Police in Brazil have to tackle deadly venomous spiders hurled by animal traffickers from a window during a raid. The huge creepy crawlies were flung out of the property during…
Looking like giant Easter eggs wrapped up in tape, customs officials have seized 63 live turtles from a passenger arriving on a flight from Malaysia. The turtles, which have not…
An endangered northern bald Ibis being used in a programme to revive the vanishingly rare breed in Europe has been killed by poachers, police in Italy believe. Wildlife experts are…
A French World War I mine has been spotted floating in the shallow waters of a river in a Romanian beauty spot. Naval Forces rushed to the scene at the…
A female traveller was caught trying to smuggle more than 400 beetles hidden among food packages in her suitcase. The woman, whose identity was not revealed, was arriving at the…
The authorities have yet to recover EUR 735,000 that disappeared from a safe in Germany after a trainee Polish bank clerk allegedly stole it. Mateusz Z., 21, was only arrested…
People poking a venomous Portuguese man o' war jellyfish after several of them washed up on a beach, prompting authorities to take action. In the first video, the man can…
A luxury GBP 560,000 yacht that was stolen in Croatia over the summer has been found and secured by authorities in Brazil. The 54-metre (177 feet) Baglietto-built, Francesco Paszkowski-designed superyacht…
Animal protection authorities in the USA have offered a USD 2,000 reward after several beheaded chickens, a white dove, and a rooster used for a religious ritual were discovered in…
Brazilian police have seized a cruel pet owner on suspicion of killing threatened jaguars to feed to his dogs. The 44-year-old suspect was arrested in Paranaita, Mato Grosso state, on…