In a first, Bangladesh is preparing to release a tiger back into the wild after it was rescued from a poacher’s trap and provided with medical treatment. On Jan. 4 this year, the Forest Department rescued the female tiger (Panthera tigris), estimated to be around 10 years old, from the Chandpai and Sarankhola forest range […]
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Rare Footage Shows Elephants Circling Calves as Wild Boars Try to Attack
They say parents will do anything for their children, even risking their own safety to protect them. This video from Wildlife Rescuers is a perfect example, showing just how quickly elephants spring into action when their calves are threatened. In the rare footage, two wild boars suddenly dart past a herd of elephants, creating a […]
Conservationists warn of targeted poaching behind Sri Lanka’s leopard killings
POLONNARUWA, Sri Lanka — Wildlife conservationists have sounded the alarm that leopard poaching in Sri Lanka is being carried out more systematically than previously thought, following the arrest in early August of a group of suspected hunters carrying a freshly skinned carcass in Maduru Oya National Park. Conservation activist Sethil Muhandiram says there’s specific demand […]
In the hills of Italy, wolves returned from the brink. Then the poisonings began
High on a mountain pass near the town of Cocullo in central Italy lay six black sacks. Inside were nine wolves, including a pregnant female and seven youngsters – an entire pack. They had eaten slabs of poisoned veal left out a few days earlier, dying over the hours that followed, snarls of pain fixed […]
Rodent for dinner? California officials urge residents to eat invasive nutria
Wildlife officials are encouraging California residents to add a rodent to their daily diet as part of efforts to control the invasive species‘ population. The nutria, a large, semi-aquatic rodent native to South America, is threatening the state’s ecosystems by destroying habitats and outcompeting native wildlife. The nutria’s harmful impacts have prompted wildlife officials to […]
The wild boars of the Costa del Sol: do these sun-loving pigs really need to be culled?
Name: Sus scrofa. Appearance: Stocky, hairy and causing a nuisance on the Costa del Sol. Ah, this is about British tourists I suppose – I saw Málaga council has been telling them to put their clothes back on and stop singing late at night. Actually, it’s about boars. Boars – you mean the things Astérix […]