The government of New South Wales is creating a new “great koala national park,” and this is wonderful news! The troubling thing though, is that so far, it’s excluded an important area that is home to a “high density” of many different endangered species. Sign the petition to make sure the government of New South […]
Category: Wildlife
Two Sailors Survive A Pod Of Killer Whales Ramming Their Yacht In Coordinated Attack
Two sailors are lucky to be alive after a pod of killer whales rammed repeatedly into their yacht. The terrifying incident happened off the coast of Spain. The creatures coordinated their attack against the yacht. Fortunately, both were rescued from their French yacht on July 21. According to The Sydney Morning, the killer whales pod […]
Four Montagu’s harrier chicks take flight in first UK breeding success since 2019
A pair of Montagu’s harriers have raised four chicks in an English wheat field, the first success for Britain’s rarest breeding bird since 2019. The fledglings took their maiden flights this week after being closely monitored by the RSPB and the local farmer, with a protective wire-mesh fence installed around the nest to repel predators […]
Pristine Forest and Endangered Gorilla Habitat at Risk as Half of DRC Opened to Bids for Oil and Gas Drilling: Report
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is home to many species of rare and endangered wildlife, such as mountain gorillas, eastern lowland gorillas and bonobos. But the country has plans to open more than half its land — including 306 million acres of intact tropical forest and vital gorilla habitat — to oil and […]
Wildlife crime cases can be solved with genetic forensics
Wildlife crime scenes rarely feature fingerprints or cameras. Instead, investigators are turning to bits of tissue, feathers, and soil-stained knives that hide genetic clues linking poachers, poisoned bait, and endangered animals. A study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem detailed a toolkit that pulls those clues together and makes them stick in court. Dr. Gila […]
Fears for South Australia’s annual cuttlefish gathering amid deadly algal bloom
As thousands of giant cuttlefish gather in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf, scientists are investigating emergency actions amid fears the state’s toxic algal bloom could be catastrophic for the globally unique natural phenomenon. The spectacular annual cephalopod meet-up takes place in a kaleidoscope of colour off the coast of Whyalla from late May to August, attracting […]
Dangerous Lines in Sacred Waters: The Cost of Commercial Fishing in a Pacific Marine Sanctuary
Imagine a vast, protected marine sanctuary, which contains extraordinary and unique marine life and globally important bird nesting sites, all amid a remote chain of islands, atolls, reefs, and shoals. From octopods and the world’s largest sponge, to the oldest marine organism—a deep-sea black coral that can live up to 4,500 years—and the biggest colonies […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Month July 2025
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Alan Murphy wins First Prize with his outstanding image ‘Clarke’s Grebes Rushing‘. Steve Wagner wins Second Prize with his inspirational image ‘Three Bears Following the Leader‘. Third Prize goes to Jess Findlay with ‘A Northern Saw-whet Owl Clutching a Partially Consumed Vole‘. Please […]