I am reliably told that there are approximately 11,000 bird species worldwide today, 2024. The number is based on modern taxonomic studies including those conducted by organisations like Birdlife International and The International Ornithological Congress. The species are spread across a wide range of habitats …
The UK is suffering from a catastrophic decline in insect numbers and it is believed that this is due to farming and climate change. Research has been conducted by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. The researchers found that from 1970 to the end of …
PETA has achieved another success and the world should be thankful to them. The Times reports that the tradition of beheading cockerels at village fairs in parts of western Germany has been stopped after complaints by PETA. I had never heard of the custom before …
A heat dome has settled above Mexico according to reports resulting in temperatures which have surpassed 45°C (113°F) in some places. There has been underinvestment in infrastructure which includes the generation of power with demand potentially exceeding supply. On May 27, The Christian Science Monitor …
The story of the male magpie, Molly, tells us that in Australia the answer to the question is a resounding NO because the wildlife authorities didn’t like the Queensland family rescuing and then adopting Molly who formed a close relationship with the family dog as …
A recent study conducted by researchers at Northeastern University, including Rébecca Kleinberger and undergraduate Megan McMahon, has shown that parrots can indeed benefit from playing tablet games. The study involved a group of 20 pet birds, ranging from small species like green-cheeked parakeets to the …
Doug Maw is an animal welfare activist. He is actually quite high profile on social media. And his Twitter/X feed helps me get to the bottom of this story which is reported in The Times. The Times version is inaccurate according to Doug Maw and …
We know that the robin is quite bold around people. They are habituated to be around people. They like to ask people for food and they often achieve their goal. They are a well loved bird in the UK and it was voted Britain’s unofficial …
It’s been known for some time that wind farms kill birds. Various ways to protect birds from wind farms have been devised one of which is to paint one aerofoil black (see below) which you can read about by clicking on this link. But the …
