Urban heat and loss of bird diversity linked for first time after hundreds of cities surveyed. August 28, 2023 Humans aren’t the only ones leaving town when city heat becomes unbearable. A study done on 336 cities in China concludes that heat-retaining buildings… Continue Reading
Climate change forcing animals to increase their metabolic rates if they want to survive March 6, 2023 New research, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests temperature is not the only environmental factor affecting the future energy needs of cold-blooded animals. How they… Continue Reading
Extinction of Australia’s thunder birds 40,000 years ago linked to climate change September 6, 2022 The demise of Australia’s thunder birds 40,000 years ago has previously been blamed on human nest raiders and crippling bone disease. However new research… Continue Reading
Climate change will force new animal encounters — and boost more pandemics May 2, 2022 Over the next 50 years, climate change could drive more than 15,000 new cases of mammals transmitting viruses to other mammals, according to a… Continue Reading
Photographers around the world highlight how climate change has impacted animals November 15, 2021 A Canadian photojournalist has been selected as one of the 26 best photographers around the world who took part in a competition at COP… Continue Reading
Walrus has made herself at home on a Dutch submarine far from the Arctic November 10, 2021 The Royal Netherlands Navy really does have a Walrus-class submarine. Officials have been documenting the escapades of a female walrus that has been hanging… Continue Reading
First recorded instance of a polar bear hunting a reindeer caught on video November 6, 2021 Polar bears are known to prey on seals, but researchers have captured footage of one swimming after — and ultimately drowning — a reindeer… Continue Reading
Greta Thunberg meets her namesake: One mighty, but minuscule beetle October 29, 2021 Finally, years after having a pipsqueak-sized beetle named after her, climate activist Greta Thunberg got to meet her namesake. The new species of beetle’s… Continue Reading
Which animals will survive climate change? May 14, 2021 Habitat loss and temperature swings creating the climate change that is pushing some animal species to the bring of extinction. Scientists are now able… Continue Reading
Sew, this is how to help Australian wildlife. Animal Rescue Craft Guild springs into action January 8, 2020 Crafty people are uniting around the world to help animals left homeless and injured by the devastating wildfires in Australia. The Animal Rescue Collective… Continue Reading