Oil spill reaches Roosevelt’s refuge from ‘feather mafia’

pelican.smallPelicans and other birds covered in oil have been found in one of the United States’ oldest wildlife reserves amid fears that the huge Gulf of Mexico slick could devastate regional wildlife. Read More »

Drunken man charged over pig-stabbing spree

pigs.smallA Minnesota man has been charged over a drunken pig-stabbing spree following which 29 of the animals had to be slaughtered. Read More »

Bird reserve hires llamas as bouncers

llama.small2A nature reserve near Liverpool has hired a pair of llamas to protect the park’s bird eggs and chicks. Read More »

‘Serial goat thief’ at large on Hawaiian island

goats.smallA spate of “kidnappings” has raised fears that a serial goat thief may be targeting cheese farms on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Read More »

‘Gay’ dog barred from Australian restaurant

A blind man was refused entry to a restaurant in the Australian city of Adelaide because staff thought his guide dog was gay, an equal opportunities tribunal has heard. Read More »

Cambridge rowers urge queen to deal with rowdy swan

 

swan.smallRowers in Cambridge, England, have urged the queen to remove a swan from the River Cam following a spate of attacks on river users. Read More »

Rabbit ‘hopnotist’ puts bunnies in a trance

rabbit.smallA Cornish man with the ability to put rabbits into a trance claims his methods offer the perfect therapy for stressed out bunnies. Read More »

India launches tiger tracking system in bid to save species

 

tiger.smallIndia has deployed a high-tech GPS-based tiger monitoring system in an effort to stamp out poaching and protect the critically endangered species. Read More »

Zoo builds endangered animals from LEGO bricks

golden.lion.smallAn American zoo has come up with a unique way of showing visitors some of the world’s most endangered species, including polar bears and golden lion tamarins: all of the creatures are made of LEGO. Read More »

Disease which killed T. rex ’spreads to birds via feeders’

greenfinches.smallA parasitic disease which may once have killed the mighty tyrannosaurus rex has wiped out hundreds of thousands of greenfinches in the UK – and ornithologists believe garden bird feeders could be spreading the disease. Read More »