According to a new study reported by NPR, Great Tit songbirds—common across Europe and Asia—sometimes “divorce” after the breeding season, splitting from their partners before the next spring. Researchers from the University of Oxford, led by PhD student Adelaide Abraham, tracked these birds with small radio tags to better understand their social patterns. What they […]
Category: Wildlife
Jaguar cub born in Argentina’s Gran Chaco after three decades
A 5-month-old jaguar cub has been spotted along the Bermejo River in northern Argentina’s Gran Chaco region — the first wild-born cub in the region following a rewilding program at El Impenetrable National Park led by conservation nonprofit Rewilding Argentina. Researchers had suspected a birth several months prior, finding paw prints and other indirect signs, […]
Beloved lion killed by trophy hunter in ‘harrowing echo’ of Cecil the Lion’s death in 2015
A lion that was being tracked by Oxford University researchers in western Zimbabwe has been killed by a trophy hunter, in what one wildlife campaigner called a ‘harrowing echo’ of Cecil the Lion’s death in 2015. Blondie, a tourist favorite, was hunted down after being lured and baited out of Gwayi Conservancy, near Hwange National […]
Lynx could thrive in Northumberland with most in area supporting return, study finds
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 […]
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 […]