-
Zoo in Taiwan denies its prized black bears are ‘staff in costumes’
By Elena Salvoni Published: 12:05 EST, 13 February 2024 | Updated: 12:35 EST, 13 February 2024
-
Wildlife Hospital treats almost 1,200 animals annually, including bald eagle this year
The Baton Rouge Police Department is responding one day after the WAFB I-TEAM exposed new allegations that an 11-year-old boy was sexually assaulted last summer when he was taken to the Brave Cave, a secretive facility where certain people in BRPD custody claim they were beaten and illegally strip searched.
-
20 of the most endangered animals and wildlife in Africa
The black rhino (Diceros bicornis) is a critically endangered rhino species native to Sub-Saharan Africa. There are an estimated 3,142 remaining black rhinos. Sadly, the species has gone extinct in much of its range. Today, the black rhino is only found as far north as Kenya. The black rhino is grey in colour and has…
-
Address Illegal Mining Affecting Local Communities, Animals In Jos Wildlife Park, RDI Urges Plateau Govt
The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has called on the Plateau State Government to stop illegal mining activities in the Jos Wildlife Park and surrounding communities and rehabilitate them to their pristine state. This is contained in a statement signed by the Project Officer of RDI, Ifeoluwa Adediran. And made available to New Telegraph. RDI call…
-
Conserving Imperiled Species
We are on the verge of a 6th Mass Extinction, with species being lost at up to 1,000 times faster than normal because of human activities. The United States recognized the risk early, with Congress passing bedrock conservation laws like the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act as clear declarations that…
-
Harry Potter experience relocated from forest in win for wildlife warriors
Rarely has a franchise captured the world like Harry Potter, so it’s no surprise fans jumped at the chance to take part in a Forbidden Forest experience on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. But residents and Potter enthusiasts were outraged to discover the location was inside a wildlife sanctuary, leaving organisers scrambling for a new venue. The…
-
MAFSU’s Proposed Wildlife One Health Centre in India | Nagpur News
Nagpur: The Maharashtra Animal and Fisheries Sciences University (MAFSU), Nagpur, has submitted a proposal for Wildlife One Health Centre to the state govt. It will be the extension of the present Wildlife Research and Training Centre (WRTC) at Gorewada.If accepted by the govt, the ₹30 crore project would be the only institution dedicated to Wildlife…
-
Survival Instinct of Wild Animals on Samruddhi Expressway | Nagpur News
Nagpur: Call it survival instinct of the wild, animals in the hinterland of Samruddhi Mahamarg have begun taking the lifeline overpass built on the expressway to avoid being mowed down by speeding traffic and their detours have been captured on camera traps along the stretch. The animal instinct was triggered by the rising toll on…
-
Leopard, nilgai, porcupine, boar among wildlife using Samruddhi overpasses | Mumbai News
MUMBAI/NAGPUR: Call it the survival instinct of the wild. Animals in the hinterland of Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg have begun taking the lifeline overpasses and underpasses built along the 701km stretch to avoid contact with traffic. The results of the latest camera trap survey by Wildlife Institute of India show animals, including langurs, small mammals and…
-
See any moose on your ski vacation? Here’s how to share the slopes with wildlife
It was a typical day at Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort, 80 miles west of Denver—until a large moose lumbered up to the base lodge. “It was just hanging out, bedded down next to all of the skis,” says Tom Davies, a district wildlife manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). When it showed no signs…