Are Wild Animals Becoming Too Familiar with Humans?
Are animals becoming too comfortable with our ever expanding presence? This process has been described by behavioural scientists as habituation.
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Don’t Feed the Iguanas!
Male and female iguanas on the tourist islands had higher uric acid levels, as a result of feeding on animal protein such as ground beef, provided by the tourists. Males had raised cholesterol concentrations, also as a result of meat in their diet.
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New Strategy to Save Sharks and Rays
More than 1,100 species of sharks and rays, in both marine and freshwater habitats, are facing extinction. Threats to their survival include pollution, habitat loss and overfishing.
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Orcas and Dolphins in Captivity
Capturing a wild animal is traumatic for any species but for social species like orcas and dolphins it is likely to be a horrifying event that may last a life time.
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Wild Animal or a Prop for the Perfect Holiday Snap?
Primates around the world are used in a variety of ways for the entertainment of tourists. Some are made to perform tricks for large paying audiences, others owned by people who use them to beg for money from tourists in return for using the animal as a photographic prop.
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