A young girl has been hospitalised with severe injuries after she was attacked by a dingo on a popular Queensland holiday island. The primary school-aged victim suffered ‘significant’ bites to her legs and buttocks while swimming at Hook Point on K’gari, formerly Fraser Island, at about 12.30pm on Friday. Paramedics rushed the girl from the […]
Activists are Fighting to Release a Beluga Whale from a South Korean Mall
In a South Korean Mega Mall, in a concrete and barren tank, Bella the Beluga Whale has sat for nearly a decade. Captured at the tender age of two in Russian waters, Bella became a star attraction at the Lotte World Aquarium, the largest of its kind in Seoul, run by one of South Korea‘s […]
Menopause observed in chimpanzees, challenging our understanding of why humans undergo a loss of reproductive function
New research challenges the idea that humans are the only species of primate in which females experience the menopause – a loss of ability to bear young that occurs long before the end of their natural lifespan. Until now, menopause had only been observed in humans, orcas and four other species of toothed whale. Previous […]
March 1st is National Horse Protection Day
Whether in captivity or running free, horses need protection by and from “humanity”. At times abused, misused and poorly treated, the noble horse feels lost and defeated. We can do better… we must to earn the great honor of a horses trust.
Daft as a brush! Clumsy fox is rescued after getting wedged between two fence panels
They may be known for being cunning, but this fox has been been described as ‘all brawn and no brain’. The clumsy creature had to be rescued by the RSPCA after it was outfoxed by a wooden fence. The animal had attempted to leap between two gardens when it found itself jammed between two wooden […]
Blue groper: man fined $500 for killing protected fish in Sydney
A man has been fined $500 for spearing a protected fish species in Sydney over the weekend. NSW police have confirmed officers spoke to a 26-year-old man on Saturday following reports a blue groper (Achoerodus viridis) was speared and killed at Oak Park in Cronulla. Police said the fish was not found but was “believed […]
Fence me in: the bold plan to save native species on Wilsons Promontory
Deep in the wilderness, surrounded by ferns and the calls of cockatoos, Richard Marchant was so focused he didn’t realise three leeches were latched to his face. The ecologist had spent the day on his knees, searching for tiny invertebrates carried by a stream winding through Wilsons Promontory, a 50,000 hectare national park in Victoria, […]
Bird flu found in mammals near Antarctica for the first time, scientists say
Bird flu has made its way into fur and elephant seal populations for the first time on the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, a team of scientists confirmed on Thursday, setting off alarm bells for conservationists as the highly contagious disease has already killed millions of birds worldwide. Scientists first suspected the presence of avian […]