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Koala keepers from Wiltshire wildlife attraction Longleat have returned to Australia to see how wildlife is recovering following the devastating bushfires. In 2020, two koala keepers travelled to Cleland Wildlife Park to help with the aftermath of their fires. Three years on, keepers Jon Ovens and James Dennis have made the trip back to South Australia … Read more
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) has shared the first pictures of two koala joeys born at Edinburgh Zoo to mums Kalari and Inala. 📸 RZSS
International conservation charity WWF has launched an urgent appeal to help wildlife affected by the recent bushfires sweeping Australia. Heartbreaking images show a country ravaged by one of the most devastating bushfire seasons on record. More than 8 million hectares have been burnt – that’s the equivalent to one-third of the entire UK. Tragically, an … Read more
An award-winning Australian documentary about the iconic kangaroo has qualified for the 2019 Academy Awards. Written, produced and directed by Kate McIntyre Clere (Yogawoman) and Mick McIntyre’s (Aussie Rules the World), KANGAROO a Love Hate story is a controversial film about one of the world’s most recognizable creatures. While top companies, sports teams and souvenir-makers proudly … Read more
In December, Sea Shepherd’s patrol vessel, the Ocean Warrior, intercepted one of the harpoon ships of the Japanese whale-poaching fleet in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. “The crews of the Ocean Warrior and the MV Steve Irwin have been battling through thick fog and ice to protect the whales in the Australian whale sanctuary,” said … Read more
Hertfordshire’s newest wildlife attraction, Ventura Wildlife’s Zoological Gardens (VWZG), located in Great Amwell, has welcomed two of the world’s largest marsupials into its collection. The arrival of two male red kangaroo marks the first time this iconic species has been displayed in a modern zoo within the county of Hertfordshire and makes VWZG one of the … Read more
The wild dolphin, named Silhouette, is a regular visitor to Tangalooma Island Resort, Queensland, where she joins other wild dolphins to be hand fed each night by resort staff and guests. Eco Rangers who run the dolphin feeding program became alarmed last week to discover the fish hook and line lodged in the dolphin’s mouth. … Read more
Billie the wild dolphin shot to fame in the 1980s when she began swimming with racehorses in a South Australian River. But it is her tail-walking prowess learnt from her captive cousins that lives on in one of the world’s only wild dolphin populations within a major city. The female bottle-nosed dolphin would swim alongside … Read more
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