Posts having tag: nature
Rwanda beekeeper 'sparked fire' ! Reports said gorillas were seen fleeing the flames towards DR Congo Emergency crews in Rwanda have contained wildfires that they say were set off by a beekeeper ...
Cow crushed farmer, 75, to death ! A 75-year-old farmer was crushed to death by a cow he was checking after it gave birth, an inquest has heard. Emlyn Williams, 75, from Llangwyllog, Anglesey, died "almost instantly" with all his ribs broken, a jury at the Llangefni hearing was ...
Injured horse 'attacked by puma' Pumas are 'not likely' to pose a danger to humans, said police Police have warned the public not to approach big cats after a suspected puma attack on a horse in ...
WILD CAMELS 'GENETICALLY UNIQUE' ! Matt Walker Editor, Earth News ...
Asbo warning for break-in baboons ! Some of the park's baboons have discovered how to open cargo boxes A safari park in Merseyside has developed its own Asbo scheme because of worsening problems ...
Seal dispute on San Diego beach ! Supporters of the seals say they are a popular draw for tourists. The Californian city of San Diego has been given 72 hours to remove harbour seals from a small beach area originally designated for children. They were ordered by a judge to comply with ...
Second jogger attacked by buzzard The buzzard continued to "stalk" Miss Dennis for about 50m A buzzard has attacked another holidaymaker in Cornwall - the second such incident in a ...
Europe's oldest puffin, 34, found ! The experts believe they could find puffins even older than 34 in the future. Ornithologists say they have found the oldest known puffin in Europe on an island off the west coast of Scotland. The experts who were on a bird-ringing expedition in the ...
Huge drop in Corn Bunting numbers ! The RSPB said action was needed to save the corn bunting Conservationists have called for more work to be done to save a once common farm bird whose numbers ...
Jogger injured in buzzard attack ! Stuart Urquhart was given a tetanus injection following the buzzard attack A tourist suffered slash wounds to his head when he was attacked by a buzzard while ...
San Diego menaced by jumbo squid ! Squid have come to the California coast before, like this one in 2005 Scuba divers off the Californian city of San Diego are being menaced by large numbers of ...
TINY LIZARD FALLS LIKE A FEATHER ! Matt Walker Editor, Earth News ...
Kitten rescued after days on log ! Sooty the kitten reunited with happy owner Mandy Jones A 10-month-old kitten had a lucky escape after floating down a river on a log and becoming stranded for ...
Foxes stage Dens Park invasion ! The foxes have dug up the six yard boxes at both ends of the pitch Preparations for the new season at Dundee FC's stadium are being hampered by a family of ...
Penguin deaths prompt sniper aid ! By Phil Mercer BBC News, Sydney ...
Owner hunting for missing Colonel ! Colonel, a carpet python, went missing after basking in a back garden He may not be cuddly, but 10 days after Colonel vanished from a back garden in Newtownabbey his owner is desperate for him to be found. David Welsh, 20, had brought the five foot ...
Bat colony shuns £20,000 new home ! Pipistrelle bats are the smallest in the UK A £20,000 bat house built by a golf club to comply with planning regulations has failed to entice one ...
Bremner mimics hippo for art work ! The life-like sculptures are made of bronze The artist behind hippo sculptures in a Fife pond said impersonator Rory Bremner mimicked the animals to help her get the pose she needed. Scottish artist, Tessa Campbell Fraser, said she was doing research ...
Indian tiger park 'has no tigers' ! By Faisal Mohammad Ali BBC News, Bhopal ...
Kenya seizes coffin-stashed ivory ! Black rhino is found only in eastern and southern Africa Kenyan authorities have seized 300kg (660 lbs) of illegal ivory hidden in coffins on a plane bound for ...
