Panda-mania: Washington's National Zoo Introduces Bao Li and Ging Bao Pandas
The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed pandas Bao Li and Ging Bao with a grand celebration, highlighting the species' conservation efforts.
The Smithsonian National Zoo welcomed pandas Bao Li and Ging Bao with a grand celebration, highlighting the species' conservation efforts.
Crofters have sent out a warning after a herd of maurading wild boars was spotted in the forests and glens near their homes.
A Southern California man returned home after evacuating last month’s devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires to discover an unexpected resident lurking beneath it.
So much sand has been blown onto the car park that cars are being regularly trapped
Just five years ago, it was championed as a landmark victory for the environment – the introduction of new rules that would ensure cleaner skies and healthier lungs, and bring the world one step closer to net zero. For decades, the globe’s 60,000-strong fleet of cargo ships had been belching out up to 13 million tons of sulphur every year, contributing to devastating acid rain and untold numbers of premature deaths from pulmonary diseases.
A terrified kayaker documented his ordeal as a great white shark approached him in waters off the coast of Northland, New Zealand.Footage from Matthew John Patrick Wells shows what he said was the 4.5-meter great white shark showing a “curious and terrifying interest” in his kayak.“Whilst kayak fishing for yellow tail kingfish … I was greeted by a massive great white who followed me curiously for eight minutes,” Wells told Storyful.“The shark eventually left me unharmed, but the experience is one I will never forget,” he added. “It was a beautifully terrifying animal, an apex predator deserving of our utmost respect … I’m grateful I wasn’t on the menu this day.” Credit: Matthew John Patrick Wells via Storyful
The Met Office has revealed where people in the UK could catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis tonight.
Researchers with Ocearch, a nonprofit ocean animal research and education organization, recently caught and tagged the largest male white shark yet found by their group in the northwest Atlantic shark population.Scientists with Ocearch captured, tagged, and released the shark, dubbed “Contender,” on January 17.“At 13.8 feet long and weighing an estimated 1,653 pounds, Contender is a mature male now contributing to Ocearch’s mission of shark research and ocean conservation,” Ocearch said on its page for the shark.The tag attached to Contender “will provide valuable real-time data for approximately five years, helping us track his movements and understand his migration patterns. Additionally, we’ve collected important biological samples, including urogenital material, which are currently being analyzed,” Ocearch said.The average length for an adult male white shark is 11 to 13 feet, according to Smithsonian. Credit: Ocearch via Storyful
Mowi to give fishers £36 per fish after loss from farm in what campaigners say is a ‘disaster for wild salmon’
Heavy rain is expected across the country as flood warnings have been put in force
The Met Office predicted ‘colder than average weather’ throughout the week
The popular tourist island has been rocked by hundreds of small tremors in recent days
A woman has been charged with animal cruelty after 10 dead animals were found in her home. Detectives executing a search warrant found nine dead sugar gliders (a type of possum) and one dead snake. A "pungent" smell of "noxious air and an odour of faeces, urine and rot […] made personnel cough and gag" as they started the search, a local animal welfare group in Suffolk County, in the US state of New York, said.
Here's why high pressure in Scandinavia can have such an impact on the UK's weather.
‘Given the size it’s definitely a threat... It’s a top predator,’ a researcher said
A rare bird which does not breed in the UK has been spotted across Oxfordshire skies.
A RARE species of bird has been spotted in Herefordshire after a wildlife trust claimed it was thought to be "locally extinct".
Houston Zoo's much-adored orangutan, Cheyenne, has died at the age of 52. The elderly great ape underwent an emergency veterinary examination on Sunday morning to help diagnose and treat a sudden illness. During the exam, evidence of a severe kidney infection was found, and she received initial treatment. Cheyenne has been a member of the Houston Zoo family for three decades, arriving at the age of 21 and quickly capturing the hearts of staff and visitors.
Rangers have been deployed to capture a herd of feral pigs released illegally in the Highlands.
Animals suspected of being illegally left in ‘extremely harsh’ environment near where lynx were found last month
Winter weather kicked into high gear in the United States and it’s not slowing down anytime soon.