To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, while one heatwave looks like chance, two – in one month – suggests something more serious is going on. This summer’s heatwaves across southern Britain and much of continental Europe have had a mixed effect on breeding birds. Warm, sunny days allow them plenty of time to feed and reduce the […]
Category: Wildlife
Petition: Orcas Use Kelp to Groom Each Other – Now Climate Change Is Threatening Their Survival
For a long time, we thought only humans and other primates practiced the loving act of mutual grooming. But now, scientists have discovered that orca whales do this, too – using kelp! Sign the petition to help protect orcas and their ecosystems! Grooming is an important act that helps solidify bonds between people – or […]
Tourist mauled to death by bear after posing for selfie with its cub in Romania
A motorcyclist was killed by a bear in Romania on Thursday after posing for a selfie with its cub. Italian tourist Omar Farang Zin, 49, was riding on his motorbike along the Carpathian Mountains in the central region of Arges when a vicious bear attacked him and dragged his body down a ravine. Police and […]
Restaurant in China criticised for putting baby lion cuddles on menu
A restaurant in northern China has been criticised by animal welfare groups for offering an unusual item on the menu: lion cub cuddles. According to a screenshot of a menu circulating on social media, Wanhui – a restaurant in Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi province – has a four-course set afternoon menu costing 1,192 yuan […]
Peter Jackson Funds Plan to Revive the Moa Using Genetic Engineering
Peter Jackson, the filmmaker behind The Lord of the Rings, is now venturing into something even more fantastical—reviving an extinct bird. According to AP News, Jackson and his partner Fran Walsh have poured $15 million into a project by Colossal Biosciences to genetically engineer birds that resemble the South Island giant moa, a 12-foot-tall flightless […]
‘Europe’s Joe Exotic’ torn to shreds and eaten by lions as cops find just traces of body
Cops were only able to find parts of the body of a zoo owner who was torn to shreds by his own lions while he tried to feed them. Jozef B, 56, who is better known as Europe’s Joe Exotic, was slaughtered by his lions on Tuesday (May 16) after attempting to feed the beasts […]
Police disclose shocking details after 12-year-old girl is attacked by ‘monster’ alligator: ‘The injuries sustained were serious’
A 12-year-old girl in North Carolina endured a terrifying alligator attack. The incident shook the community, highlighting the critical importance of human-wildlife coexistence. What happened? According to People Magazine, children were playing last month in Lake Waccamaw when the little girl screamed, “Something bit me!” The water was four feet deep where the alligator emerged, […]
Suspicions surround international legal trade in Galápagos iguanas
In 2013, when Sandra Altherr, co-founder of the German NGO Pro Wildlife, began looking into the reptile trade in Europe, she wondered why people paid thousands of euros for little-known reptiles whose trade wasn’t regulated by CITES, the international agreement on wildlife trade. On investigating further, she found many of the expensive reptiles sold were […]