1News also outlined a gorilla’s death by infection after pleas for treatment were ignored, and an otter that died after it got trapped in a pool suction pipe when the filter cap fell off. Serena Smith volunteered at the park from 2009 until the end of 2014. She told NZME she witnessed multiple “eyebrow-raising” moments […]
“It’s the least we can do,” Cambridge animal crossing aims to help local wildlife
As Cambridge continues to grow, the region is installing wildlife corridors to help protect local animal populations As housing developments in Cambridge continue to push to the edges of the city limits, more natural habitat is swallowed into the urban realm. The Region of Waterloo has taken notice of this and is nearly finished installing […]
Wildlife Killing Contests May Soon Be Prohibited – The Animal Doctor
DEAR READERS: A reported 45 million Americans traveled by air and road this past Memorial Day weekend, while others are on ocean cruises or racing motorboats on inland waterways. It appears there is no concern over the carbon footprint of such activates and the burning of fossil fuels that contribute to the climate crisis. What […]
Acres wildlife rescue hotline no longer 24 hours from June 15 due to lack of funds, increased calls
SINGAPORE – The Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) will stop providing round-the-clock rescue services for wild animals from June 15, due to a lack of funds amid a rise in creatures saved by the charity. For the first time since the organisation launched a 24-hour hotline nearly two decades ago, its phone will be manned from only 7am to […]
Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center sees increase in animals following severe weather
The center is caring for nearly 100 animals The Wildlife Center is currently providing essential care to hundreds of wild animals. (The Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas) The Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas is already dealing with the aftermath of Thursday’s severe storm, having taken in nearly 100 wild animals, primarily baby birds. […]
Congressional hostiles seek to “endanger” wildlife further still
Leave it to a chamber of Congress that in too many respects has lost its way on wildlife to embrace a full-scale assault on gray wolves in the immediate aftermath of one of the most sadistic acts of cruelty ever committed against a wild animal―a female gray wolf yearling―in the nation’s history. Just two months […]
Native animals that survived Bayindeen bushfire face increased threat from predators six weeks on
In short: About 22,000 hectares of forest at Mount Cole and Mount Buangor burned in February during weeks-long bushfires. Six weeks later, wildlife carers and rescuers say they are beginning to see the impact of the bushfire on local wildlife. What’s next? An ecologists says introduced predators will have greater access to the area after the fire and are likely […]
Breaking: US Fish and Wildlife Service issues stronger protections for African elephants
By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized critical trade protections for African elephants. Serious threats such as poaching, habitat encroachment and climate change continue to imperil this endangered species; African elephants have suffered a severe population decline over the last 100 years. The new rule under the Endangered […]
This baby animal from India is the cutest in the world
Baby animals could have you saying âdâawwwâ all day long. Now, a new study ranks the infant animals that humans love the most. Wildlife tour operators Explore Worldwide used eye-tracking technology to track which of the worldâs baby animals caught the attention of the human eye the most. How does it work? The study analysed […]
Wildlife ACT Highlights 2023 – Wildlife ACT
Wildlife Monitoring Project Highlights In 2023, Wildlife ACT continued to provide intensive daily wildlife monitoring support to six KwaZulu-Natal Protected Areas. This included a combination of government, private, and community-owned Protected Areas, thereby providing a holistic approach to endangered species monitoring in the region. Our focus on endangered and priority species continued to include African […]