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Golden Mantella

The golden mantella is a small, terrestrial frog endemic to Madagascar.  It is a uniformly yellow, orange, or red frog measuring 20–26 mm. Brightly coloured skin warns predators that the frog is poisonous. Photo credit: The Deep, Hull  

Cotswold Wildlife Park announce 2015 Photography Competition Winner

Cotswold Wildlife Park has announced the winners of its 2015 Photography Competition. This year’s theme was ‘Animal Portraits’ and visitors were invited to photograph any creature, great or small, in the collection of over one thousand mammals, birds and reptiles. Now in its fourth year, a record number of entries were received and judges had … Read more

‘Santa Paws’ comes early for the Highlands Amur tigers

The Amur tigers received an early Christmas treat from their keepers at RZSS Highland Wildlife Park last week. The feisty pair got festive when keepers placed giant papier-mâché balls painted like Christmas puddings into their enclosure. Marty and Dominika were released to pounce and play with the puddings, which were placed throughout the large enclosure … Read more

Celebrity Steve Backshall raises £50,000 for World Land Trust

Steve Backshall, wildlife TV presenter and energetic supporter of World Land Trust (WLT), has raised more than £50,000 for the conservation charity by completing the 2015 Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race. With the money raised, WLT has directly funded the purchase of 481 acres (195 hectares) of Chocó rainforest on the southern edge of … Read more

NatureTrek

Naturetrek operate the largest selection of professionally organised, expert-led wildlife holidays and tours in the world, and they have been organising specialist wildlife tours for over 25 years. EuropeNaturetrek offer a wide range of trips throughout Europe, some of the most popular holidays include: spring and autumn birding holidays to destinations such as Portugal, the Greek … Read more

Kuoni

Kuoni has been travelling the world with a sense of adventure and today their expertise and knowledge span an amazing 80 countries. From the blissful Maldives to epic adventures in South America, their trusted travel experts offer exceptional service and can tailor-make an authentic holiday that’s right for you. ThailandKuoni offer a range of volunteering … Read more

The Family Adventure Company

The Family Adventure Company has been delighting families with small group adventure holidays to most of the world’s amazing destinations. Whether you want to take things slow and  sleep under the stars in the desert, get up close to some incredible wildlife, take to the seas and explore hidden coves by sail boat , or … Read more

Go Barefoot

Go Barefoot, an award winning travel operator, design innovative tailor-made ecotourism adventures & immersive cultural discoveries. They design experiences based on your budget and interests ranging from off the beaten track adventures, romantic and relaxation escapes, to family breaks. Go Barefoot is driven by a social and environmental ethos working in partnership with NGOs, co-operatives … Read more

Exodus

It is all about adventure. That is what Exodus was founded upon and what the company is still all about. Discovering countries, cultures, environments, cities, mountain ranges, deserts, coasts and jungles; exploring this amazing planet we all live on. AfricaExodus has an extensive range of trips on offer to Africa, one being Wetlands of West … Read more

Kiroyera Tours

Tanzania based Kiroyera Tours are pioneers in bringing tourists to the Kagera region and they specialise in tailor-made Eco-friendly safaris and holidays into Uganda and Rwanda. Africa A 5 day Tanzanian safari will take you to visit and explore 3 of the very best Northern game parks spending 2 nights in the Serengeti, 1 night … Read more

Explore

Explore specialise in small group adventure holidays, with over 500 trips on offer in 120 countries, offering a choice that is second to none. Their wide range of activities and experiences, award winning tour leaders, commitment to responsible travel and a pinch of Explore spirit, keep their customers coming back year after year. ThailandExplore offer … Read more

Animal lover writes poetry book to raise funds for the RSPCA

Animal lover Elaine Coltham has written a book of poetry, ‘A Little Help for My Friends’ which she hopes will help animals that have been neglected or abandoned and are in need of care. All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to help the re-homing efforts of the RSPCA Suffolk East & … Read more

Longleat’s animals see themselves in a new light

A selection of Longleat’s safari animals came face to face with their Chinese lantern counterparts recently. The Wiltshire attraction is currently staging its spectacular Festival of Light outdoor event which features thousands of illuminated artworks. Alongside figures from Chinese history, myth and legend; including emperors, soldiers from the terracotta army and a giant dragon boat, … Read more

Britain’s Biggest Swarm of Sea Nettle Jellyfish Spotted In Manchester

Britain’s biggest swarm of sea nettles – spectacular stinging jellyfish – has been unveiled at Manchester Sea Life Centre. The new display is designed to boost awareness of a potential global takeover of our oceans by jellyfish, the species best adapted to replace those hit by over-fishing and climate change. Jellyfish invasions are becoming an … Read more

Discover the winter feeding frenzy trail at WWT London Wetland Centre

Winter is one of the best seasons to visit WWT London Wetland Centre as some of the UK’s most attractive birds can be spotted. While it’s easy to spot the ducks in their beautiful plumage, there are also plenty of other birds who spend the winter here – some of which need a little bit … Read more

Paignton Zoo are dreaming of a white rhino Christmas

Tis the season to be woolly… People love Christmas jumpers, so why not rhinos? Volunteers at Paignton Zoo in Devon have knitted an over-sized pullover for a life-sized rhino sculpture. A team of 13 volunteers started knitting and crocheting in July, in between their usual volunteer duties. Every knitter created at least 6 squares in … Read more

The Jungle Book Brought To Life

With the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rudyard Kipling in December 2015, and the first of two new ‘The Jungle Book’ films released in April 2016, tour operator Gane And Marshall highlight their best trips for spotting ‘Shere Khan’. Gane and Marshall is offering several holidays to India’s National Parks and Tiger Reserves. These … Read more

Keeper gets seal-ion of approval for PhD study

A Blackpool Zoo keeper is set to continue her in-depth studies into the unique characteristics of sealions’ whiskers after being awarded funding to study for a doctorate. Alyx Milne, who works with Blackpool Zoo’s family of Californian sealions, will use her PhD to delve further into the function, evolution and control aspects of sealions’ whiskers. … Read more

Celebrate Christmas at Twycross Zoo

In the advent of Christmas, there are ample opportunities for festive family entertainment at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire, which is hosting a variety of activities, special events and Yuletide offers. From the chance to meet Santa to a festive Sunday lunch, children as well as adults can enjoy the seasonal programme right up until Christmas … Read more

Foundation works with Shire Horses to beat Bullying

The Royal Parks Foundation has announced that it is tackling bullying in London schools through the use of equine-assisted therapy. Its Real Horse Power project sees students working with two, one-ton, shire horses to boost communication, cooperation and problem solving skills. Bullying is one of the most painful experiences school children can go through and … Read more