1+ hour, 53+ min ago  (137+ words) Italian authorities have launched an investigation after at least 18 wolves and several other wild animals were found dead in and around the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. - Conservation groups are calling it one of the worst attacks on wildlife…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (223+ words) Researchers have captured a rare jellyfish which can grow to the size of a school bus on camera. Video from the Schmidt Ocean Institute showed the magnificent creature, scientifically known as a Stygiomedusa gigantea, swimming off the Argentine coast. The…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (388+ words) Volunteers had not expected a puffin count as high as the one they had found Skomer Island has recorded an unprecedented number of puffins this year, offering a significant boost for the vulnerable species. The Wildlife Trust of South and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (315+ words) A swarm of a new variety of deadly box jellyfish was recently spotted off the coast of Pilbara in western Australia. Nearly 100 of these soft, white, and translucent creatures emerged from the waters 1, 530km north of Perth, stunning marine biologists because…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (166+ words) Puffin blown 100 miles from seaside nest found in Hereford garden Source: Vets for Pets Hereford How puffin numbers surged on a remote UK island - Skomer Island, off the Pembrokeshire coast, has recorded an unprecedented 52, 019 puffins this year, marking a significant…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (312+ words) Researchers say findings challenge idea that evolutionary change happens at a glacially slow pace Invasive cane toads in Japan are growing bigger and changing more rapidly than suggested by long-held theories about the pace of evolution, scientists say in a…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (122+ words) Macaques in Gibraltar eat soil as a coping mechanism for digestive issues arising from consuming junk food obtained from tourists. - A Cambridge University study found that human snacks, high in sugar, fat, and dairy, cause gastric upset in the primates,…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (263+ words) People have been urged to stay away from a walrus which has been spotted in a harbour in north-east Scotland as it rests and recovers its energy. The Arctic creature is believed to be the same one that was recently…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (213+ words) The Independent Russian circus tiger leaps into crowd to horror of spectators - A tiger caused chaos at a circus in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, after leaping into the crowd when a barrier collapsed. - Footage circulated on social media on Sunday, 19 April, showing…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (778+ words) A wildlife hospital in a southeastern Paris suburb is a place of no cuddles but lots of care. It helps injured, sick and orphaned animals " often victims of human activity and increasing urbanization " heal so they can return to their…...