Bird reserve hires llamas as bouncers
A 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
A 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
Rowers 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
A 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
India 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
An 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’
A 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 »