WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT Animal welfare officials in Colombia have begun giving pigeons vasectomies as a humane way to keep numbers down in the capital Bogota. The Institute for the Protection and Animal Welfare of Bogota (IDPYBA) announced that nine pigeons underwent the snip on 9th November. Mauricio Cano, of the…
Two new species of deadly venomous snake have been discovered in Colombia by a team of international scientists. They have been named as Bothrocophias myrringae and Bothrocophias tulitoi, two new types of toadheaded pitviper. The snakes' venom is said to be so powerful it can kill a man. Newsflash obtained…
An eerie, mutant kitten with two heads, two mouths and three eyes has been born in Colombia. Its owner told media in Puerto Berrio, Antioquia Department: "We found the kitten at around five in the morning. "We found out late because our cat had hidden to give birth. "We took…
Baby humpback whale is freed after a seven-hour rescue operation when it got tangled in a discarded fishing net. The images show the trapped baby humpback whale thrashing as it attempts to free itself from the fishing net. The images also show rescuers helping the whale. Divers can be seen…
Conservation plant hunters have discovered four new species of mini orchids in a Colombian nature reserve. The discoveries were made in the Cauca valley between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Officials say the new blooms were found thanks to collaboration between academic experts and conservationists. The tiny flowers,…
A unique species of orchid has been discovered close to an active volcano in Colombia. Pleurothallis villahermosae stands out for its "great beauty and originality", according to experts, and was named after the town of Villahermosa, where it was found. Researchers at the Jose Celestino Mutis botanical garden in Bogota,…
Two previously unknown shipwrecks have been found near a famous Spanish galleon laden with an estimated USD 17 billion in gold that was sunk by the British in 1708. The San Jose was a 62-gun, three-masted galleon that was sunk by the British with 600 people on board in 1708…
These cute armadillo babies have been rescued from a field in Colombia after their mother was probably killed by a predator. The Centre for Care and Assessment (CAV) of the Regional Autonomous Corporation of Valle del Cauca (CVC) said the baby armadillos were found in the rural municipality of La…
The Colombian authorities have arrested 21 people and seized over 1,000 exotic animals with a black market value of over USD 1 million during raids across the country. In a statement obtained by Newsflash, the Colombian Government said on 11th April: "The National Police, in coordination with the Attorney General's…
A photographer who spent 17 days trapped in a Colombian jungle has told how he suffered hallucinations after drinking his own urine to survive. US citizen Jeshua Kaslo had been visiting the area of Paramo Pan de Azucar - just two hours from the Colombian capital Bogota, in the Colombian…