Can America’s Wolves Survive an Onslaught of Political Attacks?
Predator hatred and ancient superstitions threaten gray wolves. In New Mexico and Arizona, Mexican gray wolves — the…
World’s deadliest rat that can kill an elephant, and 8 other weird rodents that break every rule of nature
Rodents are commonly regarded as pests, typically in the form of rats scavenging in rubbish bins or mice…
Boat full of tourists witness ‘momentous’ scene just 6km off Aussie coastline: ‘Never seen’
A boat full of tourists was treated to a heart-stopping display just moments from the coastline. For the…
Strange chain of events leads to important ecological discovery of native bats
New Zealand’s long-tailed bat (pekapeka-tou-roa) is on the edge of extinction. Photo: Department of Conservation It’s a conservation…
What seemed like a routine walk along the coast of Ravenna ended with the discovery of a giant sunfish, 8.2 feet long and weighing 882 pounds, that washed up dead on a beach in Italy; its mysterious death has baffled scientists in the Adriatic
A routine walk along the shoreline in Marina di Ravenna, Italy, turned into an unusual wildlife discovery when…
‘Moby Dick’ whales captured headbutting on video for first time
By Peter de Kruijff, ABC News For centuries ship captains have written accounts about how some of the…
Country Life: Possums, stoats and hedgehogs no match for Canterbury’s 4×4 trappers
Ray Cossar (left) checks a DOC 200 Mustelid trap while Alastair Stewart resets a “flipping timmy” possum trap.…
Bison are released in Romania, with results that surprise even zoologists, as the plant biomass in the area increases by 30%
In the mountains of western Romania, a herd of shaggy giants is quietly changing the rules of the…
Crocs on jet skis and kayaks: why Florida’s huge apex predators are coming out of the water and sunbathing in unlikely places
Ring-tailed lemurs are famed for their ‘sun-worshipping’ posture, legs and arms outstretched to reveal their pale bellies. Like…
From a venomous snake and a creature that smells like popcorn
Mawsynram, a small village located in the state of Meghalaya, has the distinction of being the wettest place…
‘Les P’tits Kipik’: Inside a Paris suburb’s unlikely hedgehog sanctuary
By Angela Symons with AP Published on 23/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 A French woman created a hedgehog rescue centre at her…
Pit viper, flying snake and geckos among new species uncovered in Cambodian caves
Cambodia’s largely unexplored limestone caves stretch for thousands of miles, are home to countless undiscovered species and host…