Wind farms cause thousands of bats to die from trauma

Wind turbines, although an excellent source of renewable energy for the environment, have their dark side as well. The turning of their blades causes air pressure to change and this affects the bat's flying and can...

Rare British species get their own wood to thrive in

There are at least 45 rare or protected species of British wildlife that will benefit from their own woodland area at what will be known as the Sunday Times Wood in Hertfordshire. One of the species that will benefit...

Trumpeter Swans with Cygnets at a wild habitat in Fairbanks

Outside Fairbanks, in a remote lake I noticed two adult swans and two juveniles in the water. Latter, I learned that the swans were Trumpeter Swans which were in the brink of extinction due to heavy hunting. Now they...

Primates 'at risk of extinction'

A new report says that about half of the world's primates are facing extinction, saying that the destruction of rainforests is the biggest threat to primate species."Some 300 of the 634 different types of ape and...

Three Great Blue Heron Fishing

The fish are so plentiful during low tide at Spanish Banks in English Bay, Vancouver BC that these three heron need only to watch closely then dip their beaks into the water for a good lunch.In the space of five...

Penguins wash up closer to equator in Brazil

"RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — Penguins from frigid waters near the bottom of the world are washing up closer to the equator than ever before, Brazilian wildlife authorities said Wednesday."

Alien wildlife

Startling finds in a recent National Trust survey: of 1,600 schoolchildren questioned, nearly half couldn't recognise an oak leaf, a barn owl or tell the difference between a bee and a wasp.  Yet they had no...

Rehabilitated Juvenile Bald Eagle Release

Anyone that has ever visited a wildlife rescue facility, especially one for raptors and birds of prey, might be curious to know what happens once the animal is healed.Recently a rehabilitated juvenile bald eagle was...

Out Of the Wilderness: Are Environmentalists Turning People Away from Nationa...

America's system of national parks, forests, bird reservations, game preserves, and national monuments provides a series of living gemstones across the land. President Theodore Roosevelt set the standard for...

Adult Bald Eagle Bullies Juvenile

Further to my series of the juvenile bald eagles and adult interacting at the sand bar during low tide in Spanish Banks (Vancouver). This time the juvenile is able to start eating his lovely fish, when I see him look...