Wild Dolphins Tail Walk On Water
A wild dolphin is apparently teaching other members of her group to walk on their tails, a behaviour usually seen only after training in captivity…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Pedigree Dogs Exposed
An indepth investigation into the health of pedigree dogs will be showing tonight on BBC 1 at 9pm. The programme is called ‘Pedigree Dogs Exposed’.
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Magpies Recognise Themselves In The Mirror
The Telegraph report that magpies recognise their reflection in the mirror, this is the first time that self recognition has been seen in a non-mammal.
Read more: The Telegraph
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)BBC Issues Crufts TV Coverage Position re Pedigree Dogs Exposed
The BBC has issued an official statement regarding the continuing speculation that they are considering dropping its association with Crufts dog show in the wake of controversial documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed…
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Help For One Of The World’s Rarest Birds
A canal is being re-routed to help save one of the world’s rarest birds. The Supreme Court Of India halted construction of the waterway as it posed a threat to the Jerdon’s Courser, a nocturnal bird the size of a lapwing. Although the court decision was made three years ago, the new route of the canal, which is being constructed to bring water to the city of Madras, has only just been agreed.
Full story: Wildlife Extra
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (0)Congo Army Major Arrested For Illegal Wildlife Trade
ICCN rangers received a tip-off that someone in Goma was trying to sell a baby gorilla. The rangers set up a sting operation, where one of them posed as a foreigner interested in buying the gorilla. They had a team of ICCN Rangers on standby to make arrests…
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