The Fight to Euthanize Pablo Escobar’s Hippos in Colombia
When night falls in the small Colombian village of Doradal, the quiet is broken by the wet, heavy…
Indian Tycoon Offers Refuge to Pablo Escobar’s Condemned Hippos
They are not known to have any taste for raw coca leaf. But the hungry hippos of Colombia’s…
The Mediterranean: Warmer, saltier, more acidic, and rising fast — report
Driven by global climate change and human activity, the eastern Mediterranean Sea continues to warm, become saltier and…
Florida man urges people to eat creature wreaking havoc in US region: ‘Looks good to me’
It’s that time of year again in Florida. It’s chilly enough that invasive green iguanas are falling out…
Top new species from 2025
Scientists described several new species this past year, including a tiny marsupial, a Himalayan bat, an ancient…
‘Mindblowing’ population of feral goldfish in Ottawa pond to be euthanized
The City of Ottawa is preparing to euthanize a school of invasive goldfish living in a stormwater pond…
Christmas Island shrew declared extinct after decades without a sighting
A leading researcher has described the extinction of the Christmas Island shrew as “another stain” on Australia’s environmental…
Councils deploy mysterious devices on trees in Aussie bushland in battle against catastrophic threat
Foxes are one of the country’s most devastating invasive species, contributing to the extinction of numerous native animals…
Camera captures critically endangered nocturnal animal not seen since the 1990s in NSW
Monitoring cameras set up in a remote corner of an Australian national park have captured something that hasn’t…
Alarming discovery in Aussie river prompts urgent call to action: ‘Up to the public’
The battle against a little-known but potentially destructive invasive oyster is well underway, but authorities say it’s Aussies…
Asian hornet nest removed from Cork site in ‘complex operation’
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Resident’s backyard kookaburra photo highlights mistake commonly made by Aussies
Australia is blessed with around 850 species of native birds, but some are more cherished than others, as…