The reaction of a pit bull rescued from dog fighting to the very first love
The dog, rescued and brought to a specific animal shelter, shows his gentle nature to a woman willing to pet him.
Trekking in the footsteps of wolves
Wolves (Canis lupus italicus) disappeared from the Alps in the early 20th century. In the late 1980s, however, some specimens native to Abruzzo’s Apennines range began to move from central Italy to the North, given the abundance and variety of preys available there and the increase in woodlands. So, in 1992, many years after their disappearance, two
Herbicides are enemies of dogs, study shows
Chemicals people use to treat lawns and kill unwanted weeds can harm your pets.
Top 100 unmissable wildlife photos to be exhibited in Milan until December
Nowadays, every art form or pseudo-artistic work is transmitted on the Internet first. So, in the last few months, it must have happened to you to find some of the pictures that participated in the fiftieth edition of the Wildlife photographer of the year competition, created in 1965 and organised by the Natural History Museum of London with
Open Tree of Life. The most comprehensive map of life ever drawn up
New study illustrates the relationships between 2.3 million creatures populating the Earth, from the beginning of life to date.
Why melting ice affects us all
In 40 years, the Arctic will run out of ice during summer months, as proven by the lowest icecap winter extension ever registered by satellites last March. It is a phenomenon involving half of the Arctic ice. These are some of the effects caused by the on-going climate change, documented by WWF in
Poachers killed Yongki, Indonesia’s most famous ranger elephant
The endangered Sumatran elephant was found dead with its tusks hacked off. It is a victim of ivory hunters.
22 September is World Rhino Day
If effective measures are not implemented, in 20 years rhinos will be extinct in the wild.
Ivory, sweat and blood. The fight against wildlife crime in a WWF photo feature
The unlawful trade in wild animals, whether alive or for their parts, is a business worth $19 billion a year, the size of Nepal’s economy in 2014. Internationally, wildlife is the third most profitable form of contraband after arms and drugs, driven by sales in Asia and the growth of the black market online. China
Birds in love make more babies
Study shows that birds allowed to breed with their preferred partner achieved higher reproductive success compared to pairs that were forced to mate.