons, the ‘bird lady’, has rehabilitated hundreds of injured birds and animals since she was seven
Tracey Parsons is a big-hearted animal lover who rescued her first animal when she was seven years old. She has lost track of how many animals she has rehabilitated since then. Parsons is 35 years old and runs the Blackbird Boutique in Blackheath, London, which sells animal-themed goods such as greeting cards, necklaces, earrings, bags, […]
Septuagenarian giant Galapagos tortoise successfully mates with three younger females to produce offspring
DIRK, a 70-year-old Galapagos tortoise, has given birth to the first tortoise born in the United Kingdom. The sassy old-timer, named after well-endowed porn actor Dirk Diggler from the film Boogie Nights, mated with lover Charlie, who is 49 years his junior. He has also approached Zuzu and Isabella, the other two girls in his […]
White ibis stop foraging in bins and switch their diet to earthworms following torrential rains
The Australian white ibis have been pushed away from our trash and into Sydney’s flooded parklands by recent storms. The much-maligned ibis, sometimes known as the “bin chicken,” “tip turkey,” “lunch snatcher,” or “picnic pirate,” is currently congregating in large numbers in parks across Sydney, foraging for food and looking for a mate, according to […]
Alexander was set upon by four hungry crocodiles when collecting worms to use as fishing bait
After falling into a pond at a sewage farm in Zimbabwe, a man fought off four crocodiles and believes he killed one of them. Alexander Chimedza, from Nyamunga in Kariba, was looking for worms to use as fishing bait when he was caught by a waiting croc as he reached into a cluster of weeds […]
The Story of Keiko, the First Captive Orca Returned to the Wild
Some critics say Keiko’s release back to the wild was a failure, but many experts disagree. We believe in seeing dolphins in the wild, where they belong, and not in captive environments where they’re unable to live natural lives. Do you remember the film Free Willy? It tells the story of a boy who befriends […]
Colorado’s bighorn sheep and mountain goats threatened following surge in big game hunting applications
When the COVID-19 pandemic first broke out, the vast majority of Americans went outside. National shutdowns and social distancing guidelines became the norm during the transition. Meanwhile, state and national parks around the United States have seen an increase in visitors. The number of large game hunting applications in Colorado, on the other hand, has […]
Thousands of native Australian corellas mercilessly slaughtered after being lured into modified wheelie bins
After the local council labeled the birds ‘pests,’ thousands of native Australian cockatoos were trapped and murdered using modified garbage bins. The special wheelie bins are the most recent instrument in Rockingham Council’s $8,000-per-year corella culling program, which started with non-lethal means. The council, located 50 kilometers south of Perth, claims that the population has […]