Orcas haven’t changed, but our view of the killer whale has
‘Orcas are psychos,’ quipped a close friend recently. He wasn’t joking, nor was he ill-informed. In fact, he…
Magellanic Penguins in Patagonia Are Paying the Price for a New Killer
For the first time in centuries, pumas are back in Patagonia, and they’re hunting a new prey: the…
The pet I’ll never forget: Mishka, the surly but beloved raccoon | Life and style
Mishka was about eight weeks old when we got her. It was 2004, we were living in Dibden,…
Kuno National Park’s Aasha Gives Birth To 5 Cubs; Cheetah Population In India Rises To 35
Wildlife lovers, there is delightful news for you all! A Namibian cheetah named Aasha has become a mother…
A wolf has come to Los Angeles County for the first time in more than a century
A wolf arrived in Los Angeles County on Saturday morning, marking the first time the apex predator has…
Cannibalistic jellies and aggressive blue crabs: Invasive species threaten Venice’s fragile lagoon
The city of Venice and its surrounding lagoon are irreversibly at the mercy of climate change. Rising sea…
Pumas are back in Patagonia and Penguins are paying the price
Should conservation efforts focus on protecting one iconic species if that protection may harm another, especially in landscapes…
Do crocodiles get a taste for human flesh?
With their huge armoured bodies, impressive bite force and ambush hunting strategy, saltwater crocodiles are a force to be reckoned…
A ‘Once in a Career’ Moment
Chester Zoo saves Bermuda snail (Poecilozonites bermudensis) from extinction A button-sized snail once thought extinct has been officially…
Why Would A Doe Follow You?
Via iStockphoto / @baileyjameson_ TikTok A woman from North Carolina went out every morning for a miles-long run…
Deadly, bird-eating insect kills and devours thousands of seabird chicks a year
There is a giant, carnivorous centipedes killing and eating up to 3,700 black-winged petrel chicks annually on a…
Fears grow for two orcas left to rot in abandoned zoo as they could be crushed
Two lonely whales are in need of ‘urgent’ attention experts warn the pair, who were left deserted at…