Fake Tag Claim Offers Pigeon a Death Row Reprieve
A racing pigeon detained by Australian authorities and set to be destroyed over concerns it was an American intruder received a lifeline Friday, when experts revealed its leg tag was probably fake.
Category: ANIMALS
Lonely Rhino ‘Kanchi’ Seeks Mate in Bangladesh
A lonely rhinoceros at a Bangladesh zoo is looking for new love after losing her partner seven years ago, but pandemic travel restrictions are hampering her keeper’s attempts to play matchmaker.
‘Corals are Being Cooked’: A Third of Taiwan’s Reefs are Dying
Nearly a third of Taiwan’s corals are dying from bleaching caused by warming oceans in an alarming phenomenon that poses a severe threat to the island’s delicate underwater ecosystem, conservationists warned Wednesday.
From Macaques to Crabs, Wildlife Faces Threat from Face Masks
Masks that helped save lives during the coronavirus pandemic are proving a deadly hazard for wildlife, with birds and marine creatures ensnared in the staggering number of discarded facial coverings littering animal habitats.
Three Arrested in India for Beating Endangered Dolphin to Death
Police arrested three people in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Friday for beating an endangered dolphin to death with an axe.
Indonesian Baby Sea Turtles Make a Break for Freedom
Newly hatched, dozens of baby turtles flipped and flopped their way down a beach towards the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean, under the watchful gaze of conservationists at an Indonesian national park.
Pandemic Overshadows Japan’s New Year Tuna Auction
Tokyo’s annual New Year tuna auction ended Tuesday without the usual jaw-dropping bidding war, with the country’s “Tuna King” holding back on gunning for the top fish, citing the pandemic woes affecting the restaurant industry.
Poachers’ Paradise: Gulf Hunts Fuel Pakistan Falcon Trafficking
Since learning to capture birds as a teen, Muhammad Rafiq has amassed a small fortune in Pakistan trapping and trafficking falcons — including some endangered species — for wealthy Gulf Arabs.
Race to Save Bangladesh Hound From Extinction
In a rickety hut on the border with Bangladesh and India, two brothers are among the last local breeders of the Sarail hound, a dog on the brink of extinction.
Second Taiwan-Born Panda Cub Makes Media Debut
A second Taiwan-born giant panda made her media debut on Monday, clambering over a wooden climbing frame and playing with sawdust to the sound of clicking cameras.
Two Smuggled Indonesian Orangutans Fly Home from Thailand
Eating fruit and drinking from plastic bottles, two Sumatran orangutans stared from their cages at Bangkok airport on Thursday before flying home to Indonesia, years after being smuggled into Thailand.
China Animal Rescuer Shares Home With 1,300 Dogs
Twenty years ago, Wen Junhong saved an abandoned dog from the streets of Chongqing in southwestern China. She now shares her home with more than 1,300 of them, and they keep on coming.
Kaavan the Elephant Makes a New Friend after Eight Years
It was his first contact with another elephant in eight years.
Cher Welcomes ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ to New Home in Cambodia
Superstar Cher welcomed “the world’s loneliest elephant” to Cambodia Monday to begin a new life at a specialised sanctuary after the creature was rescued from grim conditions in a Pakistani zoo.
Sri Lanka Battles to Stop Elephants Eating Plastic Trash
Sri Lanka’s government said Monday that it was building trenches and erecting electric fences to stop elephants eating plastic trash at open garbage dumps.
