Mammals
Endangered jerboa spotted in Turkey’s Şırnak
A jerboa, an endangered species red-listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), has been spotted in the southeastern province of Şırnak's Uludere district.
- Read more about Endangered jerboa spotted in Turkey’s Şırnak
- Log in to post comments
Coypus in northwestern Edirne province
- Read more about Coypus in northwestern Edirne province
- Log in to post comments
‘Cat town’ offers pleasant moments for felines
A "cat town" established on a 20-acre plot in the Black Sea province of Samsun is home to dozens of stray cats in the city.
Cats spend their time, eat and play in the cat town, located in an animal care center for helpless and unattended cats.
As the town's number of cats has increased to 150, works are continuing to double the town's size.
- Read more about ‘Cat town’ offers pleasant moments for felines
- Log in to post comments
Wildlife park draws visitors despite pandemic
The Ormanya Wildlife Park in the northwestern province of Kocaeli hosted 5 million visitors despite the coronavirus pandemic last year.
Kocaeli Mayor Tahir Büyükakın said that Ormanya, located in Kartepe district, opened in May 2018. With a spectacular natural habitat, Ormanya welcomes millions of visitors each year, becoming Turkey's most visited one.
- Read more about Wildlife park draws visitors despite pandemic
- Log in to post comments
Well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia
A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino with many of its internal organs still intact has been recovered from permafrost in Russia's extreme north.
Russian media reported on Dec. 30 that the carcass was revealed by melting permafrost in Yakutia in August. Scientists are waiting for ice roads in the Arctic region to become passable to deliver it to a lab for studies next month.
YouTuber to face prison time for smuggling monkeys into Turkey
An Istanbul court has indicted a Turkish social media influencer, Meriç İzgi, for smuggling wild animals into Turkey.
Three macaque monkeys have been seized from the YouTuber to date after İzgi got accused of separating them from their mothers and driving them to death.
Denmark to dig up millions of mink from mass graves
Millions of mink will be dug up from mass graves in Denmark after some had resurfaced, prompting complaints from residents about possible health risks, the country's government said on Dec. 20.
Greek mink farmers expected to raise production
Denmark's coronavirus-driven mink cull has put the fur business in a spin, with industry officials expecting fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, Dior and Fendi to snap up fox and chinchilla to fill the gap.
- Read more about Greek mink farmers expected to raise production
- Log in to post comments
Adopt a Polar Bear | Holidays
Looking to help the planet while also making a thoughtful gift gesture? Help WWF Greece help the world's polar bear population, which is under increasing threat from global warming and melting ice caps, by "adopting" one of these amazing furry giants for your kids or other loved ones.
- Read more about Adopt a Polar Bear | Holidays
- Log in to post comments
Rhodes planning to control deer overpopulation
The number of "platoni," a subspecies of fallow deer (Dama dama), living in forested areas of the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes has jumped from around 200 a few years ago to more than 5,000, according to a recent census conducted as part of a plan for their management, in response to the problem caused by their overpopulation, mainly in terms of crop damage.
- Read more about Rhodes planning to control deer overpopulation
- Log in to post comments