CHENGDU, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) Chinese officials and researchers on Thursday released 80 Dabry sturgeon into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in the latest
2 Friends Find A Cat Buried In The Snow, Only To Discover It Was One Of The Most Endangered Mammals In Europe BoredPanda staff
Turns out, being kind and trying your best to help those in need can sometimes get you into pretty surprising and unexpected situations. That’s exactly what happened to these two cat-loving friends from the United Kingdom a few days ago.
While on a walk in Cairngorms National Park, the pair accidentally discovered a tiny kitten shivering in the snow. After taking the kitten to the vet, the men were told that this poor thing is actually an extremely rare Scottish wildcat.
Critically endangered birds killed by drivers at Ashley River
18 Jan, 2021 10:18 PM
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Vehicles racing through the Ashley River where endangered native birds are nesting. Photo / Grant Davey
Digital producer, Christchurch, NZ Heralddevon.bolger@nzme.co.nz
Endangered native birds are at risk at a Canterbury braided river due to people recklessly driving through their nests.
The Ashley Rakahuri Rivercare Group works tirelessly to maintain the river and the wildlife that inhabits it.
Member Grant Davey said this year they have had the second biggest black-billed gull colony on the river in 20 years.
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That means they are in the most severely threatened group, facing an immediate high risk of extinction.
Honey week & how to help out the bees
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It’s autumn already, time to spare a thought for the bees as you head (yet again) to the garden centre to replace those tired shrubs, trees and flowering plants around the home. It’s also the end of the honey season and, as the abundance of summer flowers dwindle, it can be a time of food shortage for our endangered little pollinators.
As well as drawing attention to the diversity and quality of the eight main types of single-flower honeys available in New Zealand, the second Airborne Annual Honey Week (March 16-23) will feature a series of activities to raise funds for Trees for Bees. The Kiwi research organisation is dedicated to bee health and encourages the planting of bee-friendly gardens. Dr Linda Newstrom-Lloyd of Trees for Bees says it is well known that bees thrive in urban areas because of the diversity and abundance of pollen and nectar in gardens and, during autumn and spring, many beekeepers move their hives closer to urb