カテゴリー: Animals
Seeing 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…
The 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…
Mother 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…
Three 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…
The 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…
With 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…
Scientists are learning the secrets of the greater racket-tailed drongo and other creatures in a jungle in south India from the people who have always lived thereIn the dense forests of south India’s Western Ghats, you may be lucky enough to spot a gre…
Case of Noor Jehan in Karachi draws criticism of conditions and renewed accusations of neglect at country’s facilitiesPakistan’s zoos have faced criticism and calls for their closure after the death of a 17-year-old elephant in Karachi.Noor Jehan, an A…
The gill plates of the extremely intelligent fish – many species of which are already categorised as endangered – are sold across east Asia as remedies said to have ‘no basis in medical science’Every morning, starting at 3am, Lakshan hacks up manta ray…
Exporting churpi, herders’ smoked yak cheese, has transformed lives in remote Himalayan villagesOn a cold, wet August morning in the windswept high pastures of the Nepalese Himalayas, a stream of herders bring fresh milk to a makeshift tent at an altit…
Pest numbers are booming and the annual cull has been called off, forcing one rural council to look at other ways to control the rabbit boomIn New Zealand, Easter is usually a time for killing rabbits. But, faced with a ban on the annual slaughter this…
The machine in the northern prefecture of Akita sells locally killed wild bear captured by huntersJapan has added to its large and eclectic pool of vending machines with a new model that sells fresh bear meat – and which has proved an unlikely hit.The …
Since 1946, despite floods, cyclones and remote terrain, the birds have carried vital intelligence round Odisha state. Now the authorities want to clip their wings …With social media and smartphones offering instant communications, the postcard and the…
Known as ‘Rice Tusker’ for his insatiable hunger, the 30-year-old pachyderm has been terrorising the Indian region for yearsThe trail of destruction left by an elephant in Kerala could finally come to an end on Sunday as a crack team of experts plan to…
Animal, which is thought to have broken out of its zoo enclosure, was tranquillised after being on the loose in South Korean capitalA young zebra walked, trotted and galloped for hours through the busy streets of Seoul before emergency workers tranquil…