2+ week, 5+ day ago   (243+ words) Otters may be back in the Bronx River, but it’s still legal to kill them in New York state The Guardian Otters may be back in the Bronx River, but it’s still legal to kill them in New York state…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (461+ words) Image captured in early June shows animal foraging in the waterway in first since early 1900s, signaling its recovery An otter has been spotted in the Bronx River for the first time in more than 100 years, in a further sign that…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (796+ words) The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt Some go there to read about the wood that…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (246+ words) Stevenage, Hertfordshire: Thanks to Andy, who scrabbles around on the pavement, we know that pigeons are just for starters It’s no surprise that most of Andy’s extensive feather collection once belonged to hapless pigeons and doves, but I’m astonished that…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1212+ words) Banning an industry that is brutal to animals could be one of the most consequential public-health measures in decadesEvery year, millions of captive animals are gassed or electrocuted and then turned into multithousand-dollar fur coats. Though the industry has shrunk…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (640+ words) Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland is ferret-free after £4.5m five-year partnership led by RSPB NI Predatory feral ferrets have been removed from an island for the first time ever, in a boost for Northern Ireland’s largest seabird colony. Rathlin Island is…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (171+ words) The Guardian This is a segment of humpback whale audio recorded by scientists aboard the Atlantis cruise 154 near Bermuda in 1949. The audio was discovered by researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in what may be the earliest preserved recording…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (141+ words) Late last week, three peregrine falcons – two females and one male – left their ledge high above Melbourne's CBD for the first time. One suffered a dramatic crash landing but successfully left the nest on the second attempt. The trio hatched…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (457+ words) A trio of young falcons born atop a 35-storey building in Melbourne’s CBD have taken flight for the first time, with the take-off captured on a livestream for the world to see. “After weeks of watching them grow on the…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (150+ words) In episode one of this miniseries from June 2025, Jon explores what’s at stake if we fail to act in time. He hears about the crucial role of the rainforest for South America and the global climate, and asks how cattle…...