Lin Bensley: Why hedgehogs are on decline in our gardens
I’ve always had a fascination for hedgehogs. When no more than seven or eight, I tried to nurse…
They look like toast racks, ping-pong balls and giant vases, range from pea-sized to car-sized – and are animals that have been on Earth for millions of years
There are ancient animals in the ocean that can live for hundreds of years, have no organs and…
Can any animals kill the much-feared predator, the great white shark?
If we were to believe movies like Jaws, great white sharks are the ocean’s most terrifying predator says Melissa Hobson. Nothing…
Squamish man uses motion-activated zombie to scare bears away from garbage
A Squamish, B.C., homeowner is using a motion-activated Halloween decoration to scare bears away from his garbage bins.…
Guam had a population of three million invasive brown snakes; then US dropped 2,000 mice stuffed with paracetamol in a $8M operation to curb the population
Wars are no longer just between humans, they are also against invasive predators that completely destroy ecosystems. In…
In 2021, Northern Ireland used drones, 110 cameras and a Labrador to catch 100 ferrets; corncrakes bred again and a Manx shearwater returned after 40 years
Representative image of conservation teams using trained dogs and ground monitoring to help remove invasive predators and restore…
Deer dies after impaling itself on Walshaw railings
Reports that the High Street in Walshaw had been closed by police after the deer injured itself began…
Marmosets start out with the makings of a folded brain – so why does theirs stay smooth?
The marmoset brain starts out with the same layout as folded primate brains, but slower-dividing, simpler cells help…
Gloucestershire estate to ‘build UK’s largest beaver enclosure’
The owners of an estate in Gloucestershire have plans to build what they said would be the largest…
Scientists excluded elephants from East African savanna plots for 15 years; dung beetle numbers fell 67%, biomass dropped 51% and species richness declined 23%, revealing how elephants sustain an insect network
According to the research published by Science Adviser newsletter, dung beetles rarely attract the attention given to elephants,…
Biologist Sees Truck Narrowly Miss Wild Animal In Road — Then Rushes To Help
While driving near his home in Brazil with a few friends last month, biologist George Xavier noticed an…
Niger releases 8 North African ostriches into the wild after the species disappeared from the country; the last wild birds vanished in 2004 |
Image Credit: Sahara Conservation Niger has released eight North African ostriches into the wild, bringing the species back…