“I mean, I’ve never seen anything like it.” When pest manager Eddie Pearce was called to an abandoned quarry in Gordonvale, Australia, a few years ago, he expected to find…
Rescuing elephants trapped in pits and sinkholes has become an all-too-familiar challenge for the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. In 2025 alone, the Kenya-based conservation organization assisted in 17 similar rescues. In…
Jersey Zoo is remembering Nettie, a beloved Sumatran orangutan who died aged 43 after spending 15 years at the wildlife conservation centre. Known for her curious personality, love of watching…
“She’d been there for around 16 hours …” One morning late last year, Louis Grice and his wife, Sylwia, were awakened by the sound of a puppy crying outside their…
The Australian government has launched a nationwide bird flu awareness campaign to help protect wildlife, pets and backyard poultry as the H5 outbreak continues to spread across the country. The…
Researchers have reported encouraging signs of dugong recovery in south-east Queensland, with more animals spotted in Hervey Bay and the Great Sandy Strait. However, a decline in calf sightings has…
A South African conservationist is working to save one of the world’s largest vultures from disappearing from southern Africa. With fewer than 400 bearded vultures remaining in the mountains of…
Scientists have discovered what they believe to be 150-million-year-old fossilized plesiosaur vomit, offering new insights into the feeding behavior of prehistoric marine reptiles. The unusual discovery suggests that some plesiosaurs…
An experienced paddleboarder was injured after a sea lion knocked her into the water and repeatedly bit her off the coast of Santa Cruz, California. The unusual encounter has raised…
Conservationists at Chester Zoo have discovered Cheshire’s first recorded wasp spider, a striking yellow-and-black species whose arrival may be linked to rising temperatures and climate change. The unusual spider was…