Animal rights groups decry ‘brutal’ killing of bear by Italian forestry police
Culling of M90 comes amid ongoing legal battles over how to deal with bears deemed dangerous to humans Animal rights activists have decried the “brutal”...
Category : Wildlife
Wolf hunting could return to western Europe under EU plan
Commission’s proposal to downgrade animal’s ‘strictly protected’ status not based on scientific evidence, say conservationists Wolves could be hunted again across western Europe after the...
Wetlands win reprieve after deal over Andalucian natural space
Protection plan for Doñana national park hailed by environmentalists as ‘step in the right direction’ A controversial plan that would have placed one of Europe’s...
Seals practise social distancing, aerial survey of North Sea shows
Research suggests behaviour may reflect evolutionary response to previous outbreaks of disease Aerial surveys of the North Sea have revealed that seals practise social distancing...
Court grants reprieve to brown bear that killed Italian jogger
Animal fatally attacked Andrea Papi, 26, who was first person to be killed in Italy by a bear in modern times An Italian court has...
Bear kills jogger on woodland path in northern Italy
Mauled body of Andrea Papi, 26, found overnight after he failed to return from run near his village A bear attacked and killed a jogger...
World’s oldest European hedgehog discovered in Denmark
‘Emotional’ posthumous discovery of 16-year-old hedgehog gives conservationists hope for the mammals’ future preservation A 16-year-old European hedgehog called Thorvald has been crowned the oldest...
Lynx facing extinction in France as population drops at most to 150 cats
Urgent action needed as DNA tests show their genetic diversity is so low they could vanish from the country in 30 years Conservationists warn that...
France’s refusal to ban Sunday hunting angers anti-hunt campaigners
Tougher sentences to be imposed for those causing accidents but activists dismiss alcohol ban as ‘laughable’ The French government has angered anti-hunt campaigners after refusing...
Svalbard reindeer thrive as they shift diet towards ‘popsicle-like’ grasses
Increased plant growth due to warmer climate appears to be prompting change in eating habits As the Arctic warms, concern for the plight of Santa’s...
