Living Planet Index finds biodiversity has declined alarmingly in last 50 years.

October 13, 2022

Global wildlife populations have plummeted by 69% on average since 1970 according to a report looking at trends in global biodiversity and the health…

Rare tree dormouse seen in Austria for first time in 20 years

October 2, 2022

A rare tree dormouse has been found in an Austrian forest, after not being seen in the wild for over 20 years. The forester…

World’s first cloned Przewalski’s horse is “thriving” at San Diego Zoo Safari Park

October 1, 2022

Kurt isn’t just another horse. He’s the world’s first successfully cloned Przewalski’s horse and is “thriving” at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park where…

The internet is Turning Red … on International Red Panda Day

September 17, 2022

International Red Panda Day is probably the best — if not fluffiest — thing you’ll see today. Zoos, conservationists and red panda lovers around…

Rare orange lobsters saved from becoming dinner at two Red Lobster restaurants

August 11, 2022

It seems lightning — or at least orange lobsters — can strike twice at Red Lobster restaurants. This summer, the restaurant giant saved not…

They’re so fluffy! Rare Pallas’s cat litter born at Cotswold Wildlife Park

August 8, 2022

It took almost five years of getting to know each other, but now a pair of Pallas’s cats have welcomed their first litter of…

Study shows dogs “see” with their super-sniffer noses

July 26, 2022

Everyone knows dogs have the best noses on the block. But now scientists have found those “highly sensitive” sniffing skills might actually help pooches…

Wild monkey in Japan tried to drag toddler out of house, attacked 10, now being hunted

July 22, 2022

Police in Japan are searching for a wild monkey that has attacked 10 people in the space of a fortnight. The attacks began on 8 July…

Monarch butterflies now listed as endangered

July 22, 2022

The iconic orange-and-black monarch butterfly is one step closer to extinction after scientists put the insect on its endangered list. The fast dwindling numbers…

RIP An An: World’s oldest captive male giant panda dies at 35

July 21, 2022

An An was believed to be the oldest giant panda living in captivity when he was humanely euthanized at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park on…