How are rhinos faring around the world? As per new findings, it’s a “mixed bag.” According to a report published by the nonprofit International Rhino Foundation, the number of Javan rhinos, on the Indonesian island of the same name, have plummeted as a result of poaching. On the other hand, the numbers of black rhinos […]
The perilous charm of Reggie the ‘friendly’ dolphin
No one knows why Reggie, the solitary-sociable bottlenose dolphin, has chosen to linger alone in Lyme Bay, away from his pod or family group. Lone cetaceans are rare in UK waters – Reggie is believed to be the 16th in 35 years – but young males do sometimes break away to live alone, probably explained […]
Wyoming man ‘hits wolf with snowmobile and tortures it in bar’
A Wyoming man has been indicted on an animal cruelty charge after allegedly hitting a wolf with a snowmobile, taping its mouth shut and showing it off in a bar before killing it. Cody Roberts paid a $250 fine last year, for illegal possession of wildlife. Now, he is facing more serious charges, after investigators […]
Animals Are Falling From Trees As Extreme Heat Pushes Species To The Brink
According to The Guardian’s Gloria Dickie, the deadly impacts of extreme heat on animals are no longer rare events—they’re becoming terrifyingly common. Last year in Mexico’s Tabasco state, residents witnessed howler monkeys dropping from trees as temperatures hit 110°F (43°C). At least 83 were confirmed dead, with hundreds more likely perished from dehydration and heat […]
Petition: Stop the U.S. Plan to Slaughter Wild Horses in Nevada
The U.S. government – via the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) – has a new plan to kill off 98% of wild horses in an area of Nevada that spans approximately 10,000 acres. Why? Because ranchers want to push horses off this land so they can reclaim it and use it for their cattle-raising meat […]
Cape Town faces backlash over proposal to kill baboons
In Cape Town, South Africa, an ongoing conflict between people and baboons has escalated to the point that local authorities are considering culling 117 animals from four troops, roughly a quarter of the local population. The 45-kilogram (100-pound) primates sometimes raid homes for food and have injured people, but local conservationists argue killing them isn’t […]
How Close Are Manatees to Extinction?
The Indian River Lagoon, a long braid of brackish mangroves and shifting islands, runs along Florida’s Atlantic coast. It is home to 4,300 species, including many of the state’s remaining manatees, whose large, paddle-tailed bodies graze slowly through the shallows. For decades, the lagoon has also been a destination for Florida’s municipal sewage. State law […]
Birds Of Prey Inspire Next Generation Of Sustainable Drones
According to BBC News, engineers at the University of Surrey are taking inspiration from owls and raptors to design a new kind of drone that mimics the way birds of prey perch and glide. The project, called Learning2Fly, uses real-world flight experiments instead of relying only on computer simulations, with data being fed into machine […]