Scientists in Florida are celebrating a major milestone in their efforts to save the critically endangered Florida grasshopper sparrow. The Guardian reports that after numbers fell drastically due to habitat loss, the remaining breeding pairs were taken into captivity in 2015.
One of Britain’s biggest gas companies has unveiled plans for a 60-mile “blue hydrogen” pipeline in the north of England amid a row with environmentalists over the technology.
A man walking on a Sussex beach has captured a video of what he thinks is a shark.
A man says he is lucky to be alive after being attacked by a “sexually frustrated” dolphin which experts believe is responsible for terrorising a Japanese town all summer.
The granite city has weathered many storms over the years but people there now fear the impact of the government’s tax plans on the local economy and jobs
Ed Miliband’s “pylon presumption” has come under fire from rural MPs around the country who are demanding a nationwide study into the use of underground electricity cables.
For this October half term, scandal-struck South Lakes Safari Zoo in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, is offering £2 admission, down from the normal £25.99. Four people can have a “rhino encounter”, which includes hand-feeding the animals “specially chosen and vet-approved nutritional snacks” for the significantly reduced price of £99.
The palm, Tahina spectabilis, is native to the Analalava district of Madagascar but can be seen in Eden's Rainforest Biome during October half term.
Documents from recent deals that brought four new pandas to the United States reveal just how intricate and highly secretive the exchanges with China can be, reported the New York Times. The documents, when compared with past panda contracts, reportedly reveal how American zoo administrators are handing over authority to China’s state-run Wildlife Conservation Association just to get their hands on the black and white bears.Officials for San Diego and Washington DC zoos said they are limited in
A hippo at the Cincinnati Zoo celebrated the start of “pumpkin season” recently by snacking on a giant gourd, video shows.Footage released by the zoo shows Bibi the hippopotamus crushing a pumpkin in one bite.Bibi is the mother of Fiona and Fritz, two other beloved hippos at the zoo, who have also been known to enjoy smashing pumpkins. Credit: Cincinnati Zoo via Storyful
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A Polish zoo is celebrating the arrival of four Sumatran tiger cubs, announcing their birth Friday after keeping it a closely-guarded secret for weeks due to fears they may not survive. Officials at the Wrocław Zoo in the southwestern Polish city of Wroclaw said the tigers — a critically endangered species whose numbers have dwindled to around 400 in the wild — were born on July 22. “The joy is even greater that all four tigers are developing healthily, are active, eager to eat and play with each other and with their parents,” said Sergiusz Kmiecik, acting president of the zoo, which has been breeding Sumatran tigers since the 1960s.
World Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear power
This is part of a series of articles, each of which will take an in-depth look at the failing institutions, infrastructure and other parts of the public sector that typify the idea of ‘Broken Britain’
The energy price cap is set to rise by 10 per cent, but homeowners could avoid the price hike entirely with this simple money saving idea
Aluminum is infinitely recyclable, but Americans throw out millions of tons of it every year — mainly aluminum cans and other post-consumer scrap. At the same time, US can-recycling rates are falling drastically behind several countries. We went to New York City to meet a career can recycler and to Michigan to visit companies revolutionizing post-consumer aluminum recycling.
Hertfordshire County Council are keen to find the culprit of a fly-tip in Watford's Oxhey Lane and "bring them to court".
Northern New Mexico Indigenous communities and environmental groups are calling for the reconsideration of federal plans to run a new transmission line through an ecosystem they say is both vulnerable and critical to local tradition. The plans, proposed by the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Energy, involve the construction of a 14-mile,…
Nine monkeys who died over two days at a zoo in Hong Kong had caught a bacterial disease, possibly as a result of recent digging work near their enclosure. On Sunday 13 October, eight monkeys were found dead, with another dying a day later, after they all displayed unusual behaviour and appetite. Officials launched an investigation at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, sealing off and disinfecting areas amid fears of a zoonotic disease.
Native to Sub-Saharan Africa, the boomslang snake is known for its remarkable agility, bright green coloration and potent venom. Despite being one of the few snakes capable of delivering a fatal bite to humans, this tree snake is timid and generally avoids confrontation.
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