For the past several months, I’ve kept a slightly uneasy vigil on a pair of breeding powerful owls in inner Brisbane, just a couple of kilometres from home. In that time they’ve seen off crowds of curious onlookers, and a determined eviction attempt by sulphur-crested cockatoos, to raise one confident and healthy-looking chick, which will […]
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Wildlife Center Releases Rehabbed Bald Eagle
The Wildlife Center in Virginia just held an event as they released a bald eagle that had been rehabilitated there. The eagle had spent a tedious few months at the wildlife center as they needed a long recovery. Ed Clark, the president and co-founder of the Wildlife Center of Virginia, said, “This bird was probably […]
Farmer Detained After Endangered Eagle and Other Wildlife Found Dead, Poisoned
An Israeli farmer was detained for questioning on Tuesday after an estimated 20 animal carcasses were found in the Upper Galilee area Sunday. The farmer was brought to authorities on suspicion of using pesticides to poison and kill the animals, which included an endangered white-tailed eagle. As reported by the Times of Israel, rangers from […]
Almost 100 vultures found dead in suspected mass poisoning in Spain
Almost 100 vultures have been found dead or dying in a suspected mass poisoning in Spain. Authorities discovered 56 birds – 55 vultures and a black kite – lying dead, as well as 41 that were alive but so unwell that the prognosis for them was described as bleak. The birds had been eating the […]
Mouse plague poison kills dozens of birds in New South Wales
Dozens of birds have been killed through poisoning amid concerns that methods to eradicate a growing mouse plague in eastern Australia are hitting other wildlife. The New South Wales Environmental Protection Agency has asked the public to “think carefully” about the amount and location of mouse bait being used, after an investigation confirmed that some […]
Golden eagle deliberately poisoned near Balmoral estate, say police
The bird of prey was found dead on a hillside on the Invercauld Estate, in the heart of the Cairngorms, near Crathie and the Balmoral estate on March 19 after being illegally targeted with a toxic substance. Police Scotland said officers searched a number of properties on the estate on Tuesday as they continue carrying […]
Researchers take up the cause of the mysterious and maligned Chaco eagle
Fénix, a female Chaco eagle, lived at San Rafael Zoo in Mendoza province, Argentina, until the zoo shut down in 2016. She was later transferred to the Buenos Aires Ecopark, an old zoo that had been converted into a research center, hospital and shelter for animals without a destination. There, she began a difficult training […]
Idaho lawmakers on verge of sanctioning a carnage of 90% of the state’s wolves
A bill that would allow trophy hunters, trappers and private contractors hired at taxpayer expense to kill up to 90% of the state’s wolves is flying through the Idaho legislature, and we need to stop it in its tracks. The bill, introduced Tuesday, has already passed the state Senate and the House Resources and Conservation […]