Bird flu is decimating cranes in Germany: more than 10,000 birds are feared dead in the coming weeks
Avian influenza is a highly contagious viral disease that affects wild and farmed birds, causing serious epidemics and, in the
They killed Mu’ath, the kind veterinary surgeon in Gaza who saved animals forgotten by everyone amid bombs and rubble
He dedicated his short, very short life to a mission: caring for and saving animals in an area tormented by
Watch the spectacular migration of millions of red crabs to Christmas Island (where everything stops to let them pass)
Every year, between October and November, Christmas Island transforms into a unique natural spectacle: millions of red crabs leave the
The first sanctuary for whales rescued from captivity is about to open in Canada (and could welcome Marineland’s belugas)
The province of Nova Scotia has officially approved the world’s first marine whale and dolphin sanctuary, a project that will
Do you know the true story of Dumbo that inspired the Disney masterpiece? It has no happy ending
His real name was Jumbo and he was born in 1860 in Sudan. After the death of his mother, killed
The hard life of African elephants: conflict with humans surpasses poaching as the main threat
The ancient migratory routes of African elephants, followed for millennia, are becoming increasingly impassable. Roads, railway lines, electric fences and
“Free The Fifteen”: let’s free the penguins from the Sea Life Aquarium in London who have been locked up in a basement for 14 years
In London, around 300 activists gathered outside the Sea Life London Aquarium to demand the release of 15 gentoo penguins,
The Christmas Island shrew is officially extinct – Australia loses another iconic mammal
In the general silence, the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura) disappeared forever. The IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of
Chile wants to ban octopus farming: it would be the 1st country in the world to ban the cruel (and unsustainable) business
Chile could become the first country in the world to introduce a national ban on octopus farming, setting itself as
Europe turns its back on animals: welfare reform and cage ban fail
In next year’s work program of the European Commission there will be no trace of the revision of the rules