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Pen-chan defies expectations to be reunited with keeper safe and sound after swimming 30 miles in open seaA fugitive penguin in Japan has been found safe and sound two weeks after escaping into the sea and paddling for miles in what her keeper called a…
続きを読むSmall trial on native birds is part of preparations for arrival of deadly strain of H5N1 avian flu, which has not yet been reported in New ZealandMany of them cannot fly, some of them like to get drunk, and others are fond of stealing. They are unique …
続きを読むVolunteers are helping save baby sea turtles as the endangered species’ favourite nesting spots come under pressure from development, poaching and touristsPhotographs by Thilina KaluthotageIt’s a sweltering night on the western coast of Sri Lanka, and …
続きを読むAn American contestant on Race to Survive has apologised for eating a weka, a large, brown flightless bird known for its curiosityThings got a little too real on the reality TV show Race to Survive when one of the contestants killed and ate a protected…
続きを読むMisinformation and online rumours stoke fear of the venomous species, which has led to snakes being killed indiscriminately, warn conservationistsAmin Mandol was harvesting peanuts from a char – a bank of sand and silt – in the Padma, the lower part of…
続きを読むTraveller stopped by customs as he sought to slip out of Hong Kong into the border city of ShenzhenA man has been caught trying to smuggle more than 100 live snakes into mainland China by cramming them into his trousers, according to the country’s cust…
続きを読むWang Wang and Fu Ni have not conceived during more than a decade at Adelaide Zoo, sparking speculation they may be replacedGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s giant pandas – having failed to breed – coul…
続きを読むDepartment of Conservation fines 50-year-old after seeing footage of stunt on social media, and described his behaviour as ‘a blatant example of stupidity’The actions of a New Zealand man filmed jumping off a boat in what appears to be an attempt to “b…
続きを読むHotline set up in Japan’s capital to report sightings of raccoons, which became popular as pets after success of 1970s TV anime seriesHaving won the battle to tackle Tokyo’s population of giant, ravenous crows, the city’s authorities are now embroiled …
続きを読む‘Orangutan diplomacy’ strategy aims to ease concern over environmental impact of palm oil production, says ministerMalaysia plans to give orangutans as gifts to countries that buy its palm oil as part of an “orangutan diplomacy” strategy to ease concer…
続きを読むAfter the trauma of losing their spouse and breadwinner to the Sundarbans’ great predator, women are cast out by their superstitious communities. But they are coming together to rebuild their livesNobody saw exactly what happened in the minutes leading…
続きを読むScientists estimate Vasuki indicus was up to 15m long, weighed a tonne and would have constricted its preyFossil vertebrae unearthed in a mine in western India are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 1…
続きを読むThe use of AI and ‘animal flyovers’ could prevent hundreds of wild elephants dying each year as railways cut through their habitat, say wildlife expertsLying on a mound of soft sand inside the nursery, Bani looks like a spoilt child being indulged. Two…
続きを読むPod of orcas in north Japan freed themselves as gaps between the ice grew, officials sayA pod of killer whales trapped by drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, have apparently safely escaped, officials have said.The orc…
続きを読むPod of orcas in north Japan freed themselves as gaps between the ice grew, officials sayA pod of killer whales trapped by drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, have apparently safely escaped, officials have said.The orc…
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