Animals

Artwork makes new home for marine life

Shortly after being sunk at the end of WA’s world-famous Busselton Jetty, a ceramic art sculpture has become a new home for marine life.

Panama grants rights to sea turtles

Panama recognises the legal right of sea turtles to exist and to flourish, and allow lawsuits should those rights be violated.

Cultural burns helping to save threatened koalas

The 2019–2020 bushfires saw the koala declared as endangered across most of eastern Australia. Now, cultural burns may help save them.

Mexico's Sinaloa state bans bullfighting

The Mexican state of Sinaloa has unanimously voted to ban bullfighting in the state, classifying it as animal cruelty.

Maybe sharks just aren't that into us

Drones are helping science dispel some misguided fears: it turns out shark encounters aren’t so rare and they may not be interested in us.

The bees are back and checking in

Bee hotels, bee stops and a honey highway are some of the techniques the Dutch are using to keep their urban bee populations steady.

Kenya's elephant baby boom

Amboseli National Park in Kenya is experiencing something of an elephant baby boom.

Natives strike back against the toad

Native animals are fighting back against the infamous deadly cane toad, which has devastated large parts of northern Australia.

Monitoring whales from space

Whale strandings are to be monitored from space via satellites.

Dogs are good for the heart

If you have a dog, and especially if you live alone, chances are you’re likely to live longer and have less risk of heart attack or stroke.

Birdwatching for peace of mind

For Jack Harness, the simple act of observing birds proved life-changing.

Saved from extinction?

A rare species of rhinos has hopefully been saved from near-extinction through IVF.

Pets lower stress

It’s long been thought pets are beneficial to our emotional wellbeing. Well, now it’s confirmed.

Off the hook

Underwater photographer and scuba diver, Jake Wilton, could tell something was wrong with “Freckles”, the manta ray.

India's animal lifetline

An animal welfare activist in southern India has set up an organisation that aims to save animals in urgent need of blood transfusions.

Bavaria's the bees knees

COMMUNITY Bavaria’s government has agreed to pass a “save the bees” law that promises to reverse insect decline after German...