Research from the University of Adelaide’s School of Biological Sciences and Wildlife Crime Research Hub has highlighted evidence of shark products entering both Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand, including clear patterns in flows between the two countries. According to the study, published in Pacific Conservation Biology, the products identified were carried in personal luggage and postage, […]
Endangered Andean cat is imperiled by climate change and its solutions
Many conservationists dedicated to protecting the endangered Andean cat have never seen one in the wild, with the species known to science by just a few photos until the late 1990s. And it took Juan Reppucci, leader of the Andean Cat Alliance’s In the Field 24/7 program, nine years to spot one of these elusive […]
Teen Lifeguard Rescues Osprey from Fishing Hooks in South Carolina
Last week, 17-year-old lifeguard Richard Miller saved the life of an osprey off Folly Beach, South Carolina, after spotting the bird struggling in the water. According to Garden & Gun, initially, Miller thought the bird was simply trying to fly, but upon closer inspection with binoculars, he realized it was caught in fishing gear, with […]
Police appeal after vandals destroy birds’ nests
Police have appealed for information after vandals destroyed two bird nests and specially-created nesting sites. The artificial sand banks for sand martins were damaged at Nene Wetlands nature reserve in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. The banks cost Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust £3,000 to build three years ago and conservationists were delighted when the birds started […]
First Evidence of Potential Language-Like Communication in Dolphins: Study
Dolphins are known to be one of the most intelligent animals on Earth, living in highly social groups and displaying empathy, self-awareness, problem-solving skills and tool use. They communicate using a sophisticated array of clicks, body language and whistles, with “signature whistles” (SWs) serving as names for individuals. Recent research by scientists with the Woods […]
Jorge the Sea Turtle Swims Free After 41 Years in Captivity
Jorge, a 60-year-old loggerhead sea turtle, has defied all odds by returning to the wild after spending more than four decades in captivity. As reported by National Geographic’s María de los Ángeles Orfila, Jorge was first rescued in 1984 when fishermen found him entangled in nets off the coast of Argentina. He was transported far […]
Myrtle Beach ‘Tiger King’ star sent to prison. 5 things to know about how he got there
“Tiger King” star Bhagavan “Doc” Antle, a familiar face on many a television screen at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is once again making headlines, revealing the darker side of his tiger-training fame. In Myrtle Beach, Antle is known as the founder of Myrtle Beach Safari, a 50-acre wildlife preserve that offers “safari” tours […]
Years After She Saved a Magpie it Returns the Favor Saving Her Life After She Fell from Window
When Sandie Gillard fell from a two-story window, the impact knocked the senior citizen unconscious, a state that may have become permanent if not for the intervention of a very small, very unlikely hero. Lightly tapping on her head, a bird named Jellybean roused its former caregiver enough that she could call her husband, who […]