After becoming stuck in a police station overnight, a tiny hummingbird was so weak that they could no longer fly. Since hummingbirds have extremely high metabolisms, they need to eat frequently to maintain their strength. Unable to fly, the weak hummingbird perched themself on a desk. When the workers arrived the next morning, they discovered […]
Mongolia dragged its wild horses back from extinction – can it save the rest of its wildlife?
Hunched against the early winter chill, Dashpurev Tserendeleg points out the horses on a nearby mountain slope, while a small throng of students and tourists peer through binoculars and take pictures on their phones. With their stocky bodies and thick necks, they resemble ponies more than horses. Known to Mongolians as takhi and to the […]
K’gari: Crazed dingo bites girl, 5, on the thigh before another of the wild dogs chases a little boy into the ocean at holiday hotspot
Rangers are investigating two encounters between children and dingoes on the popular holiday destination of K’gari in recent days. A five-year-old girl was bitten on the thigh after running from a dingo near Wathumba beach, on the Queensland sand island, around 3pm on Sunday. The girl had moved away from a large group of people […]
Chile Becomes 45th Country To Ban Cosmetic Testing On Animals
A huge victory has been won for animals in Chile after several years of campaigning by Humane Society International (HSI) and ONG Te Protejo. A unanimous vote by the Senate passed a bill on December 20 that bans cosmetic testing on animals and bans the sale, marketing, and import of cosmetics tested on animals from […]
The Ongoing Feud Between Long Islanders and Wild Turkeys
A conflict between the residents of Long Island and a flock of wild turkeys is developing. Despite efforts to resolve the issue, the standoff between humans and birds continues, with legal battles, public outcries, and even viral videos adding fuel to the longstanding controversy. The roots of the feud can be traced back to 1999 […]
The 32 states where cases of zombie deer disease has been reported
At least 32 states in America and parts of Canada have seen reports of a virus dubbed ‘Zombie deer disease’ that could potentially spread to humans in what one experts calls a ‘slow-moving disaster.’ The fatal brain virus, which leaves animals confused, drooling, and unafraid of humans may someday infect people, as cautioned by some […]
Study: Singapore biodiversity loss is bad — but not as bad as previous estimate
With its iconic skylines and waterfront vistas, Singapore is today a bustling city-state with one of the highest population densities in the world. Two centuries ago, before the British chose to build the port city in 1819, Singapore was covered by rainforests, mangrove forests and swamp forests. In the two centuries that followed, these forests […]