Picture shows some of the fifty illegal hunting trophies were sized by police from a person, in two houses in Daroca and Manchones, Spain, undated. Some of the animals seized were protected under the CITES international agreement. (Newsflash)

Pair Seized Over Shocking Show Of Slaughtered African Wildlife

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:September 4, 2023

This is the macabre slaughterhouse nightmare of two big game-hunting fans found with dozens of illegal trophies in their homes. The sick wildlife harvest was discovered in two homes, located…

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Now Scientists Say African Grasslands Are 10 Million Years Older

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:April 26, 2023

African savannahs which cover more than a third of the Earth's surface emerged 10 million years earlier than scientists once thought, a new study has revealed. Soil studies and anaylising…

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Lemurs huddle together at zoo in Linyi, Shandong in China, undated. According to the filmer the weather was cold. (MSYP/AsiaWire)

Lemurs At Chinese Zoo Share Group Hug To Avoid Freezing Weather

• Post author:Simona Kitanovska
• Post published:February 24, 2023

This sad footage shows a group of lemurs at a Chinese zoo tightly hugging each other to keep warm after being left on the concrete during freezing winter weather. The…

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Picture shows the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) Matla and the newborn at BIOPARC Valencia, Spain. The birth occured at 4:20 in the morning during a full moon after a normal gestation parameter, on day 653, she was monitored trough a non-intrusive monitoring using a camera system, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (BIOPARC Valencia/Newsflash)

Cute Nelliephant Born In Spanish Zoo After 653-Day Gestation

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:November 17, 2022

This stunning footage shows how an African elephant that had been pregnant for a whopping 653 days finally gave birth at a zoo in Spain. Bioparc Valencia resident Matla gave…

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Picture shows elephant's foot seized by customs in Weil am Rhein, Germany, undated. The package from Great Britain should have reached a recipient in Switzerland. (Hauptzollamt Lörrach/Newsflash)

Customs Seize Elephant Foot Converted Into Velvet-Covered Box And Posted From England

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:August 25, 2022

German customs officials in Baden-Wuerttemberg have seized a giant elephant foot sent from the UK that had been converted into a tasteless, velvet-covered container before being posted to a customer…

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Walter O’Hare, the African Spurred Tortoise (Centrochelys sulcata), being rescued from a park in San Antonio, Texas, USA, undated. He was found walking in the park and rescued by animal control. (@SanAntonioACS/Newsflash)

Endangered Giant Tortoise Rescued After Being Spotted In Texas City Park

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:August 19, 2022

An endangered giant tortoise that was found in a city park after apparently getting lost is receiving some well-needed TLC from rescuers at a wildlife centre in Texas. African spurred…

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Kibo, the male elephant which died in zoo park of Bioparc Valencia, in Valencia, eastern Spain, July 2022. (Bioparc Valencia/Newsflash)

Veteran Bull’s Mysterious End

• Post author:Ana Lacasa
• Post published:July 25, 2022

One of Europe’s oldest African bush elephants has died mysterious aged 44 at his enclosure in a Spanish zoo. Kibo died during the night without any signs that he was…

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Image of an anchor was taken from the 1836 shipwreck site of brig Industry in the Gulf of Mexico by the NOAA ROV deployed from NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer on the 25th of February 2022. (NOAA Ocean Exploration/Newsflash)

Wreck Of 207 Year Old Ship Discovered By USA In Gulf Of Mexico

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:March 29, 2022

The wreck of this 207-year-old whaling ship has been discovered by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),…

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The giraffe girl named Amari, name which means 'the strong one' in the African language Yoruba. (Tiergarten Schonbrunn/Newsflash)

Giraffe Calf Rejected By Mum And Feeding On Cows Milk Has Been Named ‘Strong’

• Post author:Lee Bullen
• Post published:March 14, 2022

The adorable giraffe calf who was rejected by her mother and had to be fed cow’s milk by Austrian zookeepers has been named ‘Strong’ in reference to her tough start…

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Civil Guard seized four legs of an African elephant that were on sale online. (Newsflash)

Cops Seize Endangered African Elephant Legs Turned Into Stools And Put Up For Sale Online

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:February 23, 2022

Cops in Spain have seized four endangered African elephant legs that were turned into stools and put up for sale on the Internet. The suspects are two unnamed Spanish nationals…

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