Plants and Animals

1) In Sweden there’s an old pagan custom with big bonfires on April 30, called the Walpurgis Night. Unfortunately, many hedgehogs have been hiding out in the stacks /piles of old trees and branches that will be lit during the night and many fatal … [Read more...] about Wildlife Accidents Part 2 – A Note From Ann Novek

A new fisheries paper, Fiskeribladet, states that the Norweigan whaling and sealing industries are in serious trouble. According to the Marine Research Institute (Havsforskningsinstituttet), the seals in the East Ice Area (off Russia) and the … [Read more...] about Serious Trouble Ahead for Whaling and Sealing in Norway

Most safari outfitters offer a menu of game that clients can choose from. It's like shopping from a catalogue. Looking down these lists is slightly surreal. Everything is on offer, including porcupine ($250 - is it possible people really hunt … [Read more...] about A Catalogue of Animals to Shoot From

I always enjoy presenting these spectacular moths on night-walks across the course of the year, but manage to locate only three or four per annum. I found this individual yesterday evening, beginning the long haul towards recovering my … [Read more...] about Lyssa macleayi (II)

Australian experts say a Tasmanian Devil called Cedric could hold the key to the survival of the embattled species. The world's largest marsupial carnivore is facing extinction from a mystery facial cancer. But scientists say Cedric appears to be … [Read more...] about Can Cedric Save his fellow Tasmanian Devils?