Heartwarming moment endangered sea turtle named Lou learns to swim again after losing two of his flippers Lou the turtle was set free in Cape York, in Far North Queensland, on October 28 He was found in fishing nets in 2015 and lost two flippers after getting caught Lou has since had to learn how … Read more
One of Britain’s most endangered spiders, the Great Fox, has been sighted for the first time in more than a quarter of a century. Conservationists report the sighting of 22 Great Fox spiders in total, including 10 mature males and one mature female, which measures just over two inches (55mm) in diameter including its hairy, … Read more
One of Britain’s most endangered spiders, the Great Fox, has been sighted for the first time in more than a quarter of a century. Conservationists report the sighting of 22 Great Fox spiders in total, including 10 mature males and one mature female, which measures just over two inches (55mm) in diameter including its hairy, … Read more
Circus theatre, Britain’s first lager brewery and a gothic police station are named on list of Britain’s most endangered Victorian buildings The Victorian Society has released annual list of buildings at most at risk of ruin in England and Wales It includes the Grade II listed Brighton Hippodrome which was later converted into a circus in … Read more
Fate of several endangered condors including a four-month-old chick unknown after wildfire destroys their Californian sanctuary The blaze that began in Los Padres Forest has destroyed the 80-acre sanctuary in Big Sur, which has been used to release captive-bred condors into the wild The sanctuary lost pens, a research building and other facilities and is … Read more
Taxidermist who was jailed after photos of him stood next to animal trophy collection sparked probe is facing being put behind bars AGAIN for illegally trading black rhino horns Aaron Halstead was jailed in 2015 for 24 weeks for trading with animals illegally He had illegally bought three sperm whale teeth, a cheetah’s skull and … Read more
Standby, we are going to take you back in time. Architects and engineers have deployed digital wizardry to show what several endangered Unesco sites would have looked like had they been fully preserved – to highlight their significance and underscore their sheer majesty. Scroll down to see the incredible digital makeovers, from the spectacular ancient … Read more
Stretching for miles across the horizon, a vast armada of Chinese fishing boats trawl the pristine waters close to the Galapagos Islands. Ostensibly fishing squid, the real target for the 265-strong fleet are sharks to serve the appetite for expensive fin soup, costing up to £350 a bowl, sold in markets across China and Hong Kong. … Read more
Scientists are joining forces to save Lake Titicaca’s endangered and unfortunately-named ‘scrotum frog’ from extinction. The frog, Telmatobius culeus, which is unmistakable with its shaggy folds of skin, lives in Lake Titicaca, which sits on the border between Peru and Bolivia. It’s listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, due to over-harvesting … Read more
The European hamster is now ‘critically endangered’ and is just one step away from extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned. Once abundant across Europe and Russia, populations of the European hamster — Cricetus cricetus — have declined as a result of lowered reproduction rates. While female hamsters in the wild give … Read more