Pelicans 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 »
Birdwatchers in Scotland are celebrating the return of the UK’s oldest known breeding female osprey for a 20th consecutive year. Read More »
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 »
NASA scientists have discovered a shrimp-like creature living deep beneath an Antarctic ice sheet, prompting speculation that similar creatures could exist in similarly harsh extra-terrestrial environments. Read More »
Zoogle News reports from the UK’s National Seal Sanctuary in Gweek, Cornwall, and gets to meet some of the residents.
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 »
For the first time, Galapagos fur seals have set up a colony away from the islands made famous by English naturalist, Charles Darwin. Read More »
Researchers have mapped the extraordinary pole-to-pole migration of the Arctic tern, the bird world’s ultimate commuter which flies the equivalent of three return trips to the Moon during its lifetime. Read More »
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns Monday that human expansion is wiping out species at around 1,000 times the “natural” rate as the UN launches the International Year of Biodiversity in Berlin. Read More »
A confused baby seal has been found in a family’s back garden pond more than 18 miles from the sea. Read More »
