Ocean and wildlife photographer Greg Lecoeur relives his unbelievable encounter in Svalbard with both polar bears and belugas. A wildlife photographer proved that patience is a virtue when waiting for bad weather to pass resulted in an incredible encounter with a pair of polar bears and a pod of beluga whales. Ocean photographer Greg Lecoeur […]
Lions have two types of roar – new research
The roar of an African lion is one of the most iconic sounds of the animal kingdom. However, my new research suggests it should actually be separated into two distinct vocalisations: the full-throated roar, and an “intermediary roar” with a flatter, less varied sound. Making this distinction could have important implications for lion conservation. The […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigating illegal killing of mountain lion near Almont
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are investigating the illegal killing of a female mountain lion near the group campsites at Gunnison City Mountain Park in Taylor Canyon north of Gunnison. CPW responded to the area on Friday to find the lion shot through the chest and then brought its body to some bushes, the agency […]
‘Forever chemical’ contamination could undermine sea otters’ fragile recovery in Canada
Sea otters living along the coastline of Canada’s British Columbia province carry residues of “forever chemicals” in their bodies, according to a new study, and those living near dense human populations or shipping lanes are the most heavily impacted. The research was published in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, authored principally by scientists at […]
Scientists extract DNA from ‘vampire squid from hell’ – and uncover 300-million-year-old secret
Half a mile beneath the ocean’s surface, a secretive creature drifts in the dark. It has eight tentacles with glowing tips, and a ‘cloak’ of webbed skin that it can wrap itself up in. It is the vampire squid, and it looks like something out of a nightmare. Scientists must have thought the same: the […]
France’s birds start to show signs of recovery after bee-harming pesticide ban
Insect-eating bird populations in France appear to be making a tentative recovery after a ban on bee-harming pesticides, according to the first study to examine how wildlife is returning in Europe. Neonicotinoids are the world’s most common class of insecticides, widely used in agriculture and for flea control in pets. By 2022, four years after […]
The growing exotic pet trade drives illegal sales online and a push for tighter rules
A growing exotic pet trade has conservationists calling for stronger regulations to protect the reptiles, birds and other animals in the wild that are increasingly showing up for sale on internet marketplaces and becoming popular on social media. The two-week Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is scheduled to […]
France’s largest rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps
In the foothills of the western Alps in southeastern France, horned alpine ibex roam the limestone cliffs of a smaller mountain range known as the Dauphiné Alps, a region once home to thriving populations of wild horses, bison, roe deer, gray wolves, Eurasian lynx, and four species of vultures. In June of this year, the […]