Tag: Wildlife

A woman on a whale-watching excursion off the coast of Mexico learned the power of a whale’s tail firsthand when it slapped her in the face.

Madagascar’s lemurs – the world’s most threatened primate – could be saved from extinction by eco-tourism, conservationists say.

Bagerhat – A  She Royal Bengal tiger, caught with wounds in its right leg from the Sundarbans  on February 7, died at Bangabandhu Safari Park in Gazipur on Wednesday night despite a ‘successful’ surgery. Keeping it secret for the last…

By Ella Davies Farmland butterflies have flourished thanks to last year’s hot summer, the charity Butterfly Conservation says. The annual Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey (WCBS) recorded almost double the number of insects compared with the previous year. Long, sunny periods…

The Great Bear Rainforest is the largest temperate forest in the world.

Armed with an iPad and a letter of support from an Oscar-winning film director, Remus Cernea is pushing a cause that he acknowledges few of his fellow Romanian lawmakers care about: giving dolphins the same rights as humans. The 39-year-old…

Governments from around the world have vowed to take action on the illegal trade in wildlife.

An Australian man who killed a great white shark by ramming it with his boat and beating it with a pole has been fined A$18,000 ($16,000; £9,000).

Scientists have demonstrated a new method for counting whales from space.

Leaders from 40 states are gathering in London to discuss the illegal wildlife trade.

Illegal wildlife hunting is on the rise in Afghanistan – threatening several key species, campaigners say.

Experts from around the world are gathering in London to discuss “the global crisis” in the wildlife trade.

Bagerhat – The Forest Department will reward those who help catch wildlife traffickers and poachers in the Sundarbans, especially Bengal Tigers. The decision came in the wake of the recent rescue of a seriously injured tiger by the Forest Department…

Prince William has gone hunting deer and wild boar in Spain – just a day before he was due to make a public plea to end the illegal wildlife trade. In a message due to be broadcast later, the Duke…

Miami – Engineers in the Everglades stumbled upon a near-record-breaking Burmese python measuring more than 18 feet long during a routine inspection of levees on Tuesday, a water management district spokesman said.

We thought these whales were our competitors, feeding off the same fish we rely on.

Some 400 endangered amphibians and reptiles have died from dehydration and improper shipping in South Africa, animal inspectors say.

Dhaka – Tanguar Haor, a unique destination for migratory birds, especially ducks, is seeing flocks of an increased number of winged visitors this winter because of improvement in its overall environmental quality of the sanctuary. A new survey conducted by…

Penguin chicks in Argentina are dying as a direct consequence of climate change, according to new research.

Female tourists aiming their cameras at the animals in front of them at a wildlife center in Zimbabwe had no idea the real “Kodak moment” was happening directly behind them.

Bandarban – Two people, including a minor boy, were trampled to death and another was injured by wild elephants at Bhagyakul village in Sadar upazila Monday midnight.

A citizen science study, involving more than 3,500 people, has revealed the spread and establishment of the horse chestnut leaf-miner in the UK.

Scientists in Brazil have discovered the first new river dolphin species since the end of World War One.

The first bat to cross the sea from the UK to Europe has been recorded, according to experts.

More white rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in 2013 than in any previous year, according to government figures.

By Matt McGrath Three quarters of the world’s big carnivores – including lions, wolves and bears – are in decline, says a new study.  majority now occupy less than half their former ranges according to data published in the journal,…

A new four-year study of tiger sharks off the coast of Australia has revealed patterns in the animals’ mysterious migratory wanderings, including curious differences based on the gender and age of the sharks.