カテゴリー: Wildlife
Once hunted close to extinction, the species is once again flourishing – but as their numbers grow, tensions are rising with their human neighboursOn the coastline around Kaikōura, the rocks seem to be moving. Jutting from the sea, shimmering in the su…
Small man-made homes for the endangered wētā, which can weigh as much as a sparrow, are popping up in gardens across the countryIn a tiny motel at the back of a Wellington garden, a group of lodgers with shiny cigar-shaped bodies and spiny legs are mak…
The country’s golden beaches have turned black as debris released from a sunken ship continues to wreak environmental and economic havocWhen Adnan Sheikh took his family on holiday to Sri Lanka last October, he booked them into a hotel for two weeks in…
One-horned species was nearly extinct before poaching was curbed. Now the climate crisis could pose a greater threatGanesh Pant worries about the future. While he delights in the stunning conservation accomplishment that has seen the numbers of greater…
India’s tiger corridor and Australia’s possum ‘tunnel of love’ are among the myriad infrastructure projects providing safe passageHow creating wildlife crossings can help reindeer, bears – and even crabsRead more in our series Biodiversity: what happen…
The resumption of killing whales for profit for the first time in over 30 years is offering little cause for celebrationYou don’t have to look far to find evidence of Wada’s centuries-old connection to whaling. Visitors to the town on Japan’s Pacific c…
Japanese researchers use bird antibodies to detect virus under ultraviolet lightCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJapanese researchers have developed masks that use ostrich antibodies to detect Covid-19 by glowing under ultrav…
‘He had been used for logging on the Andaman Islands. When I found him, he was 60, living in retirement – and loving his swims’I lived at sea for 10 years. I co-owned and ran a global kiteboarding expedition business. We’d sail around the world on a 60…
Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardousWhen the X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean in May, Sri Lanka was t…
Penalties increased for feeding wild pigs as city struggles to control the animals, one of which bit a police officer last weekHong Kong authorities have captured and euthanised seven wild boars as they began a campaign to reduce their numbers in urban…
Police say the animal, thought to be either an escaped pet or a juvenile, kept charging at the woman when she left her houseA possum has been released without charge after it held a woman “hostage” at her home, New Zealand police say.Officers received …
Expert say the bird’s presence is a reminder of the threats penguins face due to warming waters and changing habitatsAn Antarctic penguin has traversed 3,000km of icy waters to find himself far from home and on new and puzzling shores: the south-easter…
The bird has failed to complete the non-stop, 12,200km journey three times in the past yearA plucky migrating godwit that captured New Zealand’s attention after it was forced to make a dramatic U-turn back to Alaska after 33 hours of non-stop flight ha…
No stunt, say organisers, who wanted to raise awareness of the pekapeka-tou-roa, which faces the same threats as native birdsIn a huge upset to New Zealand birds, but a win for one of the country’s only native land mammals, a bat has swooped in “by a l…
Winged mammal is the first non-bird to be included in the beloved annual poll, which has been running for 16 yearsNew Zealand’s bird of the year competition has been hit with a flurry of controversy, after a species of native bat was granted entry into…