Deep in the Norwegian mountains, amid a vast expanse of bright snow and howling winds, Toralf Mjøen throws a piece of meat into a fenced enclosure and waits for a pair of dark eyes to appear from the snowy den. These curious and playful arctic foxes know Mjøen well. He has been the caretaker at […]
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Hungry foxes are having a ‘catastrophic’ impact on Australia’s juvenile freshwater turtles. There’s a push to change that
A wily red fox with a turtle in its jaws is a stark illustration of the “catastrophic” situation affecting Australia’s freshwater turtles. Along the Murray, foxes are digging up and eating entire nests of turtle eggs, and grabbing reproductive females. The fact the reptiles live so long, while the young are so vulnerable to predators, […]
Nail-biting moment rescuers race to save a fox whose head is stuck in a plastic bottle before it runs out of oxygen
This is the heartbreaking moment a fox got its head stuck in a plastic bottle while out in the wild. In the first episode of Channel 4’s Wildlife Rescue – which aired last night – a dedicated team at South Essex Wildlife Hospital tried desperately to save the fox’s life by detaching a bottle from […]
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 […]
South Korea Implements Ban on Exotic Animal Cafes!
South Korea has taken a significant step towards enhancing animal welfare with the recent implementation of a ban on exotic animal cafes. These establishments, where visitors could see, touch, and interact with a variety of wild animals, were subject to an amendment to the Wildlife Protection and Management Act approved at a Cabinet meeting on […]
Celebrity Animals : 5 Instagram accounts that have conquered the Internet
Instagram has long ceased to be an ordinary social network for sharing photos and communicating with friends. Now the platform is a big tangle of many mechanisms that are successfully used by entrepreneurs, blog authors and large companies. But among the million-strong audience of the social network, there are many people who go online to […]
Fox encounter
Although the Fox is a daily part of living on the edge of London it’s still nice when you bump into one and you have a camera to hand.
Conservation ecologists know no boundaries
Sorry for the recent slow rate of new posts. I am very busy with fieldwork and have little time to blog. Anyway, in recent days we worked both in Alentejo and in an adjacent section of Extremadura, near Olivenza. It is interesting to witness conservation issues in different colours and flavours. I can’t wait to […]