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In 1995 New Zealand's kākāpō recovery programme began with 51 birds, 20 of them females; on 1 September 2026 DOC added 90 chicks from one season, lifting the official count to 325
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (141+ words) In 1995, the entire known kākāpō population fit into a single ledger line: 51 birds, 31 males and 20 females, spread across offshore islands where...
How Perth Zoo is bringing native species back from the brink
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (599+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Second rabid raccoon found in Suffolk this week
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (371+ words) Rabies is most often seen in wild animals such as raccoons, bats, skunks and foxes, health officials said. Credit: Suffolk County Department of Health A person was exposed to a raccoon in Babylon on Wednesday that later tested positive for…...
No cause of death determined for minke whale, further testing to be done
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (171+ words) No cause of death has been determined following an hours-long necropsy for the minke whale that washed up on Rocky Neck. A dead, female minke whale that washed up on Rocky Neck is towed through Gloucester Harbor by the harbormaster…...
Goat Plague Under the Radar: Hidden Lung Disease Detected in Ethiopian
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (823+ words) A silent epidemic is moving through the goat and sheep flocks of central Ethiopia, and most of the farmers who own the animals have never heard its name....
Why Don't Bats Get Sick From Dangerous Viruses? Scientists May Have Found Answer to Replicate in Humans
1+ week, 1+ day ago (737+ words) Scientists may have uncovered a key piece of the biological puzzle that allows bats to carry viruses capable of causing serious disease without becoming seriously ill themselves. The finding could help explain how one of the world's most successful groups…...
BBC Audio | Asia Specific | Why are Australia’s native animals going extinct?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (231+ words) Australia is home to some of the world's most distinctive wildlife — nearly 90% of its mammals exist nowhere else on Earth. But Australia is also where a mammal extinction is happening at an alarming pace. Species are disappearing at a rate…...
‘Rare’ case of rabies reported in a Louisiana dog. It’s the first since 2014.
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (182+ words) Syringes wait to be used during the the 10th annual free rabies vaccination clinic presented by SpayNation/Lafayette Animal Shelter and Care Center at the Cajundome on Saturday, October 26, 2019 in Lafayette, La.. Over 1,000 animals got vaccinated during the four hours period....
Second bird flu case confirmed
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (538+ words) Posted by Dale Cohen | Sep 11, 2026 | Curl Curl ward, Health, Public Safety A second case of H5 avian influenza on the Northern Beaches has been confirmed in a bird found at Dee Why. The positive result for H5 avian influenza, also known as…...
'Please, no more roosters' plea after seven birds dumped at SPCA
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (688+ words) Three roosters dumped outside the SPCA in Gisborne. (Source: SPCA Gisborne) (Source: Supplied) The SPCA in Gisborne has issued a "desperate plea" after seven roosters were dumped at their door – a week after three of the birds were left at…...