Dozy surfer Dick Van Dyke: Porpoises saved my life

In a story more fantastical than “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” or “Mary Poppins”, dozy faux-cockney chimney sweep Dick Van Dyke has revealed how his life was saved by a pod of porpoises as he caught some zzzzs instead of waves while surfing. Read More »

Whales suffer effects of sunburn

Whales in Mexico’s Gulf of California are showing worsening signs of sunburn according to new report published Wednesday. Read More »

Scotland’s oldest osprey returns for 20th breeding season

osprey.smallBirdwatchers in Scotland are celebrating the return of the UK’s oldest known breeding female osprey for a 20th consecutive year. Read More »

Bluefin tuna on ‘path to extinction’ as fishing ban fails

bluefin.tuna.smallWildlife 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 find shrimp life deep under Antarctic ice

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 »

Video report from the UK’s National Seal Sanctuary

Zoogle News reports from the UK’s National Seal Sanctuary in Gweek, Cornwall, and gets to meet some of the residents.

Sea lions killed to protect endangered salmon

sealion.smallDozens 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 »

Galapagos seals set out for warmer waters

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 »