Bounty hunting wild boars in China: The once-protected species is now a growing public menace
In the wee hours of an October morning, dozens of dogs chased the hulking figure of an animal scrambling through a forest in northwestern China as a thermal drone whizzed overhead.
Spanish woman killed by elephant in Thailand while bathing animal, police say
A Spanish woman was gored to death by an elephant while bathing the animal at a sanctuary in southern Thailand on Friday, ...
Man with crocodile skull in luggage arrested at Delhi airport
A Canadian man has been arrested by Indian authorities at the New Delhi’s airport after a crocodile skull was found in his ...
California child is presumed positive for bird flu
A child in San Francisco who had red eyes and a fever had a probable case of H5N1 bird flu, according to the city’s ...
The comb jelly, one of the oldest animals on Earth, can fuse with another
A recent study of gelatinous marine creatures revealed a curious ability in which two animals fuse and function as a single organism.
America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana
The first person to have a severe case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States has died, according to the Louisiana Department ...
Is bird flu the next pandemic? What to know after the first H5N1 death in the US
With reports of the first human death from bird flu in the US, some Americans are feeling an uncomfortable flashback to the ...
Sweden allows nearly 10% of wolf population to be killed. The government wants an even more drastic cull
Sweden began its annual wolf hunt on Thursday, allowing nearly 10% of the endangered species population to be killed, as ...
Closure of French marine park sparks outcry over future of its two orcas
The closure of a marine zoo in the south of France has sparked intense debate over the future of inhabitants including orcas ...
WHO urges China to share Covid origins data, five years on from pandemic’s emergence
The World Health Organization has urged China to share data to help understand the origins of Covid-19, five years on from ...
Scientists have identified an estimated 10% of all species on Earth. Here’s what they found in 2024
Researchers identified hundreds of new species in 2024, expanding our knowledge of Earth’s startling biodiversity.