


Vandals damage van belonging to Phoenix animal rescue; act discovered as crews get ready to head to Mexico
A Phoenix area animal rescue was vandalized, and officials with the organization say it was their cars that were targeted. The act was discovered after crews noticed their transport vans were...
‘A barbaric federal program’: US killed 1.75m animals last year – or 200 per hour
Activists condemn Wildlife Services, a division of the USDA, which says deaths necessary to protect farmers and public health An obscure division of the US government had a busy – and ruthless –...
Madrid Turns to Archers to Solve Its Wild Boar Problem
It’s a scene straight out of medieval times set in modern-day Madrid: an archer dressed in camouflage gear, stationed in a tree at night, waiting for the kill. For five years, the authorities...
‘Some dino eggs took months to hatch, perhaps leading to extinction’
Dinosaur egg fossils, certain types of which researchers say might have different incubation periods than previously understood, found on a construction site in China’s Guangdong province. The...
Avian flu found in backyard flock in Welsh village
A 3km protection zone has been placed around a Welsh village after a backyard flock of chickens and ducks was found to have avian flu. The birds were infected by avian influenza H5N8, which has...
French tourist gets bitten while taking photo with crocodile in Thailand
A French tourist who tried to have her picture taken with a crocodile in Thailand was injured when the reptile snapped at her when she got too close. The woman, who is in her 40s, suffered a severe...
Rare Rothschild’s giraffe calf born in Chester Zoo
A British zoo was celebrating after the birth of a rare Rothschild’s giraffe calf, whose number has dwindled to fewer than 1,600 in its native Kenya and Uganda. “First-time mum, Tula,...