As many as half of the world’s 27 species of crocodilian face being wiped out due to human activity, although the most feared variety, the saltwater crocodile, faces a brighter future, according to a new book by a veteran crocodile researcher. Land use changes, pollution, culling and feral animal invasions mean that many crocodile species […]
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Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 12 Sep 2015
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Glenn Perrigo wins First Prize for his brilliant composition “Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Texas Thistle”. Dana Allen wins Second Prize for his outstanding capture “One Small Leap”. Third Place goes to Noushka Wildlife for “Wolf Intimacy”. See detailed results below: (click on thumbnails for […]
VOTE for the Best Photo of the Week 12 Sep 2015
Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Week” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and browse through the slideshow. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the VOTE button at the bottom of the page. […]
Palestine mountain gazelle now endangered, say scientists
Zoologists are recommending that one of the Middle East’s most iconic mammals – the Palestine mountain gazelle – be placed on the endangered list amid a dramatic decline in its numbers in the last decade and a half. Numbers of the gazelles, whose habitat is in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories – including a […]
Two of Australia’s three wombat species under threat from killer disease
Two of Australia’s three native wombat species are under threat from a disease which can leave the animal blind and deaf, and eventually kill them. A project launched by the University of Western Sydney is calling on the wider community to help track wombat health, and hopefully stop the spread of the sarcoptic mange disease […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Week Ended 29 Aug 2015
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Juan Carlos Vindas wins First Prize for his brilliant composition “Resplendent Quetzal and Ferns”. Laval Roy wins Second Prize for his outstanding capture “Don’t Worry Mom, I’m Here”. Third Place goes to Robert Strickland for “Cedar Waxwing”. See detailed results below: […]
Tibetan crane’s winter habitat under threat from Indian hydroelectric project
A hydroelectric project in India’s eastern Himalayas will soon destroy one of the winter habitats of the magnificent Tibetan crane, a vulnerable bird regarded by local Buddhists as the reincarnation of a the sixth Dalai Lama, scientists and environmentalists have warned. The Tibetan, or black-necked crane, a species unique to Asia, has already disappeared from […]
25 million songbirds slaughtered each year in the Mediterranean
The Egyptians line their beaches with fine two-metre high nets that can stretch for miles across the Nile delta and will catch any bird coming close; the Maltese will cover whole trees in nylon; the Cypriots smear branches in glue to stop birds flying; the Italians will kill nearly anything that flies and the French […]