Blackbirds fall from sky, fish die in thousands in Arkansas
Wildlife officials in Arkansas are investigating what caused the sudden deaths of hundreds of blackbirds and thousands of fish over the weekend. Read More »
Female sharks have terrible sense of direction
Great white sharks may be formidable killing machines but they’re far from sharp when it comes to navigating their way around the planet’s oceans. Read More »
‘Dead’ goldfish flips into life; doesn’t remember a thing
It looked like Mr Fish had cashed in his chips when his owner awoke to find the 13-year-old goldfish floating belly up in his tank. Read More »
Bluefin tuna on ‘path to extinction’ as fishing ban fails
Wildlife groups have expressed disappointment after a proposal to ban the fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna was rejected at a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Doha. Read More »
Sea lions killed to protect endangered salmon
Dozens of sea lions could be killed off the United States’ north Pacific coastline to stop them feasting on endangered wild salmon, wildlife officials say. Read More »
Thames eels prove slippery customers
Eels, once a slippery mainstay of Cockney cuisine, appear to be abandoning the River Thames. Scientists from the Zoological Society of London have recorded a 98 percent drop in the number of European eels in the river in the past five years and say that triggers alarm bells for the future health of other Thames-dwelling species too. Read More »
Fish with telescopic jaws caught on camera
Video footage of a fish with bizarre telescopic jaws has become an internet hit after being posted on YouTube.
Japan braced for monster jellyfish invasion
In a storyline apparently lifted straight from the plot of a Godzilla movie, fishermen along Japan’s northern coastline have been warned to prepare for a “massive” invasion of giant-sized toxic jellyfish. Read More »