The discovery of an illegal horse slaughter site has prompted the NSW government to suspend its brumby rehoming program. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water said on Friday a probe into the program would take place after public claims concerning the unofficial knackery near Wagga Wagga. The investigation into the program, … Read more
A huge crocodile believed to be responsible for a fatal attack on a 16-year-old boy in the Torres Strait has been euthanised. Wildlife officers began a search for the reptile after the teenager’s body was found on a remote far north Queensland island on Thursday afternoon. The teenager and a 13-year-old boy had attempted to … Read more
BEIJING — San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.” San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the panda loan in Beijing on Friday, alongside officials from China Wildlife Conservation Association, or CWCA. It will be San Francisco’s first time … Read more
A gardener has been caught on camera using a whipper snipper to kill a native Australian bird. The video shows a maintenance worker mowing the lawn of a home in Beresford, in NSW’s Hunter Valley when he comes across the plover bird on November 14. The man can be seen sizing up the bird before … Read more
A wolf killed a calf over the weekend in Jackson County, the second time in less than a week that the death of livestock in Colorado has been attributed to a wolf, wildlife officials confirmed Monday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials on Sunday morning responded to a report of possible depredation of a calf after … Read more
Crowdfunding campaigns pretending to be supporting a push to reunite a magpie with its dog best friend are fake, the couple behind the much-loved interspecies relationship have warned. Gold Coasters Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen have also urged people not to “spread hate” by targeting people who advocated for the removal of Molly the magpie … Read more
A “small group of people constantly complaining” led to wildlife officials’ seizure of a magpie whose unlikely friendship with a dog gained a massive social media following. Magpie Molly and staffordshire bull terrier Peggy had more than 700,000 followers on Instagram and a book written about them after their antics, posted by Gold Coast couple … Read more
Queensland’s Premier has thrown his support behind a bid to reunite Molly the magpie and Peggy the staffordshire bull terrier. Gold Coast couple Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen rescued the chick when she fell from her nest at a local park, and the bird formed an inseparable bond with their pet dog. WATCH THE VIDEO … Read more
A magpie and dog friendship that has amassed a 700,000-plus following on social media has been ended, with the bird seized by wildlife officials. Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen kept Molly the magpie and Peggy the staffordshire bull terrier at their Gold Coast home, sharing their pets’ antics via Instagram and in a book published … Read more
A look at the tiny and mighty migrators buzzing around our flowers. There are more than 350 different species of hummingbirds across the Americas. Their little bodies have big appetites and they eat about half their body weight a day. They drink nectar from flowers and sugar water from feeders. They also sip tree sap … Read more
