1+ hour, 33+ min ago   (518+ words) A wild cat centre in Kent has opened two purpose-built habitats for the animals in its care. The Big Cat Sanctuary gave the public its first viewing of the Small Cat Rescue Centre and the Rusty-Spotted Cat Conservation Centre at…...

18+ hour, 42+ min ago   (396+ words) A disturbing report involving one of Australia's most unusual marine animals has prompted authorities to issue a fresh warning, reminding the public that possessing any part of the protected species could result in fines soaring past $30,000. Northern Territory fisheries officers…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (447+ words) Lundy Island, nestled in the Bristol Channel, has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in its seabird populations, with numbers soaring to over 40,000 – the highest recorded since the 1930s. This dramatic recovery comes two decades after the island was declared "rat-free," following a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (260+ words) A mystery oil spill has meant safety work on a pond at Shipley Country Park has been delayed. A member of the public alerted rangers to the problem at Osborne's Pond on Sunday, who in turn called in Derbyshire Fire…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (227+ words) Two ducks who became regulars at a local pub, have returned to their favourite watering hole with a brood of ducklings. Donald and Daisy have been popping in to Sinia's in South Shields for a bite to eat for the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (895+ words) When things were at their worst Edward Bartlett was playing computer games twenty hours a day, sometimes only pausing to eat and sleep. "I was addicted to video games," the 28-year-old said. "I lived with friends, but for two years…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (226+ words) It saw temperatures exceed 34C in south-east England for two days in a row and a new May record of 35.1C was recorded at Kew Gardens in London. Over in Cumbria, Phil Groves said he was was having lunch up on Queen…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (457+ words) A relic of a world long before sat nav, thousands of black and white fingerposts once guided the nation's drivers to their destinations. Now largely redundant, many are disappearing from the rural landscape - something the Campaign for the Protection of…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (170+ words) A critically endangered red ruffed lemur has turned 30 - making her the seventh oldest in the world. Shelly celebrated her birthday on 13 May at Blackpool Zoo, whose officials said she was thought to be the oldest in the UK. Red ruffed…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (502+ words) An increasing number of dolphins and other cetaceans have been spotted in waters around Cyprus in recent weeks, according to an announcement by the country's Department of Fisheries and Marine Research. The phenomenon is a positive sign for the eastern…...