A cluster of mass vulture poisonings earlier this year has drawn attention to an alarming, ongoing problem in the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area that straddles South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. According to the African Wildlife Poisoning Database, more than 2,400 vultures have died from poisoning in the GLTFCA, including in South Africa’s famed Kruger […]
Category: Wildlife
Popular RVs in the US are built with wood from destroyed orangutan rainforest: Investigation
JAKARTA — Global calls are mounting for RV companies in the U.S. to change their policies following new revelations that some of America’s best-selling RVs are built with plywood from the destruction of orangutan habitat in Indonesian Borneo. While companies like Winnebago say they’re now “working quickly to better understand the concerns raised,” environmentalists warn […]
Photographer Captures Pictures of World’s Happiest Elephant Herd (LOOK)
An award-winning wildlife photographer believes he may have found the world’s happiest elephant family—and his pics will make you feel all warm inside. Andy Rouse documented the African herd in Kenya and described the playful young calves that were fascinated with branches. In the setting sun, the British tour guide shot pics of the small […]
Asian Hornet Spotted in Ireland Sparks Biodiversity Warning
Ireland is on high alert after rangers captured a dangerous invasive insect that poses a major threat to local wildlife and ecosystems. According to Yahoo News, the Asian hornet has been sighted in the country for only the second time ever — first in Dublin in 2021, and now in Cork. The Asian hornet isn’t […]
Scary video shows massive bison charging at reckless tourist: ‘Why can’t people leave them alone?’
A visitor at Yellowstone National Park taunted a bison with food, resulting in the animal charging at him. An ABC News video showed the visitor tried to approach and feed the bison. It charged, but the man was able to escape. The chase was short, and at the end of the video, the man could […]
Chimps consume equivalent of a beer a day in alcohol from fermented fruit
Someone have a word with the chimps? Observations of the apes in the wild show them imbibing the alcoholic equivalent of a half pint of beer a day through the vast amount of fermented fruit in their diet. Researchers arrived at the first estimates of wild chimp daily alcohol intake after measuring ethanol levels in […]
New Jersey Driver Charged With Animal Cruelty After Killing Seven Geese
A tragic case in Spotswood, New Jersey, has led to animal cruelty charges after a car struck and killed a flock of geese earlier this summer. The deadly collision happened on July 14 near the lake along Devoe Avenue, where seven geese were found dead in the roadway. The driver fled the scene before authorities […]
Brazil’s largest wildlife trafficking raid rescues hundreds of exotic animals
Brazilian authorities have carried out the country’s biggest-ever operation against wildlife trafficking, arresting 45 people and rescuing more than 700 exotic animals. Among the animals seized were brightly coloured toucans and macaws, boxes of tortoises, monkeys, and even a python. They were transported to a central care facility, where veterinarians examined them—some covered with blankets […]