カテゴリー: Animals
A bird lover wants Forest & Bird to include the huia, a songbird that was sacred to Māori that hasn’t been seen since 1907A passionate New Zealand bird lover has threatened the country’s popular bird of the year competition with legal action if it …
Two Indian brothers dedicate themselves to rescuing birds that are being poisoned by pollution in this complex and quietly beautiful filmShaunak Sen’s documentary is a complex, thoughtful, quietly beautiful film about the ecosystem and human community….
Ian Gowrie-Smith says he was frustrated the Australian government did not respond to urgent funding request for turtle conservationGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastThe owner of 21 tropical islands off the coast of Papu…
Scientists used satellite images and more than 300,000 volunteers to count Weddell seals, a key Southern Ocean indicator speciesResearchers believe they have accurately estimated Antarctica’s Weddell seal population for the first time – using images fr…
Researchers and local iwi looking into whether increased reports of great whites around Bay of Plenty could be linked to warming oceansGreat white shark sightings are increasing in one of New Zealand’s most popular coastal holiday spots, with a team of…
Marine mammals are dependent on seagrass which is being rapidly reduced by human impactThe dugong is now functionally extinct in China after widespread degradation of their habitat and historical hunting, scientists have said.Fishing and ship strikes a…
Young fur seal slipped into marine biologist’s home through a catflap before spending more than two hours insideA curious young seal has been returned to the sea after breaking into a New Zealand home, harassing the resident cat, hanging about in the h…
Hundreds of angry workers say government’s 18-times increase will deter tourists and destroy incomesHundreds of Indonesian tourism workers have gone on strike over a hefty increase in ticket prices to see the country’s Komodo dragons, a rise the govern…
A maternity clothes maker in Tokyo is marketing portable fans to help dogs and cats cope with oppressive summer weatherDog owners in Japan can now buy wearable fans to keep their pets cool during the country’s sweltering summer.Comprising a battery-ope…
Nepalese population of Bengal tigers has nearly tripled in 12 years and conflict with humans is increasingNepal’s tiger population has nearly tripled in 12 years, the country’s prime minister has announced. But concerns about the human cost of the big …
Male identified as one of a group of monkeys that have wounded 49 people and counting in YamaguchiHunters on the trail of a group of monkeys that have attacked and wounded nearly 50 people in western Japan have caught and killed one of them.Officials i…
As over-harvesting of edible creatures adds to pressures on shoreline ecosystems, local groups and iwi urge temporary bans New Zealanders are calling for authorities to restrict the pillaging of the country’s rockpools and shorelines, amid fears that a…
Authorities in Yamaguchi to use tranquilliser guns after macaques – or possibly one aggressive individual – uncharacteristically target adults and childrenLocal authorities in a Japanese city are to use tranquilliser guns to confront marauding monkeys …
Toxic metal present in both blood and eggshell samples, but the New Zealand birds appear to have formed a tolerance for itLead has been detected in nesting native kākā chicks in Wellington, but unusually, the birds look to have developed a tolerance to…