Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets | Fishing
Bird-shaped kites and a floating scarecrow are being tested to try to stop endangered seabirds drowning in fishing…
First Hollywood, now Fat Bear Week: nepo baby wins Alaska contest
He is known officially by the more prosaic name Bear 89. He was nicknamed Backpack by rangers who…
Botswana condemned for slaughtering 23 elephants for independence celebrations – BBC
Botswana condemned for slaughtering 23 elephants for independence celebrations BBCElephants killed in Botswana: Animal rights activists dey para say…
In 2019, staff ignored an evacuation order at Australia’s Mogo Wildlife Park, moving vulnerable animals into homes and safe areas; not one animal was lost
The park later reported that every animal survived | Wikimedia Commons The staff at Mogo Wildlife Park stayed…
All of a flutter: how butterflies avoid being a predator’s lunch | Animal behaviour
Naturalists have long wondered how brightly coloured butterflies manage to evade the attention of birds that make a…
Meet the world’s smallest deer: The tiny ‘Pudu’ is barely four apples tall, weighs only a few kilograms and lives in South America’s forests
Guinness World Records lists the northern pudu as the smallest deer species.Guinness World Records lists the northern pudu…
Sharks can hear nearly 250 feet away and pinpoint the source
The ocean is filled with sound, and for sharks, those sounds can reveal what is happening well beyond…
Two newly discovered sea spider species are filling key knowledge gaps about an obscure animal family
Meet two new sea spiders: one with hairy feet and red eyes, and one so poor at grooming…
20 African wild dogs were brought back to a Zimbabwe park after disappearing for decades; conservationists rebuilt the ecosystem before their return |
African Wild Dog. Image Credit: Wikipedia African wild dogs returned to Zimbabwe’s Matusadona National Park in February 2026…
Lost shark becomes viral star in South Korea
A wayward shark has become an unlikely celebrity in South Korea, drawing massive crowds, earning plaudits from the…
Fat Bear Week: New winner is 89 ‘Backpack’
The brown bears aren’t feasting on the sockeye salmon in Brooks River just for fun; putting on the…
Why monkeys handle conflicts better than we do
Léa suggests postponing the launch by a week. The data speaks for itself, and the recommendation seems reasonable.…