From wave washing seals off Antarctic ice to snatching sea lions from the shoreline, killer whales are renowned for their effective hunting techniques. Now, killer whales have been filmed practising a new technique to hunt the largest animal to have ever lived: blue whales. In footage narrated by David Attenborough for the BBC TV series […]
Long Island Zoo Closing After Years of Animal Neglect Allegations
Long Island’s largest zoo, the Holtsville Ecology Center’s animal refuge, is officially shutting down after more than 40 years of operation. According to the New York Post, Brookhaven town officials confirmed that the taxpayer-funded facility, which has long faced alarming allegations of animal abuse and neglect, will close by March 2026. The roughly 100 animals […]
Scientists to attempt to rear swallowtail butterflies from eggs frozen in nitrogen
Researchers are to attempt to rear swallowtail butterflies from eggs frozen in liquid nitrogen in a test to see whether cryopreservation could support the long-term conservation of Britain’s largest native species. In a groundbreaking project, researchers will freeze eggs of captive-bred European swallowtails in liquid nitrogen at -196C and attempt to rear butterflies from the […]
Squirrels are attacking unsuspecting Californians in bloody rampage
At least two people have been sent to the emergency room after a bizarre new trend emerged in California: rampaging squirrels ambushing humans. At least five people have been attacked by aggressive squirrels in San Rafael, a Bay Area community near San Francisco. Isabel Campoy and her niece were among those hurt while walking through […]
Petition: Stop Montana’s Plan to Slaughter Hundreds of Wolves
Montana’s government has given hunters the go-ahead to slaughter as many as 558 wolves this season – the largest number in recent history. Even worse, it’s given permission to individual hunters to trap, shoot, or otherwise kill as many as 30 wolves per person. This government-approved permission to slaughter so many animals even impacts wolves […]
‘It proves this can be done’: Berlin the blueprint to bring goshawks to UK cities
Firing off rapid keck-keck-keck cries that rang out through a park in central Berlin, the goshawks soared high above the trees and circled before swooping down to chase off a ragtag bunch of crows that had begun to mob them from below. “It’s basically a flying Batman bringing law and order to the city,” said […]
Scary video shows tourist facing instant consequences after trying to pet wild warthog: ‘View them from a distance’
A TikTok shows just how quickly things can go awry with wild animal encounters. The video, posted by WonderLand TV (@wonderlandtv00), showed a warthog approaching the cameraman in what looked like a tropical resort. @wonderlandtv00 Warthog attacks a tourist #fyp #tourist #animal #funny ♬ original sound – Wonderlandtv00 “Hello, boy! I wonder if we can […]
Petition: Stop the Rhino Poaching Crisis in South Africa
This year has been a devastating one for rhinos in South Africa. Since the beginning of 2025, 195 rhinos have been killed by poachers in the country. The good news is that this number is a slight drop from the same period in 2024. But for a critically endangered species, every single unnecessary death is […]