I’d woken up at the crack of dawn in Puerto Nariño; a glorious Colombian jungle town nestled on a bend of the Amazon River, says Vicky Maskell. It was another hot day, and the deep earthy smell of the jungle lingered all around me. I was there to celebrate my birthday – a rather hasty […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Month October 2026
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Diana Rebman wins First Prize with her outstanding image ‘Tufted Coquette Feeding on Flower‘. Jess Findlay wins Second Prize with “Sea Otter”. Third Prize goes to Dennyw with ‘Blue Tit Imitating the Caped Crusader’. Please give kudos to the photographers by leaving comments […]
“For one agonising moment, we huddled and dangled at their mercy…”
Four white rhinos, each weighing over two tonnes and with a shoulder height of up to six feet, stood shoulder to shoulder, huffing, stomping their front feet and kicking up clouds of dust. They were close enough that, though they have notoriously bad eyesight, even they could have read the trainee name tags on our […]
Endangered turtles and ‘exceptional’ coral at risk from Woodside’s gas drilling in WA, watchdog says
Woodside Energy’s plan to drill for gas off Western Australia’s north-west coast could significantly damage “exceptional” coral reefs and it may be impossible to reduce the risk of an oil spill to an acceptable level, according to advice from the state’s independent environmental watchdog. A draft letter from WA’s Environmental Protection Authority written in 2023, […]
It’s the size of a Labrador, looks like a bear crossed with a pet cat, chuckles like a human – and smells like popcorn
Often mistaken for a strange bear-cat hybrid, the binturong is a secretive mammal native to Southeast Asia’s dense rainforests. With its shaggy black fur, prehensile tail and unmistakable buttery scent, this arboreal creature is both peculiar and captivating. What is a binturong? The binturong (Arctictis binturong), sometimes known as the ‘bearcat’, is neither bear nor […]
Bangladesh’s hornbills face hunting risk during breeding season
Hornbills are being targeted during their breeding season in Bangladesh, with rescue records over the last several years showing a concentration of cases between May and August, when the forest dwellers are nesting, breeding and raising chicks. Analyzing rescue data from the Forest Department and Bangladesh Police, Mongabay found at least 26 birds, including 14 […]
Watch the gut-wrenching, heart-stopping moment a prairie dog defending his pups from being devoured by a deadly and hungry snake – will they survive?
Prairie dogs may have a reputation for being full of chatter and looking adorable, but their calls are actually an incredibly complex alarm system for their towns (and other animals) – and they’re much fiercer than they first seem. Black-tailed prairie dogs are protected from predators such as birds of prey and coyotes while in […]
New Trump rule allows hunters to bait bears in Alaska with doughnuts, bacon and more
A new Trump administration rule allows hunters to bait bears on federal lands in Alaska with bacon, doughnuts, meat scraps or other human foods typically used to help kill the trophy animals at close range. Opponents say the practice will cause bears to be more aggressive around humans, and allege that the rule change is […]