The story of Inky, the octopus who escaped the aquarium in search for freedom
L’animale sarebbe fuggito dal National aquarium, in Nuova Zelanda, evadendo dalla propria vasca e approfittando di un tubo di scarico.
Lorenzo Brenna
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Global wild tiger populations are on the rise for the first time in 100 years
About a century ago, over 100,000 tigers quietly and gracefully roamed the world’s forests and jungles. However, the populations of this feline dropped by 95 per cent in just a few years due to relentless poaching and habitat loss. Today, after a century of constant decline, tiger numbers are on the rise. The
Dogs will fly in the cabin on Delta planes. Just like all other passengers
Long journeys can represent a source of stress for pets, especially those by plane and if animals fly as cargo. Usually, airlines apply restrictive policies on animal transport, but something is finally changing. The US airline Delta decided that dogs will no longer fly in the cargo hold, but they will be allowed in
Half of all World Heritage Sites are threatened by human-related activities
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef with its multi-coloured biodiversity, Madagascar’s rainforests with their lemurs, Tanzania’s natural reserves, and Szechuan giant panda sanctuaries in China. These and many others natural and cultural treasures are at risk due to human-related economic activities. A report carried out by WWF shows that at least 114 out of 229 World Heritage
Iberian lynx, the world’s most endangered wild cat is making a comeback
In 2002, only 14 years ago, the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) held a not so enviable title: it was the world’s most endangered wild cat species. A few years have passed by and this elusive feline is not safe yet, but its future seems to be a little rosier. The 2015 census released by
Rome destroys half a tonne of ivory at the Circus Maximus in defence of elephants
On 30 March the first Italian public “ivory crush” took place in Rome as a protest against ivory trade.
Poland approves logging of Europe’s oldest forest
The goal is getting rid of a pest but scientists, environmentalists and the European Union don’t agree.
The Sumatran rhino still roams wild: sighted for the first time in 40 years
The Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), hasn’t been sighted in the area of Eastern Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, for over 40 years. Its origins date back to the prehistoric era, descending from the megafauna that roamed the planet thousands of years ago. The sighting of the Sumatran rhino Until 2013, the animal was thought to be extinct in this
Mysterious chimpanzee behaviour may reveal a form of spirituality
Chimpanzees are the closest species to humans, for better or for worse. These primates, with whom we share 98.5 per cent of DNA, are able to use utensils (they use twigs to catch ants from anthills or rocks to crack open fruit), but they could be aggressive and brute, just as we do. A
According to the FBI animal abuse is a top-tier crime
The investigation agency has listed animal abuse as a class A felony and started collecting data on this type of crime.