Open the champagne, New York City (NYC) will take foie gras off the menu in 2022. NYC is the home of dining on expense accounts according to The Times and a popular menu item is foie gras. Unfortunately foie gras is created from animal cruelty. …
It is reported in The Times newspaper that the African Penguin is under a genuine threat of extinction because of a lack of food. Their numbers have declined by 20% in five years, the South African government says. It is affecting other seabirds and marine …
An almost three-year drought over much of northern New South Wales has left the land tinder-dry leading to bushfires over nearly 230,000 acres causing birds to fall dead out of the sky and many homes to be razed to the ground. The intensity of the …
The film Total Recall starring Arnold Schwarzenegger has become a reality but with birds not people. Scientists have found a way to implant into birds an artificial memory regarding their song. They did the experiment with zebra finches. This species of Australian bird learn their …
This smart cockatoo decided to entertain himself (or herself) by lifting a long line of anti-bird spikes from a building in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Autralia. It is an act of rebellious vandalisim labelled, “Fuck the police” by the guy who …
Roy Pickard, 77, and his wife, Brenda, 71, were trapped inside their house in Knott End, Lancashire, for 6 days because two seagull chicks were stuck in a roof canopy which caused the parents to act defensively and aggressively towards the couple resulting in Roy …
Never criticise the humble pigeon again, please. The pigeon is considered a pest by many. I see them as having rights like any other animal. They are smart and wonderful navigators. And in this instance a driver in Berlin escaped a speeding fine because at …
In comparison to England’s Garston Wood (where you would expect the nightingale to live contentedly but does not) the messy parks of Berlin are proving to be perfect places in terms of habitat for this delightful songbird which makes both joyful and melancholy music. These …
The seagull has been demonised as a nuisance and a pest. A lot of the problem stems from the fact that people discard takeaway food which encourages seagulls to feed on human food.
