Wildlife in New York City has never been thriving, much to the surprise of those who live there and take care of the gardens. Adrian Benepe, who is now the president of Brooklyn Botanic Garden, said, “I grew up in the parks. There were never red-tailed hawks or Peregrine falcons or bald eagles. You didn’t

In the US, a federal court has recognised the hippos as “interested persons” with legal rights. But the case to really watch out for is that of Happy the elephant For all those who keep up with Pablo Escobar’s “cocaine hippos”, some happy news: a federal US court has recognised them as “interested persons” with

The Shelley’s eagle owl (Bubo shelleyi) was photographed by Imperial College London researcher Joseph Tobias and freelance ecologist Robert Williams on October 16, 2021 in Ghana. The Shelley’s eagle owl is a large species of owl found in the rainforests of Central and Western Africa. This nocturnal bird is among the largest owls and the

Elsa, a beautiful tiger, is celebrating her very first birthday at the Black Beauty Ranch in Murchison, Texas. Elsa, was found being kept as a pet by a local in Texas. She was seized in February by local law enforcement after being discovered kept in a cage in the backyard. She was kept in freezing

On the rare occasion a great white shark attacks a human, the bite may be the result of mistaken identity, according to new research. A study by Australian scientists suggests the apex predator may not be able to visually distinguish surfers and swimmers at the water’s surface from their natural prey. “They’re not these mindless

Residents of a North Carolina town have spoken of their dismay after spending more than a year besieged by scores of buzzards. The birds, which arrived in Bunn in late 2020, quickly staked out their territory in the 344-person town. Standing at 2ft tall, clad in dark brown feathers, and described as “graceful in flight”

Seal mortalities are not uncommon at this time of the year, but the rapid increase in numbers has alarmed the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. Marine scientists are trying to find out why hundreds of malnourished and dead Cape fur seals have washed up on to the West Coast of South Africa. The

An elephant has trampled a suspected poacher to death in South Africa’s famed Kruger National Park, a spokesman has said. The mangled body was discovered yesterday during an intelligence operation aimed at preventing poaching, Kruger spokesman Isaac Phaahla said. An elephant stomped one poacher to death while the others fled before any animals were harmed,

Distressing images have emerged showing a group of hare coursers in action in Cambridgeshire. The pictures, shared by the Ely Standard, were taken after a group of four men and a 12-year-old boy were spotted hunting hares in the countryside. The images show one man swinging a hare by its legs, moments before brutally bashing it

The Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) in Guatemala was created in 1990 to protect the tropical forest in Mesoamerica. After the Amazon, Mesoamerica’s Maya Forest is the largest remaining tropical rainforest in the Americas. The MBR is divided into zones with different status levels. The most protected “core zone” covers about 36% of the MBR and is

Thailand’s only living gorilla remains caged in a small concrete enclosure after being homed in “one of the saddest places in the world” in 1983. Celebs such as Cher and Gillian Anderson have campaigned for her freedom but efforts have so far been fruitless. That’s because Bua Noi remains locked up at the infamous Pata

CAPE TOWN – An armed suspected poacher was shot dead while his accomplice managed to escape when Kruger National Park (KNP) rangers followed up after hearing gunshots and stumbled upon them. A backpack with two rhino horns was recovered next to the body of the suspect, as well as a large-calibre rifle and poaching equipment.

Researchers believe that climate change may be affecting how frogs can withstand road salt pollution. The rising temperatures due to climate change could begin to lure out spring-breeding frogs, causing them to mate and lay their eggs too early, right before the worst of winter. This would throw off their entire life cycle, as the

For pet enthusiasts, buying an exotic, rare or endangered species can be done legally, and many pet owners want to obey the law. The problem is that illegally obtained animals, captured from the wild, are often mixed in with legally obtained animals, making them indistinguishable to a buyer. Moreover, sellers sometimes lie about a pet’s