Canada is stepping up efforts to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, a species that now numbers only about 370 individuals. According to Patrick Whittle from the Associated Press, Transport Canada confirmed on June 27 that new protective measures will be enforced this summer to address the ongoing threats to the whale, especially […]
An attempt by the New South Wales government to reintroduce koalas to a forest in the state’s far south has failed after more than half of the moved animals died, including two with signs of septicaemia, and the remaining marsupials were taken into care. The translocation and deaths of seven out of 13 koalas in […]
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, while one heatwave looks like chance, two – in one month – suggests something more serious is going on. This summer’s heatwaves across southern Britain and much of continental Europe have had a mixed effect on breeding birds. Warm, sunny days allow them plenty of time to feed and reduce the […]
Cops were only able to find parts of the body of a zoo owner who was torn to shreds by his own lions while he tried to feed them. Jozef B, 56, who is better known as Europe’s Joe Exotic, was slaughtered by his lions on Tuesday (May 16) after attempting to feed the beasts […]
A 12-year-old girl in North Carolina endured a terrifying alligator attack. The incident shook the community, highlighting the critical importance of human-wildlife coexistence. What happened? According to People Magazine, children were playing last month in Lake Waccamaw when the little girl screamed, “Something bit me!” The water was four feet deep where the alligator emerged, […]
Many conservationists dedicated to protecting the endangered Andean cat have never seen one in the wild, with the species known to science by just a few photos until the late 1990s. And it took Juan Reppucci, leader of the Andean Cat Alliance’s In the Field 24/7 program, nine years to spot one of these elusive […]
Last week, 17-year-old lifeguard Richard Miller saved the life of an osprey off Folly Beach, South Carolina, after spotting the bird struggling in the water. According to Garden & Gun, initially, Miller thought the bird was simply trying to fly, but upon closer inspection with binoculars, he realized it was caught in fishing gear, with […]
Police have appealed for information after vandals destroyed two bird nests and specially-created nesting sites. The artificial sand banks for sand martins were damaged at Nene Wetlands nature reserve in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. The banks cost Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust £3,000 to build three years ago and conservationists were delighted when the birds started […]