All along the Mississippi and Alabama coastlines the residents are seeing baby dolphins being washed up on the shores. During the oil spill the number of adult dolphins being washed up on these shores rose from the usual figure of 30 to 89. However, it’s now the first breeding season since the spill and the [...]
In the last week alone at least 7 rhinos have been killed by poachers in Zimbabwe, 5 in the Matopos National Park, as the political unrest continues to hinder conservation efforts. The government has said that it has deployed members of the Zimbabwe National Army in all the rhino sanctuaries in order to prevent further [...]
Officials at Edinburgh Zoo have pulled off a massive coup by recruiting two giant pandas for the zoo. The highly endangered pandas are expected to arrive in Autumn 2011 and will no doubt pull in high numbers of visitors and generate a lot of interest. There are still a few final boxes to be ticked, [...]
If you’re ever out in the mountainous areas of Italy keep a look out for an extraordinary sight – mountain-climbing goats. These goats, known as Alpine Ibex, are some of the most adept rock-face climbers that you’re ever likely to come across. These goats live across the Alps and often live and feed amongst the [...]
A landmark case here in the UK has resulted in a £1,500 fine for a man who drowned a squirrel, bringing up the possibility of hundreds of other people across the UK potentially facing legal action. Raymond Elliott pleaded guilty to drowning a grey squirrel after it raided his nut feeders out in his garden [...]
Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire has come under fire from the government agency Defra following an inspection made back in January. The criticism relates specifically to the lion enclosure used overnight in the winter, with the report stating: “There were clear signs of fighting between the animals; the overnight house was inadequate in space provision [...]
Next month on July 10 politicians in Spain are due to vote on whether bullfighting should be banned in the Catalonia region. With this in mind WSPA has recruited Ricky Gervais to front its campaign, with Ricky Gervais himself saying: “Sometimes the worst kind of cruelty is done in the name of entertainment. It sickens [...]
The RSPCA has also been renowned for never turning away animals, whether found on the street or brought in by their owners who can no longer care for them. However, a funding crisis has brought about a change in this policy for the very first time. Instead they’ll be focusing on caring for animals which [...]
Polar bears are normally known for patrolling to the Arctic ice but incredibly an exhausted polar bear has been spotted on the Isle of Mull on the West coast of Scotland. Dave Sexton, the RSPB officer patrolling the Isle, spotted the polar bear: “We rounded a headland on the west coast of the island and [...]
Figures for last year have been published, showing that 2009 was one of the worst years on record for wild bird poisonings in Scotland. At least 27 protected birds of prey poisonings were recorded, with these figures also significantly lower than the reality as many poisonings go unreported. Amongst those 27 birds were: 2 Golden [...]