カテゴリー: Animals
What started 15 years ago as a modest promotion to draw attention to native birds, many of which are endangered, has become a phenomenonNormally on a post test-match Monday in New Zealand, the talk is all about the national rugby team’s latest performa…
Officer was taking part in raid on cockfights when one of the birds severed his femoral arteryThe police chief of a Philippine town has been killed during a raid on an illegal cockfight when one of the razor-sharp metal blades worn by the birds cut an …
Hilsa fishermen must borrow to buy equipment but have to sell their catch at a low price to moneylenders – creating a generational debt trapKalam Sheikh’s life revolves around the few months when he goes in search of Bangladesh’s prized hilsa fish. Whe…
The government is being urged to dispel myths and ensure drugs are available – and take responsibility for the millions of stray dogsBy the time the patient, a young man, reached Dr Ramesh Masthi at a Bengaluru hospital, it was too late to save him. Af…
Plea to remember ‘birds do not know borders’ amid spat between Taiwan’s largest bird conservation group and UK-based BirdLife InternationalBirdwatchers around the world may have to decide whether they are hawks or doves when it comes to the thorny issu…
Giant African pouched rat has cleared more than 141,000 square metres of land – the equivalent of 20 football pitchesA landmine detection rat has been awarded a gold medal for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty”.Magawa, a giant African pouche…
Kaavan, who lives in a Pakistani zoo, lost his partner in 2012 and is now medically clear to travelAn elephant who has become a cause célèbre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and be transferred to …
Two companies granted permission to clear land at Hwange national park, home to cheetahs, elephants and rhinosRhinos, giraffes, cheetahs and other endangered species face a new threat in Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park: Chinese mining companies.Zhongxi…
A pioneering method from Africa that protects farms from forest herds is now paying off in India, with more profit and less conflictWatchtowers in trees, tripwire alarms, radio collars, chilli smoke and beehive fences: scientists and conservationists a…
Nation is facing shortage of shearers for its 68 million sheep as hundreds are barred from taking their usual trip across the Tasman SeaIt’s a tradition that stretches back decades. Every year, hundreds of New Zealanders fly in to Australia for the spr…
The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos including a sheep’s wagtail and a stranded whale Continue reading…
The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including hillstar hummingbirds and one-horned rhinos Continue reading…
Country cracking down on illegal wildlife trade after coronavirus originated in Chinese wet marketVietnam has banned all imports of wild animals, dead or alive, and announced a crackdown on illegal wildlife markets as part of efforts to reduce the risk…
Near-4cm-long nematode roundworm is thought to have come from raw fishAn unpleasant sensation at the back of the throat can be a sign that a cold is on the way. But for one Tokyo woman, the cause of the pain was not a sniffle but a live worm that had l…
Animal rights groups hail decision to prohibit trade in north-eastern region Authorities in India’s north-eastern state of Nagaland have banned the sale of dog meat and halted the import and trading of dogs to be used for food, said officials.The remot…