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An iconic wildlife park has banned koala cuddles. Will others follow?
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 11 hours ago“As cute as they are, koalas are still wild animals in captivity and are extremely susceptible to...
Rare plants hidden in toys - and other trafficking tactics
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 16 hours agoIn total 23,000 plants known as conophytum were found in that consignment in April 2022,...
To save spotted owls, US officials plan to kill hundreds of thousands of another owl species
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 22 hours agoTo save the imperiled spotted owl from potential extinction, U.S. wildlife officials are embracing a...
Yes, some animals can have babies without a mate. Here's how
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoA boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies — without a mate. The process is called...
Flirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both...
The Conversation via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoConflicts between herders and the wild ancestors of their yaks, camels and reindeer are a serious...
America's favorite summer pastime is dying
INSIDER via Yahoo Style Singapore· 1 day agoIn many cases, it hasn't been enough. Once an emblem of summer — and the object of poolside fawning — the American lifeguard has somehow become an ...
Freya the rescued lion cub is safe in South Africa, but many other lions there are bred to be shot
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoFreya, a 6-month-old lion cub rescued from the wildlife trade in Lebanon, poked a curious nose out...
What was the 'first American novel'? On this Independence Day, a look at what it started
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoIn the winter of 1789, around the time George Washington was elected the country's first president,...
SpaceX wants to launch up to 120 times a year from Florida -- and competitors aren't happy about it
TechCrunch via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoSpaceX’s ambitious plans to launch its Starship mega-rocket up to 44 times per year from NASA’s...
Newborn white rhino Silverio takes his giant first steps in a Chilean zoo in a boost to his species
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoHannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the...