wild animals
‘We didn’t dare to dream’: Hope as Scottish wildcat kittens born in national park
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08.07.2024
‘We didn’t dare to dream’: Hope as Scottish wildcat kittens born in national park
Scottish wildcat kittens have been born in the Cairngorms National Park to captive-bred animals released last year. Last summer 19…
When hippos ‘fly’: Scientists discover that the giant creatures can become airborne
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08.07.2024
When hippos ‘fly’: Scientists discover that the giant creatures can become airborne
Is there anything more terrifying than a creature weighing 3,600 kilogrammes flying towards you through the air? Perhaps not —…
Meet the artist creating life-size sculptures of endangered animals from cardboard
Culture
07.06.2024
Meet the artist creating life-size sculptures of endangered animals from cardboard
Enter Josh Gluckstein’s home studio, and you’ll find yourself transported into an extraordinary cardboard jungle, brimming with wildlife. Every corner…
‘Disconnected from reality’: Why wildlife protection groups want animal diplomacy to stop
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29.05.2024
‘Disconnected from reality’: Why wildlife protection groups want animal diplomacy to stop
Earlier this month, Malaysia announced plans to gift orangutans to countries that buy its palm oil. Dubbed “orangutan diplomacy,” the…
Another yacht sinks in strait of Gibraltar after being rammed by orcas — what’s behind the attacks?
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14.05.2024
Another yacht sinks in strait of Gibraltar after being rammed by orcas — what’s behind the attacks?
Orcas have struck again in the strait of Gibraltar, where they sank another yacht on Sunday morning. A 15-metre vessel…
An Estonian wolf hunt took me deep into Europe’s culture war over culling the wild species
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24.03.2024
An Estonian wolf hunt took me deep into Europe’s culture war over culling the wild species
Frost shimmers in the crown of a birch tree as dozens of men crawl out of cars, vans and jeeps.…
Staff at wildlife centre dress up as a mother fox to save abandoned cub
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13.03.2024
Staff at wildlife centre dress up as a mother fox to save abandoned cub
Employees of the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia are doing their best to act like mother foxes as they feed…
Cobras, wild cats and a lynx: New map reveals the wild animals being kept as pets in the UK
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24.02.2024
Cobras, wild cats and a lynx: New map reveals the wild animals being kept as pets in the UK
The lid has been lifted on the secret world of keeping wild animals as pets, thanks to new data. Bush…
A bison herd in Ukraine is on the brink of extinction — can a matchmaking service save them?
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15.02.2024
A bison herd in Ukraine is on the brink of extinction — can a matchmaking service save them?
Bison in a national park east of Kyiv are at risk of dying out unless a male can be sent…
Giraffe transported 2,000 km to cooler climes following campaign by environmental activists
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23.01.2024
Giraffe transported 2,000 km to cooler climes following campaign by environmental activists
A giraffe named Benito is on a 50-hour trip to warmer climes after a campaign by animal activists in Mexico.…