Placing possums in the spotlight
The spotlight is back on those gritty creatures who lurk at night and turn up in the most…
Missing Baby Giraffes Are Finally Safe
The long-running question of what happened to two missing giraffe calves in Virginia now has an answer.…
Female bull sharks may reunite with the same partners year after year
Bull shark breeding is usually cast as a brief, anonymous affair. Two animals cross paths in open water,…
Rare olive ridley sea turtle spotted in Florida first
Sea Turtle Week runs from June 8 to June 16, starting with World Ocean Day and ending on…
Why travellers are flocking to see Jonathan, the 194-year-old tortoise – what’s special about him apart from his age |
Jonathan, the world’s oldest tortoise. Photo credit: St Helena Tourism While some tourist sites are known for their…
Rays use chemical alarm signals to warn each other of danger
Danger in the ocean does not always arrive in plain sight. Sometimes it spreads as an invisible chemical…
Prowling cats, pink dolphins and giant eagles: 16 incredible photos from the Amazon
Spanning the Amazon River basin of South America, the Amazon rainforest is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems…
Florida’s giant Burmese pythons are doing more than eating wildlife, they are transforming the Everglades by spreading seeds |
Burmese pythons have already earned a reputation as one of Florida’s most destructive invasive species, wiping out populations…
Beaver rewilding: This city had a flooding problem, so it turned to the world’s second largest rodent for help
Summary An patch of West London plagued by flooding turned to beavers, extinct in the UK for 400…
‘Penguin highways’: Family’s deep-dive into little blue penguins proves revealing
A recently-arrived American family’s deep-dive into all things little blue penguin has revealed increasing numbers on the Taranaki…
From Indonesia to Fiordland: Search on for stowaway gecko at Manapouri Power Station
An exotic gecko found at the Manapouri Power Station is thought to have hitched a ride in a…
Video of orca deaths shows fisheries monitoring, enforcement working – Minister Shane Jones
Two orca have been killed by commercial fishing operators in bycatch incidents, the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries…