One of Cambodia’s largest protected areas, Botum Sakor National Park, continues to lose tree cover, recent satellite data show. Officially designated as a national park in 1993, Botum Sakor initially covered more than 182,000 hectares (450,000 acres) of evergreen, semi-evergreen and mangrove forests. Older surveys from the 1990s and 2000s show that the park was […]
‘It’s a monster task’: can culling ferrets and rats save one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies?
The dramatic sea cliffs, crags and stacks of Rathlin Island, county Antrim, rise more than 200 metres above the Atlantic Ocean and host one of the UK’s largest seabird colonies, including hundreds of endangered puffins, attracting up to 20,000 birders and tourists a year. On a spectacularly sunny day in September, the cliff faces are […]
New Calf Sighting Brings Brief Hope for Endangered Orcas, But Challenges Remain
Hope surfaced for the endangered southern resident killer whales when a new calf named L128 was spotted swimming alongside their mother. This rare sighting briefly uplifted researchers who had seen only one other calf earlier in the year, which sadly died after a few months. However, by mid-October, L128 appeared to be struggling, as it […]
Langurs in Bangladesh face extinction as hybridization between species escalates
A recent study revealed a troubling trend among the wild monkey population in Bangladesh’s northeastern forests. The study, conducted by the German Primate Centre, unveiled a concerning tendency of hybridization between Phayre’s langurs (Trachypithecus phayrei) and capped langurs (Trachypithecus pileatus), listed as critically endangered and endangered, respectively, within Bangladesh by IUCN. This hybridization of the […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Month October 2024
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Jess Findlay wins First and Second Prizes with his outstanding images ‘Coyote ‘ and ‘Turtle Tears‘ respectively. Third Prize goes to Alan Murphy with ‘Acorn Woodpecker on Cholla‘. Please give kudos to the photographers by leaving comments at the bottom of this page. […]
Cotswold wildlife park successfully breeds endangered Madagascan lemur
Cotswold wildlife park has successfully bred one of Madagascar’s most endangered lemurs. The as yet unnamed youngster was born to a breeding male, Raphael, and female, Bijou, at the wildlife park. Births of the greater bamboo lemur in captivity are extremely rare, and the park is the only zoological collection in the UK – and […]
Melioidosis Outbreak in Hong Kong Zoo Leaves 11 Monkeys Dead
A deadly bacterial infection, melioidosis, has claimed the lives of 11 monkeys at Hong Kong’s oldest zoo, causing significant concern for authorities. The bacterial disease, which is commonly found in moist clay soil, first killed nine monkeys earlier in the week, with two more succumbing over the weekend. This outbreak has prompted part of the […]
New Species of Bird Discovered in South America
The newly-discovered species belongs to Trichothraupis, a genus that was established in 1851 and, until now, included only one species: the black-goggled tanager (Trichothraupis melanops). These forest-dwelling birds live in pairs or in small groups, and feed on fruit and arthropods, regularly feeding on army ant swarms. They are common in the Atlantic Forest, where […]