Yahoo News Giraffe transported to London zoo before moving to Europe for breeding programme
Giraffe Nuru was transported to the London zoo in a "convertible" before moving to Europe for a breeding programme.Source: ZSL London Zoo
Giraffe Nuru was transported to the London zoo in a "convertible" before moving to Europe for a breeding programme.Source: ZSL London Zoo
It was seen swimming around a harbour during high tide this week.
Fishermen will be able to net £101 million more in catches this year than would have been possible if Britain were still an EU member.
No sign of temperatures going up anytime soon as spring nears
Temperatures have inched higher of late following a wet and windy month
A group of trees set for the chop after a resident complained it was blocking light to her garden has been spared – after the Scottish Government ruled it could not be considered a ‘high hedge’.
The trees at the centre of a bitter row in Plymouth have been given a temporary reprieve by the High Court on Friday.
The so-called trapdoor spiders are found only in Queensland and build “trap doors” out of leaves to prey on insects
Brookfield Zoo’s latest addition, a silverback gorilla named Jontu, is ready to meet the public following his move from Saint Louis Zoo in February.Jontu, a 26-year-old western lowland gorilla, has been acclimatizing to his new home since his arrival in early February, according to the zoo.Over the past few weeks, Jontu was given access to his habitat while the section was closed to guests, allowing him to meet the other members of the gorilla group: Binti, 35; Koola, 28; Kamba,18; Nora, 9; and Ali, 4.According to staff at Brookfield Zoo, the nearly 500-pound ape has been enlisted to maintain harmony within the group, as silverbacks are known to do.“Guests may notice Jontu, sitting away from the others a lot of the time, but he is very attentive and aware of where other members of the troop are and monitors them, always looking out for their best interest,” said Tim Sullivan, interim director of primate care.Western lowland gorillas are listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, with an estimated 300,000 western lowland gorillas found throughout Western Equatorial Africa. Credit: Lynette Kleisner/CZS-Brookfield Zoo via Storyful
Belgium’s Pairi Daiza zoo and botanical garden welcomed its latest arrival, a rare Rothschild’s giraffe calf, to their herd on Wednesday, March 22, the institution said on Facebook.The calf was born at 4:09 am on Wednesday and measured about 1.5 meters (five feet) tall.Footage shared by the zoo shows the unnamed calf being looked after by its mother, Juul, shortly after the birth.“The little one, whose sex has not yet been determined, weighs about 70 kilograms [154 pounds] and is already eating well,” the zoo management said in a Facebook post.With the birth, Pairi Daiza’s giraffe section now houses four animals of the Rothschild subspecies, including the new arrival. Credit: Pairi Daiza/Belgium via Storyful
A new rare giant species of trapdoor spider has been discovered in Queensland, Australia. In research published on March 15, Euoplos dignitas are giant golden arachnids with a body measuring approximately 2 inches in length, not including the legs. They exhibit burrow-building behaviour, and are endangered due to loss of habitat from land clearing.
‘Once we have brought the metals to Europe, it would be silly to send them back to manufacture new batteries abroad’.
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Opposing wind turbines in your area if you are in favour of them being built elsewhere is not an “acceptable moral position”, according to the government’s climate change adviser.
STORY: Firefighters using 18 planes and helicopters worked throughout the night and on Friday to tackle the blaze near the village of Villanueva de Viver, in the Valencia region.Emergency services evacuated eight communities, the regional head of interior affairs, Gabriela Bravo, said.Some of the evacuees were afraid the flames could reach their homes, but authorities said the blaze did not reach the villages so far.An unusually dry winter across parts of the south of the European continent has reduced moisture in the soil and raised fears of a repeat of 2022, when 785,000 hectares were destroyed in Europe - more than double the annual average for the past 16 years, according to European Commission (EC) statistics.
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been urged to put a stop to the proposed development
More flood alerts have been issued after earlier warnings that coastal properties were at risk from water damage.
Inefficient use of nitrogen-based fertilisers lead to ammonia being released, creating harmful particles that can traverse through the air and into our lungs, says scientist
A new visitor centre, shops and glamping site with 10 yurts looks set to get the go-ahead at Wild Ken Hill despite objections.