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Researchers used genetic analysis to identify species that cannot be distinguished by appearance aloneSeven new leaf insect species, known as “walking leaves”, have been discovered.The insects exhibit a sophisticated “twigs and leaf-like” camouflage al…
Read MoreLarge-scale study indicates population declines after collation of data from country’s conservation organisations and birdwatchersA report on India’s bird population has painted a grim picture for many of the country’s species.The State of India’s Bird…
Read MoreOnce a nation of cat-lovers, attacks on other animals and recovery in local fauna is reshaping attitudes toward felinesOut in the bush beyond his house, John McConnell walks with his gun, looking for the glint of eyes in the darkness.McConnell, 67, liv…
Read MoreAfrica has lost about 90% of its vultures over the past 50 years. It’s a rapidly growing crisis, and the decline is not down to natural causes. Most of these birds are being poisoned, often unintentionally, by humans. We know the impact that mass vultu…
Read MoreVisitor numbers rise by 30% as footage sparks claims animal could be a staff member in a bear suitVisitors have flocked to a zoo in eastern China’s Zhejiang province after a video of one of its bears went viral with some suggesting she looked so human …
Read MoreHangzhou zoo insists animals are real after video of one standing on hind legs triggers online speculationA zoo in eastern China has denied suggestions that some of its bears could be humans dressed in costumes, after video of one standing on its hind …
Read MoreIndian tribal hunting endangers wildlife but now a startup making 3D replicas is giving teeth to conservation effortsIn the lowland rainforests of Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India, tigers, clouded leopards, eagles and hornbills dot the landscape. …
Read MoreSeafaring friends from Mumbai cope with a changing climate and an unforgiving economy in different ways in Sarvnik Kaur’s poetic, beautifully shot documentary Sarvnik Kaur’s patient, plangent documentary follows two fishers and friends from Mumbai’s Ko…
Read MorePublic notice issued to watch out for the flippered creatures as they start to leave their breeding colonies and venture out into New ZealandSunbathing on roads, breaking through catflaps, visiting film sets, invading homes and taking in the heat of ba…
Read MoreSeeing a trapped bird led Amit and Abhishek Jain to dedicate their spare time to rescuing dozens of creatures every dayLow-hanging wires, heavy traffic and people who love flying kites have made Delhi a dangerous place for its wild birds. It prompted t…
Read MoreThe result of an extraordinary ecological history, many of New Zealand’s birds are highly unusual but all are belovedWhen unsuspecting Miami zoo ambassador Ron Magill woke on Tuesday, he could not have anticipated the storm of fury he was about to enco…
Read MoreMother among 20 of the big cats flown in from Africa as part of plan to reintroduce animal to countryThree cheetah cubs born to a big cat that was brought to India from Africa last year have died in central India’s Kuno national park in the past week a…
Read MoreThree of the 20 big cats brought from Africa have died as critics of the plan say their new habitat is unsuitableA programme to reintroduce cheetahs in India after 75 years has been called into question after three of the animals died in recent weeks a…
Read MoreThe last of the world’s Asiatic lions live in Gujarat state, but as the apex predators outgrow their forest reserve, they are moving to the seasideIt was one morning, while walking on the beach in Gujarat, that wildlife expert Meena Venkataraman spotte…
Read MoreWith 20m people at the highest risk of famine for 25 years, farmers are desperately trying to kill the pests before vast swarms form The northern “breadbasket” of Afghanistan is battling a potentially devastating outbreak of locusts that threaten to ea…
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