Pilot project using COVID-19 sniffer dogs at airport in Finland proving successful

November 2, 2020

Pandemic pooches are performing well in a Finnish pilot project designed to sniff out coronavirus in airline passengers, according to officials behind the initiative….

Rare part-male, part-female songbird found in Pennsylvania

October 24, 2020

Genetically, gynandromorphs are part male and part female and in this rare songbird, its unusual gender line runs right down the middle. Scientists in…

Rare white sea turtle found in South Carolina

October 23, 2020

Volunteers checking sea turtle nests on a South Carolina beach came upon a rare sight: a white sea turtle hatchling crawling across the sand….

Endangered lizards discovered at Christchurch city council project

October 15, 2020

Construction workers digging into a gravel pit to fix flooding issues in Christchurch found endangered lizards. The discovery cost Christchurch city council an additional…

Image of tree hugging Tigress wins Sergey Gorshkov title of Wildlife Photographer of the Year

October 14, 2020

It took almost a year to capture, but perseverance has won Sergey Gorshkov the title Wildlife Photographer of the Year. His image, The Embrace,…

Sea turtle eggs get some protection with artificial eggs

October 9, 2020

Sea turtles are threatened with extinction and the international trade of sea turtle products is restricted global export laws. But in Central America, sea…

HeroRAT Magawa wins animal bravery award for landmine detection

September 26, 2020

Magawa has discovered 39 landmines and 28 items of unexploded ordnance helping clear 141,000-square-metres of terrain for people in Cambodia. Which is pretty incredible…

Pandemic Pooches: Helsinki Airport employs COVID-19 sniffing dogs

September 24, 2020

Move over dogs that detect drugs, bombs and all manner of contraband being smuggled through airports. Finland has brought in specially trained pandemic pooches…

Velvet spider species discovered in Iran named after ‘Joker’ star Joaquin Phoenix

September 19, 2020

It’s not the usual way actors are rewarded, but Joaquin Phoenix now has a spider named in his honour. The Loureedia phoenixi velvet spider…

Three humpback whales on their way to Antaractica got stuck in a crocodile-infested river in Australia

September 16, 2020

A trio of humpback whales – usually bound for Antarctica this time of year – took a wrong turn, heading up a crocodile-infested north…