Blog Posts - Wildlife

Paradoxically this habit prevails even in countries most sensitive to human issues. Keeping exotic pets is an invidious and obsessive hobby of people in many countries. It may be of no consequence if the animals, birds, reptiles and insects are treat...

Two new studies led by scientists at Oxford University have highlighted the threat posed to lions by human activity -- including trophy hunting. Cecil the lion was being studied and tracked by scientists from Oxford's WildCRU in Hwange National Park...

The shellfish that was one of the main sources of Tyrian purple – one of the most storied and valuable trading products in the ancient world – has disappeared from the eastern Mediterranean coast, amid warnings of an ongoing multi-species collaps...

Often portrayed as pulling Santa's sleigh, reindeer are a Christmas staple. Now, ecologists have found that reindeer are shrinking due to the impact of climate change on their food supplies. Svalbard reindeer in the Arctic wilderness [Credit: Copyri...

New research led by the American Museum of Natural History suggests that there are about 18,000 bird species in the world—nearly twice as many as previously thought. The work focuses on "hidden" avian diversity—birds that look similar to one anot...

Biodiversity on earth is greatest in the tropics with the number and variety of species gradually diminishing toward the poles. Understanding exactly what shapes this pattern, known as the latitudinal diversity gradient, is not just key to knowing th...

We live only about a 25 minutes drive from Paradise Wildlife Park but strangely in the six and a half year of being parents we’d never actually got round to visiting. Sounds a bit daft really, especially when you realise that Little Miss C has...

 The weekend was extended by an extra day due to a national holiday and so we were sort of getting bored of watching Jeremy running around and screaming and being super busy if it this meant by 7pm he was fast asleep and we had the evenings back...

If you’ve been watching the latest David Attenborough moments in Planet Earth II, you may be wondering how you too can photograph the illusive snow leopard or soar with the eagles. While most of us won’t get the chance to film tigers i...

When we told friends and family that we were heading to the DRC as the core focus of our month in Africa, we got more than a few raised eyebrows. Is it safe? What does one do when visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo? Also, who visits the DRC...

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Understandably, Justin Bogh had a minor freakout when he began receiving these texts from his wife, Kayla Eby. Kayla told Justin she had “found” an abandoned dog, but something didn’t look quite right to Justin. Once the gears in Ju...

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Today Day is September 4 Wildlife Day is observed annually. Wildlife Day, founded in 2005 and carried forward in the memory of animal lover and conservationist Steve Irwin, serves to bring awareness to the number of endangered animals.On December 20,...

“Pull!” I held the 20-gauge shotgun and watched the target fly in a graceful arch from right to left across the sky. Left foot forward, right foot back, and lining the target up to my line of vision across the top of the gun, I was ready...

I’ve been a bit mad preparing for an upcoming conference, so I haven’t had a lot of time lately to blog about interesting developments in the conservation world. However, it struck me today that my preparations provide ideal material for...

Being in the Mahamavo decidious dry forest for 6 weeks was plenty of time to track down as many lemur species possible for the region. Lemurs are primates that can […]...

Ruff Close Encounters - Great Crested Grebe With some heavy afternoon and overnight rain I was hoping that the patch (Manor Farm - I can't bring myself to call it the Floodplain Forest Nature Reserve, far too much of a mouthful) would have gained t...

​Zimbabwe plans to deploy aerial drones in its biggest wildlife sanctuary in the west to combat poaching of elephants, a parks official stated, as the country aims to protect one[...] The post... This is a content summary only. Visit www.cp-afric...

Madagascar, home to many strange and special creatures, one of them: the leaf-nosed snakes, genus Langaha. These weird looking snakes are endemic to Madagascar and very hard to spot due […]...

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