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Five baby orangutans in an Odisha forest: The jungle mystery nobody saw coming
23+ min ago (549+ words) Imagine walking through a forest in Odisha and spotting something moving through the trees. You definitely do not expect five baby orangutans. And yet, that is exactly what residents near Badapai village in Odisha’s Balasore district reportedly stumbled upon on…...
Higher payments as NI woodland scheme reopens
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (287+ words) A WOODLAND-CREATION grant has reopened for applications in Northern Ireland. Forest managers and landowners can now apply for the Forest Expansion Scheme (FES), which supports the establishment of a wide range of woodland types covering three hectares or more. Ministers…...
Orangutans, critically endangered species not found in India, seen in Odisha; wildlife trafficking suspected
38+ min ago (237+ words) Five orangutans, a critically endangered species native to the Indonesian and Malaysian rainforests, were found on Tuesday in a forested area in Ranakotha Badapahi in coastal Odisha’s Balasore, prompting the state forest and wildlife department to investigate whether an international…...
Snow leopards and their survival in changing times [Book Review]
22+ min ago (184+ words) “A flagship species of Himalayan conservation, snow leopards are key to preserving an austere, delicate ecosystem,” the book says. It has taken Suryawanshi 20 years to study the ‘ghost of the mountains,’ distributed in mountainous terrain of 12 countries that straddle the…...
Birds of a feather flock to fair
57+ min ago (246+ words) Hundreds of members of the birding community came together at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden to celebrate the annual South African Bird Fair on Saturday. BirdLife South Africa hosted the event in partnership with Chamberlain Hardware. Kurt Martin from BirdLife…...
Search effort under way for missing emu in Hallsville
47+ min ago (164+ words) HALLSVILLE, Texas - Residents in East Texas are searching for a missing 3-foot-tall young blonde emu that disappeared Friday evening. The owner, Erin Summerlin, said the bird was last seen near FM 450 behind The Highlands neighborhood, in the area of Young…...
SWIFT WATCH, MIGRATORY BIRD CELEBRATION PLANNED IN ROSEBURG
50+ min ago (187+ words) September 8, 2026 3:05 a.m. Roseburg Parks and Recreation and the Umpqua Bird Alliance will host two evenings of birdwatching, education and music during the 2026 Roseburg Fall Swift Watch and Umpqua Valley Migratory Bird Celebration. A city release said the free events will be…...
Watch spectacular images of a blue shark in the waters off Granada's Costa Tropical
56+ min ago (349+ words) The footage was filmed by Open Water La Herradura, a diving company that also organises trips to see all kinds of marine life. According to the company, this is a common species off the coast of Granada, but “climate change…...
US farmers lost conservation experts in Trump's federal cuts. Now they're hurting for help
1+ hour, 1+ min ago (1643+ words) The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts On a hot summer day, John…...
Its top speed is 50 miles per hour, it's constantly on the move and takes part in one of the greatest spectacles on the planet
56+ min ago (448+ words) Wildebeest are some of the most important and impressive animals on the African savanna. From mass migrations and group defence tactics to mysterious female horns, here’s what makes these large antelopes truly remarkable Wildebeest – also known as gnu – are best…...