A rampaging polar bear has attacked and killed two people in the village of Wales, Alaska. The horrifying incident was initially reported to authorities at around 2.30pm (local time) on Tuesday (January 17), Alaska State Troopers said. Authorities confirmed that the beast killed a woman and a boy after entering the village and running after […]
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Amazing Rescue of a Baby Goat from a Steep Mountain [Video]
In Wales, a baby goat was stuck on a mountain, and thanks to a team of rescuers, he was saved, and his mom waited for him at the bottom of the mountain. The baby is a Kasmiri goat which is a species known to be incredible at climbing. That’s why when a witness saw the […]

Wales unveils plans to triple rate of peatland restoration
A plan to triple the rate of peatland restoration in Wales to help combat the climate emergency and protect one of the country’s most celebrated birds, the curlew, has been announced by the Welsh government. The Labour-led administration said it had accepted a raft of recommendations from an expert panel on how to halt biodiversity […]

New initiative aims to save curlew from extinction in Wales
The curlew holds a cherished place in Welsh folklore and culture, its bubbling, haunting call traditionally regarded by many as a harbinger of spring. However, numbers of the wading bird have declined to such low levels that a major plan involving a string of conservation groups, the farming community and the Welsh government has been […]

The last surviving golden eagle in Wales was shot
The last surviving golden eagle in Wales was shot, it has been revealed. The dead bird was found by a walker on a mountainside this summer, after it had survived around 12 years in the country. A post mortem listed the bird’s death as systemic Aspergillosis, a fungal infection, but X-rays released after a Freedom […]

Welsh Zoo where lynx escaped from before being shot dead saw a fifth of its animals die in just 12 months
A zoo that came under fire after a lynx escaped saw a fifth of their animals die over a period of 12 months, it has been revealed. Vets were called in to investigate Borth Wild Animal Kingdom in Aberystwyth, west Wales, after the big cat broke free in 2017 before it was eventually shot dead […]

Twitchers flock to see Great Spotted Cuckoo
A rare bird seen in Wales just three times since the 1800s has landed in Pembrokeshire. The great spotted cuckoo has been photographed in Penally, causing hundreds of bird enthusiasts, or twitchers, to flock to the area. Experts have said the bird normally migrates from Africa to southern Spain but the warm weather must have […]

POLL: Should shooting clubs be allowed to shoot endangered birds?
Welsh populations of golden plover have declined by 80% in 30 years yet the British Association for Shooting and Conservation has them in its sights. Tide ebbs from Traeth Bach. The estuary gathers light, resolves into a pattern of interlocking curves, gleaming channels, draining sand. I walked this place daily years ago, far out by […]