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Wild cat species in Guatemala adapt hunting heights to avoid food competition
Corvallis OR (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 A new study reveals that four wild cat species living in the same rainforest habitat in Guatemala reduce competition for food by hunting in different vertical zones, some in trees and others on the ground. Researchers from Oregon State University and the Wildlife Conservation Society of Guatemala used trail camera footage and DNA analysis of scat to study jaguars, pumas, ocelots and margays in the Maya Biosphere Reserve. They found that jaguars and ocelots primarily hunted ground-dwelling prey, wh ... read more |
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France bids farewell to beloved pandas bound for ChinaSaint-Aignan, France (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 Two pandas at a zoo in central France are to return to China on Tuesday after the female was diagnosed with kidney failure, drawing hundreds of visitors for a final goodbye. ... more 
Rhino horn sales, shark protection on wildlife talks agendaBangkok (AFP) Nov 24, 2025 Global wildlife talks opened Monday, with votes expected on increased shark protection, a bid to allow limited rhino horn sales and a push to restrict the trade in eels. ... more 
Australia overhauls decades-old environmental lawsSydney (AFP) Nov 27, 2025 Large carbon-emitting projects in Australia will be required to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions as well as pollution reduction goals under new legislation overhauling decades-old environmental laws. ... more 
White rhino born at Spain zoo in conservation successValencia, Spain (AFP) Nov 19, 2025 A southern white rhino calf has been born at a zoo in eastern Spain, in a success for a European programme aimed at preserving the threatened species. ... more |
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Cane toad invasion threatens Pilbara biodiversity and cultureSydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 11, 2025 Curtin University researchers report that invasive cane toads are expected to reach the Pilbara region of Western Australia within ten to twenty years, posing major risks to native wildlife, cultura ... more 
India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitionsBangkok (AFP) Nov 9, 2025 Leading wildlife protection experts have urged India to suspend all imports of the world's most endangered species, endorsing long-running concerns by conservationists about mass acquisitions by mega-zoo Vantara. ... more 
No picnic: How to survive a bear encounter; as Japan battles spike in attacksKita-Akita, Japan (AFP) Nov 8, 2025 The sense of fear is palpable in parts of northern Japan, where some locals have fastened bells to their bags hoping the noise will keep bears away, while signs warn people to be on guard. ... more
Japan deploys troops after wave of deadly bear attacksTokyo (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Japan began deploying soldiers on Wednesday to a northern region hit by a spate of deadly bear attacks, which have risen to record levels this year. ... more 
India seizes endangered primates found in checked bagMumbai, India (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 Indian customs officers have arrested a plane passenger after discovering two endangered gibbons stuffed inside a checked bag, the latest animals seized from smugglers at Mumbai's airport. ... more |
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Malaria parasites are full of wildly spinning iron crystals. Scientists finally know why.
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Every cell of the deadly Plasmodium falciparum parasite, the organism that causes malaria, contains a tiny compartment full of microscopic iron crystals. As long as the parasite is alive, the crystals dance. They spin, jolt, and ricochet in their little bubble like change in an overclocked washing machine, too fast and chaotic to even be tracked by traditional scientific techniques. And when the parasite dies, they stop. The iron crystals have long been an important target for antimalarial drugs, ... read more 
Ancient Mediterranean roots found for urban mosquito specialtyLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 A new genetic analysis challenges previous assumptions regarding the origin of the so-called London Underground Mosquito, revealing that its adaptation to dense human settlements began more than a t ... more |
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Nigerian NGO slams Turkish decision to keep rescued baby gorillaLagos (AFP) Oct 25, 2025 Turkey's decision to keep an African baby gorilla rescued from trafficking defies logic, a Nigerian conservation NGO that was preparing to receive it for onward repatriation, said Saturday. ... more 
Tigers in trouble as Malaysian big cat numbers dwindleKuala Lumpur (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 For two years, Malaysian conservationists tracked a tiger named "Bulan" as she raised four cubs. Then a fatal traffic accident made her another statistic in the country's dwindling population. ... more 
Artificial insemination raises hopes for world's rarest big catMulhouse, France (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 The world-first insemination of an Amur leopard in France has lifted hopes of animal lovers for the survival of the Earth's rarest big cat. ... more 
Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record numberTokyo (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 Bears have killed a record number of people in Japan this year, the environment ministry said on Thursday just as another possible victim was reported missing. ... more
A single species can trigger evolution in another, study showsBern, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 16, 2025 A research team from the University of Bern and the University of British Columbia has discovered that the presence of just one additional fish species can drive the evolution of new species in othe ... more |
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