Latest wildlife news
- 10 years of bird crime in Scotland – Not a single jail sentence
- Brazil declares whole coastline as a whale and dolphin sanctuary
- RSPB & BTO call for birdwatching break during the freeze
- High numbers of Northern right whales seen in Gulf of Maine
- Sea Shepherd breaks off from Japanese whaling fleet to refuel
- Stranded dugong saved in Philippines
- Tanzania forests yield 17 new species of amphibians and reptiles
- Gamekeepers given suspended jail terms for targeting birds of prey
- Argentina declares new coastal marine park to protect vital wildife areas.
- Boost for elephant and Grevy’s zebra numbers in Northern Kenya
- New populations of critically endangered Honduran emerald hummingbird discovered
- Asian coral reefs recovering strongly 4 years after the Tsunami
- 40% rise in New Zealand sea lion bycatch quota condemned by Forest & Bird
- Perija parakeet research discovers roost site
- 99% call for urgent action to protect seals
Recent wildlife news
- Invasive species threatening wildlife of South Georgia
- Unpredictable UK weather bad for wildlife in 2008
- Amphibian reserve launched in Colombia
- 15 fishers released into Washington State National Park
- Endangered Kaka breed on Maungatautari
- Sea Shepherd harassing and chasing Japanese whaling fleet
- Virunga Mountain Gorillas seen by rangers for first time in over a year
- World's biggest Birdwatch gears up for 30th anniversary
- 70 kiwi killed by dogs in New Zealand.
- Forgotten Mozambique forest yields 3 new species of butterfly and a new snake
- Dancing bears to be removed from India’s streets by 2010
- Leucistic robin on London’s Hampstead Heath
- Mount Grace Priory stoats predict a cold winter.
- New York City Beaver Returns
- Seychelles conservation success story – Cousin Island
Green-blood and turquoise bones. Very unusual new species of frog discovered in CambodiaFour new species of frog discovered in Cambodia
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More than 1000 new species have been discovered in the rivers, jungles, markets and restaurants of the Greater Mekong in the last 10 years11 million year old "Extinct" Rock rat amongst new discoveries now under threat from dams, roads and development.
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7 mountain gorillas die of natural causes.Unbelievably, after all the trauma of the war raging around them, 7 mountain gorillas have died in the last few weeks, all of natural causes.
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New population discovered of one of the world’s rarest primates – The Tonkin snub-nosed monkeyA new population of the extremely rare Tonkin snub-nosed monkey, so-called because of its unusual and distinctive up-turned nose, has recently been discovered in a remote forested area of northern Vietnam.
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WildCare scheme boosting rare birds on UK farmsFigures released by the wildlife habitat scheme, WildCare, show that declining species such as brown hares, yellowhammers and even the humble house sparrow are making a dramatic comeback on participating farms.
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Norwegian beavers arrive in UK for Scottish reintroductionThe Scottish Beaver Trial took a major step when four beaver families arrived in Heathrow
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Leakey speaks about ivory auctions and their disservice to conservationI believe that auctioning the ivory stockpiles would cause poaching to increase particularly in the central, eastern and western African elephant range states.
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'Golden' lion of the South Luangwa National ParkOne of our readers, Egil Dröge, has sent us photos photos of a very unusual young lion that is clearly much lighter than his siblings.
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3 Northern bald ibis poisoned in JordanThree of the world's rarest birds have been found poisoned in a remote Jordanian desert hundreds of miles from their breeding grounds in Turkey.
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