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 …
The stoat was first sighted on Orkney in 2010. It is non-native to the island and is deemed a threat to the islands’ teeming native wildlife. This is another non-native, invasive species problem of which the biggest is feral cats on the Australian continent. No …
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.
Research suggests that ravens can experience emotional contagion further supporting their known intelligence.
It’s an interesting thought but bird feeders appear to have affected the evolution of some birds. Researchers at Oxford University discovered that the beaks of British tits had changed over a relatively short time. They have put this down to the effect of feeders. Evolution …
