Video cameras attached to mine-hunting US Navy dolphins have filmed them hunting and eating fish and, to the scientists’ surprise, swallowing venomous yellow-bellied sea snakes. It is the first time video and sound has captured bottlenose dolphins feeding on live fish, from the bursts of sonar clicks used to pinpoint the prey to the victory […]
Tag: Leopard
Kruger Park rangers and others ‘found abusing euthanised leopard’
Kruger National Park rangers and other employees were filmed allegedly abusing a euthanised leopard. SANParks says their conduct was contrary to the ethos of the organisation whose primary goal is to act as the custodian of wildlife. File image. Image: Lesley Stones Rangers and employees at the Kruger National Park have had their statements taken […]
Study assesses wildlife exposure to rat poison on oil palm plantations
Rodents gnawing on oil palm crops can be a costly business. One study estimated that they can reduce yields by as much as 10%. Among the means used to tackle rat infestations: deploying barn owls and domestic cats, or putting out bait laced with rat poison. A recent review, published in the journal Ecotoxicology, has […]
Leopard killed 4-year old boy after pulling him more than 500 meters into the woods
A four-year-old youngster had died after being killed by a leopard’s mauling. The kid was grabbed by the beast on Wednesday while he was playing in the courtyard of his uncle’s house. The toddler suffered mortal injuries in the neighboring woodland after being dragged by the wild cat for more than 500 meters. The child […]
Trophy hunter who killed lions and elephants is shot dead by robbers who ambushed him when his truck broke down in South Africa
A prolific trophy hunter who slaughtered lions, giraffes and elephants in South Africa has been shot dead at point blank range after his truck broke down. Riaan Naude, 55, ran the company Pro Hunt Africa which boasts of its ‘eco-hunting’ while sharing gruesome pictures of dead endangered animals. He was found dead next to his […]
Colorful New Species of Gecko Discovered in India
Eublepharis is a small genus in the lizard family Eublepharidae, which contains 44 species in six genera distributed in parts of North and Central America, West and East Africa, Middle East, South Asia and the Malayan Archipelago. First described in 1827, the genus is currently represented by seven species of which five are known from […]
Rehabilitation research returns orphaned cheetahs to the wild
The cheetah is the world’s fastest land animal, but it’s running out of space. Its range has been reduced dramatically over the past decades, and populations continue to decline. Identifying solutions to conserve and protect the species in the wild is thus vital. A new study published in the journal Oryx by the Cheetah Conservation […]
How snow leopard saviour helped protect endangered species by tackling ‘retaliation killings’ in Himalayas
An Indian conservationist who helped save the highly endangered snow leopard by tackling “retaliation killings” in the Himalayas has won a prestigious award from a UK wildlife charity for his pioneering work. Snow leopards live high in the mountains of central Asia but have suffered huge declines in numbers as climate change melts their icy […]