Country diary: Wildcats are here and they’re on the march | Conservation
It is always interesting to see how overnight snow reveals what goes on under the cover of night.…
Otago fisher killed Hector’s dolphin, then lied about it
By Keiller MacDuff of RNZ A small fine meted out to an Otago fisher who killed a Hector’s dolphin then…
Wild monkeys don’t abandon their infants. Why did baby Punch’s mother?
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Meet ‘Tous’ — an entirely new genus of mammal we identified. Here’s why it’s so exciting
Mammals are not especially diverse. Roughly 6,800 mammal species are known to exist, compared with about 8,800 species…
Pygmy long-fingered possum and glider leap from fossil record to life in New Guinea forest
Late at night a few years ago a villager approached a group of mammal-watchers in the remote forests…
We thought inbred koalas were at risk of extinction. But what we discovered upends genetic conventions
If you follow media coverage of koalas, you could be forgiven for feeling confused. Recent stories describe a…
Marsupials previously thought extinct for millennia discovered in New Guinea | Mammals
Researchers led by the Australian scientist Tim Flannery have made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery: that two charismatic marsupial species…
“She’s seen something….” A cheetah mum must distract a prowling big cat away from her cubs. Will her risk pay off?
In the Okavango Delta, Botswana, leopards, cheetahs and lions clash over territory and food. And these sagas are…
New Species with Milky Way Spots Discovered in Japan’s Coastal Waters
A newly discovered species of jellyfish has been confirmed in Japan’s coastal waters, and it’s being called the…
Woman Sees Something Moving On Buoy And A Piece Of ‘Seaweed’ Crawls On Her Finger
The other day, Britt Ballard and her husband went out to do some birdwatching in Semiahmoo, Washington. As…
Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock ‘bloodlust’ | Germany
Wolf hunting will be allowed in Germany under legislation passed by the lower house of parliament in response…
Flatback turtle facts: size, diet, habitat
Discover the flatback turtles, a little-known sea turtle native to the coastal waters of Australia. What do flatback…