Two rare hyacinth macaw hatchlings spring to life from their eggs for the first time in a Swiss zoo. A midnight blue breeding pair of hyacinth macaws can be seen singing before their hatchlings are born almost entirely naked and helpless in new footage obtained from the Zurich Zoo. https://youtu.be/cEjRqxvXt4s…
Iguanas extinct from a Galapagos island for generations have been reborn nearly two centuries after they were first recorded by Charles Darwin. The Galapagos land iguana had been completely wiped out on Santiago Island. https://youtu.be/ohlUgufWlTM Parque Nacional Galapagos/Newsflash Listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN)…
These critically-endangered birds are making a comeback in the Galapagos Islands. Experts from the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF) and the Galapagos National Park Directorate who formed part of The Mangrove Finch Project camped out in a remote region of Isabela Island for nine weeks to carry out annual conservation efforts.…
The owner of a sickening wildlife refuge where emaciated lions are so hungry they chew their own tales has gone on the run, it has emerged. Heartbreaking footage from the Black Jaguar-White Tiger Foundation, based in Tlalpan in Mexico City infuriated animal lovers around the world. Now the actor activist…
Europe's last captive male black-billed amazon parrot has been transferred to a new zoo for a breeding programme with one of the few females of its kind. The bird - originally a native of the Caribbean - flew in from the Spanish Canary Islands to take up his new duties…
Cops have rescued 24 dogs crammed into unhealthy conditions at an illegal breeding centre inside a tiny city apartment. The raid was carried out in the neighbourhood of Caballito, in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, last week. In a video of the raid, cops are seen entering the apartment, where…
This rare mutant lamb was born with five legs on a farm in Turkey, and its owner took it to the vet, who said that it was in "good health". It is extremely rare for animals to be born with additional limbs, and it is even rarer for them to…
A German Shepherd has set a new record for a 60-year-old Guide Dogs UK breeding programme after delivering 16 puppies. https://youtu.be/SSJ1yJt3ORc @GuideDogsUK/Newsflash The puppies were born at the organisation’s National Centre near the town of Leamington Spa in Warwickshire eight weeks ago. The puppies’ parents are Unity, a three-year-old mum…
An environmental activist couple and their 14-year-old daughter have been shot to death by armed gunmen at their home. The bodies of Jose Gomes aka 'Ze do Lago', his wife Marcia Nunes Lisboa, and their 14-year-old daughter Joane, were found in a rural area of the municipality of Sao Felix…
A Swiss zoo has opened a new conservation centre for threatened bird species. The zoo in Zurich in northern Switzerland said in a statement that it is "stepping up its commitment to species protection" as part of its development plan for 2050. https://youtu.be/zz9idEpykk0 Zoo Zurich, Nicole Schnyder/Newsflash It said that…