In our increasingly interconnected world, the choices we make as pet owners resonate far beyond the walls of our homes. Mindful pet ownership isn’t just about training and feeding. Rather, it’s about understanding how our companion animals fit into the broader tapestry of nature. From the wildlife in our backyards to fragile ecosystems halfway around […]
Tortoises might look easygoing, but their wellbeing depends on far more than a bowl of lettuce and the occasional fruit treat. According to a recent letter in The Guardian, many tortoise owners are still unintentionally feeding their companions diets that can lead to long term problems. The concern is real because what these gentle animals […]
A giant has left us. Craig, Amboseli’s most famous big tusker, died at 03:32 AM on the 3rd of January, at approximately 54 years old, from suspected natural causes. His death marks the loss of one of Africa’s most iconic elephants and one of the last remaining big tuskers of his kind. For many who […]
Raccoons living wild in cities in the United States are beginning to show physical changes that resemble early signs of domestication, according to a recent study. The study found that urban raccoons had developed shorter snouts than rural raccoons, with the research produced by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and published in Frontiers […]
Do you want to actually conserve wildlife and not just read about it? That’s great, because most people think conservation consists of writing a cheque and picking up trash on the weekends. Both of those are good things to do, of course. But they really are just a start. The statistics on wildlife declines are […]
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 […]
Graceful, intelligent and endlessly charismatic, bottlenose dolphins are the ocean’s most recognisable ambassadors. This guide dives into their behaviour, biology and the remarkable social lives that make them one of the sea’s most captivating species. What are bottlenose dolphins? Bottlenose dolphins are marine mammals. There are two species of bottlenose dolphin: the common bottlenose dolphin […]
American pikas are small, mountain-dwelling lagomorphs that look like a cross between their rabbit cousins and rodents such as guinea pigs or hamsters. They’re common throughout the Rocky Mountains in the USA and southern Canada up to elevations over 4,000 metres. They specialise in inhabiting broken rocky habitats known as talus and are not considered […]