According to researchers, underwater sea grass in coastal parts seems to trap plastic particles in bundles of fibers, known as Neptune balls. Without any human assistance, these plants, growing on sea beds, may be able to trap around 900 m plastic stuff from the Mediterranean on a yearly basis, says […]
A lot of animals sense and grieve the loss of their family and carers. And, elephants are no exception-this herd of elephants mourned the loss of their human friend, Lawrence Anthony, the writer of the Elephant Whisperer. One night, at the Thula Thula, a wonderful thing happened. The entire herd […]
According to data shared by the Brazilian government, the deforestation of Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world, elevated for the 14th consecutive month. In the Brazilian Amazon, the deforestation is 83 percent ahead of where it was a year ago. The data collected by the national space research institute […]
A newly discovered frog looks exactly like one of our favourite childhood characters-Kermit the frog and has a translucent and bright green skin. Namely, a scientist from Minnesota discovered the frog in Costa Rica and the species definitely has a lot of resemblances with Kermit the Frog. Dr. Brian Kubicki […]
The first baby bison is now grazing the Prairies at Wanuskewin Heritage Park after a long period of absence. 11 genetically-pure Plains bison from herds in the US and the Saskatchewan’s Grasslands National Park were brought to Wanuskewin which is 5 km north of Saskatoon back in December 2019. The […]
The East Indian state of Odisha is globally known for its seasonal hosting of olive ridley sea turtles as they visit the sea shore along the Bengal Bay to nest. This spring, marine conservationists and state forest department were in for a big surprise- they saw mass nesting of a […]
After 40 years of doing his best for a good cause, the giant tortoise Diego will now enter retirement. He was well known to the public for his robust sex drive and has fathered sufficient baby tortoises to bring his whole species back from the brink of extinction. More than […]
With the help of aircraft, thousands of hungry wildlife stranded in the Australian bushfire crises is being given food. The government of New South Wales has begun food drops and has dropped thousands of kilos of sweet potatoes and carrots to feed the colonies of rock wallabies. The parks service […]
Most of you who’re reading this have probably done some weird stuff yourselves to avoid someone, right? But, female dragonflies are definitely taking things to the next level- they literally fake death when they want to avoid intimacy with male partners. However, this is only seen in one specific species […]