Some of the most ferocious predators in the world are also some of its most attractive animals – a marriage of stunning looks and lethal power, says Sheena Harvey. !0 most beautiful killers in the world Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) Nothing sums up majestic beauty and dangerous killer more than the Bengal tiger. Our spirits […]
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“This slashing can cause fatal wounds in humans…” 10 deadliest birds on the planet, including one with a highly lethal 12cm claw…
We don’t often think of birds as dangerous, says Dominic Couzens. That’s a mistake, because to their prey species they are, of course, completely deadly. Perhaps surprisingly, a few species can also be a peril to humans, and back in prehistoric times there were probably more. Here we will look both at the birds that […]
They strike with clenched talons at 200mph, crush skulls, shred prey, and can inflict deep head wounds on humans – 10 deadliest birds of prey on the planet
They can strike their victims with clenched talons at a devastating 200mph, casually crush a monkey’s skull in their claws, tear a large fish apart in seconds and inflict deep wounds on the heads of humans they see as a threat. Deadliest birds of prey Harpy Eagle The magnificent harpy eagles of Central and South […]
Trump officials are trying to yank this animal’s last shot at survival
The bird above is not your typical charismatic species. It’s no bald eagle, no peregrine falcon. It’s a groundbird known as the lesser prairie-chicken that lives in the southern Great Plains. It’s not even the greater prairie-chicken, another, related avian species, that’s a bit larger. Today, however, this bird is very much worth paying attention […]
Turkmenistan Joins Global Effort to Protect Wildlife
Turkmenistan will become a member of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in January 2025. This move makes Turkmenistan the 185th country to join CITES, completing Central Asia’s representation in the treaty aimed at regulating wildlife trade and combating trafficking. Turkmenistan is home to a variety of […]
More hen harriers killed in UK during 2023 than in any other year, RSPB says
More hen harriers were killed in 2023 than in any other year on record, a report has found. The RSPB’s Birdcrime report also found that at least 1,344 individual birds of prey were persecuted in the UK between 2009 and 2023, and that 75% of people convicted of offences related to the persecution of birds […]
Rock climbers help Yosemite peregrine falcons back to the skies as conservation scheme scales new heights
Once on the brink of extinction, Yosemite’s iconic peregrine falcons are now thriving thanks to the cooperation of climbers. No longer endangered, the number of peregrine breeding pairs has skyrocketed from just eight in 2009 to 17 today, all thanks to a 15 year collaborative recovery scheme involving climbers, the National Park Service and the […]
Peregrine Falcons Flourish in Yosemite with Aid from Climbers
Initially discovered in 1978 by climbers on El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite monolith, peregrine falcons had vanished from Yosemite since the last sighting in 1941. The discovery kick-started a series of Conservation measures that would pave the way for one of California’s most successful wildlife recovery stories. At the time, only 324 pairs remained […]