Wildlife

Spanish energy giant sued over death of birds on electricity cables

Experts say electrocution on power lines is a major threat to many wild birds, particularly endangered species that use pylons as perches.

US authorities investigate alarming spike in manatee deaths

Hundreds of dead manatees have been found in Florida waters, a situation that could be classed as an 'unusual mortality event.'

Leopard attacks on the rise in Kashmir

Wild leopard attacks are increasing in parts of Kashmir due to deforestation and disruption of wildlife habitats.

Face masks pose new threat to wildlife

Campaigners are urging people to use more washable masks and bin disposables properly after cutting off their straps.

First gorillas in captivity test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park

San Diego Zoo Safari Park says eight gorillas that live together at the park have the virus and several have been coughing.

US opens more Arctic land in Alaska to oil leasing

Under Obama-era rules, about half of the reserve was available for leasing, with the other half protected for environmental reasons and Indigenous people. But the new plan allows oil development on about 80 percent of the reserve.

Kaavan, Pakistan's lonely elephant, lands in Cambodia to start new life

Cher, who campaigned for Kaavan to be rehomed after 35 years of confinement in a zoo, greeted him at the Siem Reap airport and escorted him to his new digs in the Cambodia Wildlife sanctuary.

'World's loneliest elephant' Kaavan heads to Cambodia after Cher campaign

Pakistan's only Asian elephant heads to Cambodia for relocation following years of campaigning by animal rights activists.

Botswana: Bacteria poisoning killed more than 300 elephants

Wildlife authorities say around 330 tuskers have died and that a species of cyanobacteria that produces neurotoxins was the cause.

Climate warning: World's largest wetland in Brazil is burning

Thousands of blazes are sweeping through the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, threatening one of the most biodiverse ecosystems on the planet.

WWF: Nearly 70 percent of wildlife lost since 1970

WWF says increasing deforestation and agricultural expansion key drivers behind 68 percent average decline in animal, bird, and fish populations between 1970 and 2016.

China's Shenzhen bans eating of cats, dogs after coronavirus

Some scientists suspect wild animals sold in a market were the source of the coronavirus pandemic, that has killed more than 48,000 lives worldwide so far, while others argue it was in circulation elsewhere in Wuhan even earlier.