A snake hunter has been rushed to hospital after being bitten by a venomous snake, as a result of his equipment failing. Mark Pelley, a local of Victoria in southeastern Australia who goes by The Snake Hunter on Facebook—where he posts pictures and videos of his reptile-rescuing missions—was bitten by a venomous tiger snake on […]
Death tolls mount as elephants and people compete for land in Sri Lanka
Setting out from home to collect firewood on a cool spring morning last year, Harshini Wanninayake and her mother had no idea only one of them would come back alive. The pair were walking to a nearby forest from Eriyawa, a village in north-west Sri Lanka, when they heard a loud rustling close by. “It […]
New Species of Fluffy Beetle Discovered in Australia
Entomologists have discovered a remarkable new genus and species of longhorn beetle living in the subtropical rainforests of southeastern Queensland, Australia. Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) are one of the most diverse animal families on the planet with over 36,000 recognized living species and 5,100 genera. The Australian fauna contains approximately 1,400 recognized species distributed amongst more […]
Great white shark chomps on whale carcass off Sarasota coast after swimming up to boaters’ with its jaws wide open
Boaters off the coat of Sarasota were surprised when a great white shark swam up to them and flashed its pearly whites before chowing down on a whale carcass several feet away. Video captured by Brian Jung and Daniel Delatorre on March 17 shows the shark gliding up to one boat that was 15 miles […]
Five injured in second bear attack in Slovakia in three days
Five people have been injured in the second bear attack in Slovakia in three days, officials have said, prompting a northern town to declare a state of emergency and authorities to propose reclassifying the animals’ status on the protected species list. A 49-year-old woman was treated in hospital for an injury to her shoulder, and […]
On Kaho’olawe, new technology could restore a sacred Hawaiian island
To bring seabirds back to Kaho‘olawe, you need to first find the cats. And to find the cats on Kaho‘olawe, you need to know where to find the bombs. Eleven kilometers, about 7 miles, off the coast of Maui, the island of Kaho‘olawe — the smallest of the main Hawaiian Islands — presents conservationists with […]
Vile trophy hunting travel firm shuts down after owner exposed in investigation
Since 2019 the Mirror has been campaigning to ban the importation of sick trophy hunting parts into the UK. We have exposed a long line of cruel and heartless Brits who travel to Africa to ruthlessly slaughter majestic giraffes, lions, zebras and even monkeys. So this week I wanted to share the good news that […]
Sperm whale dies after being stranded on Florida beach
A sperm whale who became stranded on a Florida beach over the weekend has died, state’s fish and wildlife conservation commission said in a statement on Monday. The case was an urgent one for animal preservationists because sperm whales are classified as an endangered species. Police and wildlife officials had tried to free the male […]