カテゴリー: Animals
Hundreds at zoo in Tokyo say farewell to Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, as China ends ‘panda diplomacy’ with JapanHundreds of people have gathered to say farewell to two popular pandas departing Tokyo for China, leaving Japan without any of the beloved bears f…
Once host to a poisonous gas research facility, Okunoshima is now an Instagram-friendly tourist destinationThe bunny-ear designs on the window aside, there is little to indicate that the ferry has arrived on an island teeming with rabbits. Then, moment…
A helpless baby elephant has won the Thai public’s sympathy but her case has shed light on the pressures facing herds across AsiaKhao Tom, a two-month-old elephant, plays with a wildlife officer, nudging his face and curling her trunk around his wrist….
The town of Osaki has been making the headlines as a bear hotspot as Japan reels from a year of record ursine encounters and deaths. The Guardian’s Justin McCurry visited Naruko Onsen hot springs in the north-eastern town, equipped with bells and whist…
Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humansA group of endangered “galaxy frogs” are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for phot…
Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli orangutan population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 peopleThe skull of a Tapanuli orangutan, caked in debris, stares out from a tomb of mud in North Sumatra, killed in catastrophic flooding that …
The surprise visitor waddled around the pub during what’s known as ‘silly season’ where seals pop up in unexpected placesOn a wet, lazy Sunday evening a baby fur seal waddled into a craft beer bar in Richmond, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island. …
Videos show schoolgirls fighting off animals, while others show people feeding bears, with some so realistic that users struggled to distinguish between fact and fictionIf a record number of fatal bear attacks wasn’t terrifying enough, experts say a to…
A record 13 people have died in bear attacks in Japan this year – with experts blaming food shortages as the animals venture further into residential areasLoud conversations, whistles and, when all else fails, a plastic bottle are among the precautions…
Members of the public have pleaded for a reprieve for the remaining lions, while former staff members hope the sanctuary will reconsider putting them downA troubled New Zealand wildlife park says it has been forced to euthanise two of its elderly lions…
Close encounters reported almost daily as bears intrude into residential areas and attack and sometimes kill peopleJapan has deployed troops to the northern prefecture of Akita to help contain a surge in the number of bear attacks that have terrorised …
Governor of one prefecture says he is considering asking the military for help to tackle increasing attacks amid thousands-strong bear populationKnowing what to do in the event of a close encounter with a bear was once a concern only for hikers and for…
The country’s fastest bird has taken out the top prize in a scandal-free year for the annual pollNew Zealand’s fastest bird, capable of flying 200km/h in its pursuit of prey, has been crowned bird of the year – a long-running annual competition that ha…
Nearly all common garden snails have shells that coil to the right but Ned the snail’s left-spiralling shell results in reversed reproductive organs – a barrier to matingIf you thought your dating pool was limited, spare a thought for Ned, a very rare …
Activists claim Anant Ambani’s Vantara facility has no plan to return its endangered species to the wildIndia’s supreme court has ordered an investigation into a vast private zoo founded by the son of Asia’s richest person over allegations of illegal w…