Robot lawnmowers operating day or night are severely injuring hedgehogs. The head of an animal welfare society in Hamburg, Vanessa Haloui, said that she has… Read More »Hedgehogs are victims of killer robot lawnmowers
Carrie Johnson is both the wife of the Prime Minister of the UK and the head of public relations for the Aspinall Foundation. She issued… Read More »Carrie Johnson’s plans to fly 13 elephants to Kenya are unjustifiably criticised
The Times reports that fish can become addicted to drugs like people. Dr. Pavel Horky, from Prague, in the Journal of Experiment Biology, tells us… Read More »Trout can become hooked on drugs
This is another story of the dysfunctionality in the relationship between humans and animals. The kea or alpine parrot is considered to be intelligent, mischievous… Read More »New Zealand’s kea escaped to the mountains to avoid being shot at by people?
NEWS AND COMMENT: This is just a short note but the story is unusual and quite interesting and therefore worth sharing. It concerns a Rolls-Royce… Read More »Rolls-Royce Phantom retrofitted with illegal crocodile skin is seized
In the UK, rare bat populations are growing due to milder winters and springs caused by climate change as well as strong wildlife protection laws,… Read More »UK: rare bat populations are growing in number
Research indicates that robotic lawnmowers kill hedgehogs because they cannot see them despite sometimes being able to see other objects. Scientists, in a study, evaluated… Read More »Robotic lawnmowers cannot see hedgehogs and so they kill them
Europe’s griffon vulture population had declined from 1000 in 1952 to a colony of 100 near Bosa in Sardinia by 2015. The stark drop in… Read More »Sardinia’s griffon vulture makes comeback because of carrion cafés
NEWS AND NEWS-ZIMBABWE: Zimbabwe’s parks authority has granted 500 elephant hunting permits. They are being auctioned to help pay for the upkeep of national parks.… Read More »Zimbabwe grants 500 elephant hunting permits
Yes, peregrine falcons are protected in the UK by law. An excellent example of that protection is currently published in today’s The Times newspaper. Network… Read More »Are peregrine falcons protected in the UK?
Rupert Grint, the Harry Potter star, wants to develop a barn on his estate into three new three-bedroom homes. He withdrew a previous application to… Read More »Rupert Grint upsets residents with plan to turn barn into 3 houses
In an interesting twist, the US Geological Survey has advised American researchers to wear personal protective equipment and take Covid-19 tests before handling bats in… Read More »Bats in the wild are being protected from getting coronavirus from humans
In the UK it is illegal under wildlife laws to cut down trees and bushes in which birds are nesting. When a developer is planning… Read More »Housebuilders wrap bushes in netting to stop birds nesting
A soldier’s social media post says that an army base fire killed an elephant near Nanyuki, Kenya. A British soldier named Lewis reported on the… Read More »Army base fire in Kenya allegedly killed elephants
The regent honeyeater is a very attractive Australian songbird. For thousands of years and for generation after generation they have sung beautifully to attract females.… Read More »A bird which is becoming extinct because it is losing its culture
NEWS AND COMMENT: Many beautiful trees have been cut down to make way for the doomed and already outdated HS2 rail link. I have written… Read More »Much loved ancient pear tree and others felled for HS2
Because of dam building, freshwater fish are in catasrophic decline. It is more black nature news. David Attenborough recently said that we should try and… Read More »Freshwater fish suffer catastrophic decline due to dams
The RSPB runs an annual garden birdwatching survey which anyone can participate in and they report the birds that they spot in their back garden… Read More »RSPB annual birdwatch count is much higher because of coronavirus lockdowns
There are some really charming photographs of Roger Federer taking a selfie with a tame quokka on Rottnest Island of Perth, Australia. It was published… Read More »Roger Federer loves quokkas
COMMENT AND NEWS: The information is shocking. It is a severe indictment of the lack of commitment to conservation by the South African government. The… Read More »Two thirds of Kruger National Park’s rhinos have been lost to poaching in 10 years