They are an iconic part of Britain’s natural world, inspiring myths, fairytales and at least one of its most-loved children’s book characters. But the number of toads hopping through British grasslands, forests and gardens has almost halved in a generation. “Vast numbers of toads are being lost every year,” said Silviu Petrovan, a senior researcher […]
At least two people have been sent to the emergency room after a bizarre new trend emerged in California: rampaging squirrels ambushing humans. At least five people have been attacked by aggressive squirrels in San Rafael, a Bay Area community near San Francisco. Isabel Campoy and her niece were among those hurt while walking through […]
Firing off rapid keck-keck-keck cries that rang out through a park in central Berlin, the goshawks soared high above the trees and circled before swooping down to chase off a ragtag bunch of crows that had begun to mob them from below. “It’s basically a flying Batman bringing law and order to the city,” said […]
A TikTok shows just how quickly things can go awry with wild animal encounters. The video, posted by WonderLand TV (@wonderlandtv00), showed a warthog approaching the cameraman in what looked like a tropical resort. @wonderlandtv00 Warthog attacks a tourist #fyp #tourist #animal #funny ♬ original sound – Wonderlandtv00 “Hello, boy! I wonder if we can […]
In March, as Cyclone Alfred roared towards the south-east Queensland coast, the bayside suburbs of Brisbane were treated to a rare cold-water visitor. A shy albatross was spotted offshore, opposite a fishmonger in Sandgate. A couple of days later, what was likely to be the same bird flopped into a front yard of nearby Banyo, […]
In a gully between the dirt road and a field of softly waving grass, a brolga stands, straightens its elegant grey neck and gazes at the two four-wheel-drives crawling to a halt a short distance away. In the centre of a lagoon on the other side of the road, a second brolga sits atop a […]
Conservation often appears as an issue of willpower and commitment, but off-stage it becomes an issue of planning, coordinating, and shifting resources as well. The logistics involved in saving species vary anywhere from moving animals over borders to dong the correct equipment and specialists on schedule. Without this clandestine backup system, the finest conservation strategies […]
Scientists are aware of the existence of over a million species of animals. Considering that there are many inaccessible forests and deep oceans in the world, we may discover just as many living creatures in the future. Until the 20th century, it was difficult to calculate the total number of animals in different regions of […]