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Warm winter could mean ecological ripple effects on Minnesota forests, wildlife
Forests and wildlife are dealing with a winter whiplash. Last winter produced enormous amounts of snow and an infamous polar vortex, even as 2023 in its entirety was one of the hottest years on record for Minnesota and the globe. While there have been periods of intense cold this winter, there has been little snow.…
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Overnight fire at New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth
WEYMOUTH − The cause of an overnight fire Wednesday at the New England Wildlife Center is under investigation, the Weymouth Fire Department said. The fire, which a fire department spokesman described as small, was reported in a back part of the building at about 2 a.m. Wednesday. While the fire was put out in five…
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Yorkshire Wildlife Park: Annual animal audit reveals vital conservation insights
Yorkshire Wildlife Park’s annual animal audit is underway meaning every creature has their vital statistics recorded as part of a national monitoring and conservation programme. Each of the hundreds of animals, from tiny meerkats to Eastern Black Rhinos and Giraffes, has to be counted, measured and weighed. Coaxing them onto scales and to stay still…
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New network aims to stop wildlife trafficking, care for animals
SAN DIEGO — A group of giant clams now have a safe home thanks to a newly launched network that combats wildlife trafficking. What You Need To Know The Southern California Wildlife Confiscations Network is working to combat wildlife traficking Birch Aquarium is now taking care of more than 45 giant clams that were seized…
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Kerala govt blames spurt in animal population for man-wildlife conflicts in high ranges
<!– –> <!– –> <!– –> Home » pti » Kerala Govt Blames Spurt In Animal Population For Man Wildlife Conflicts In High Ranges The minister noted that the state government had come up with a project with short and long-term measures to prevent man-animal conflicts. <!– –>
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The 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Reveals the Most Magnificent Animal Behavior
Nature Photography #animals #contests January 30, 2024 Grace Ebert Amit Eshel, “Life on the edge,” Israel. All images © the artists, courtesy of the Natural History Museum, shared with permission From the cliffs of the Zin Desert to the shallow waters of South Africa’s Kosi Bay, the 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest…
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Margalla Wildlife Centre triumphs as beacon of hope for rescued animals
Islamabad : In a remarkable turn of events, the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has successfully converted the site of the former Islamabad Zoo into the only wildlife rescue centre of its kind in Pakistan. Operating under the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, the centre has become a beacon of hope for distressed…
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Spider webs collect DNA that reveals the species living nearby
Spider webs capture airborne DNA Vechterova Valeria/Shutterstock Elephants, giraffes and rhinos can all be caught in spider webs – or at least their DNA can. Josh Newton at Curtin University in Western Australia and his colleagues have found that spider webs capture the DNA of creatures living nearby, providing researchers with a novel method of…
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Louise Redknapp becomes Ambassador for Dogs 4 Wildlife, a Not For Profit organisation who breed and train specialist conservation dogs to save rhinos and endangered animals in Southern Africa.
Singer and model Louise Redknapp has announced that she has teamed up with Dogs 4 Wildlife, a UK based Not for Profit who breed and train specialist conservation dogs to be deployed to Africa in the ongoing fight against rhino poaching and wildlife crimes. Louise, a huge dog and animal lover, hopes to shed light…
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10 of the Most Endangered Species in the US in 2024
In September 2021, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, a government agency dedicated to the conservation, protection, and enhancement of wildlife and its habitat, declared 23 birds, fish, and other species to be extinct, and proposed to remove them from the 1973 Endangered Species Act. Experts believe these species have passed the point of recovery.…
