Zoology an Animal Search Engine

16+ min ago   (866+ words) Los Angeles animal shelters recorded a sharp increase in euthanizations of cats and kittens through the first six months of the year, which officials attribute in part to a rise in animals brought to the shelters. Nearly 900 kittens were euthanized…...

2+ hour, 14+ min ago   (378+ words) World News Wire 11th August 2026, 19:02 GMT+11 Sea turtle nesting activity takes place across beaches throughout the New Smyrna Beach Area, where natural shoreline conditions and protected coastal habitats continue to support the annual nesting season along the Atlantic coast. Beaches along…...

18+ min ago   (408+ words) Tuesday August 11, 2026 The Rapid Action Battalion will auction eight trained dogs used in its operational activities, including five Labradors and three German Shepherds, at its Mirpur dog squad premises tomorrow (12 August). The open auction will be held at 12pm on 12 August…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago   (553+ words) There’s no conservation motive or benefit behind the Uzbekistan government’s recent releases of more than 2,000 captive-bred Asian houbara bustards across its desert regions, according to an expert on the threatened species. The government has touted the releases over the past…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (445+ words) Two bovine TB projects involving 28 farms and 12 veterinary practices are being extended in Wales after trialling herd-level measures including tighter biosecurity, changes to cattle purchasing and the voluntary removal of high-risk animals. The pilots are operating in Pembrokeshire and North…...

12+ min ago   (376+ words) Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. For more than three decades, Willie Tucker has helped care for Sierra Leone’s western chimpanzees and watched the pressures on them change, reports…...

6+ min ago   (830+ words) Certain playful habits will inadvertently promote behaviors that will prove challenging to address at a future date....

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (217+ words) A loggerhead turtle attempted to nest on Sunday 9 August on Cotobro beach in Almuñécar on Granada province's Costa Tropical, where it left a visible trail in the sand that has been identified and marked. Given the possibility that the turtle…...

18+ min ago   (245+ words) Charity Today News London Zoo Asiatic lions get their paws into World Lion Day 2026 ASIATIC lions Syanii and mum Arya play with a decorated ball to celebrate World Lion Day at London Zoo. Scented with his favourite Indian spices, ground…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (292+ words) I have been away working as a naturalist guide in Southeast Alaska for the past couple of weeks, far away from Maine beaches. One thing I love about guiding in that area, in addition to the large, charismatic megafauna like…...