English and Welsh holidaymakers don’t need a ‘green list’ to experience some of the best beaches in the world – because there are plenty on their doorstep. That’s the message from charities Keep Britain Tidy and Keep Wales Tidy, which administer the Blue Flag schemes in their respective countries and today announced their lists for … Read more
Reflecting on where it all went wrong: Lion appears to be suffering an existential crisis (but, just like a human, has a drink to cheer himself up!) By Ross Ibbetson For Mailonline Published: 10:18 BST, 13 May 2021 | Updated: 11:38 BST, 13 May 2021 Advertisement A lion has been captured reflecting on where it … Read more
The dinosaur that grew like a TREE: Analysis of 200million-year-old South African creature’s bones reveals its growth varied season-to-season — more like a plant than a puppy or a baby human Massospondylus carinatus was a plant-eating dinosaur from the early Jurassic Experts from American Museum of Natural History studied its fossil thigh bones They counted growth … Read more
UK could share 20% of its available Covid vaccines with poorer countries and still hit its target of offering a jab to every adult AHEAD of schedule, UNICEF claims The UK has already ordered 517million doses of different coronavirus vaccines But it only needs 160million to vaccinate all adults and give them booster jabs Analysis … Read more
What’s the matter, louse got your tongue? Parasite which bites off a fish’s tongue and then REPLACES it is discovered by a shocked student in South Africa Tongue-eating louse is a parasite which preys on fish, entering through their gills Louse bites tongue’s blood vessels and drinks from them until tongue falls off Parasite then … Read more
Furs class: Three lions sleep as they are transported across South Africa on a private jet as part of conservation effort Conservationists loaded three sleeping Kalahari lions onto a plane as they moved a pride by private jet The 440lbs lions were moved across Africa to a different part of the continent to stop inbreeding … Read more
For years, I have been deeply concerned about the plight of lions in South Africa. Specifically, I have lobbied for an end to the barbaric captive-bred lion industry. Last summer I published Unfair Game, in which I exposed the horrifying truth about what it really involves. Captive-lion breeding operates under the umbrella of the respectable … Read more
Mail on Sunday forces ban on cruel lion farms: Two-year campaign by Lord Ashcroft and MoS is set to end vile hunting of captive big cats in South Africa In stunning victory for former Tory peer Lord Ashcroft and this newspaper, South Africa has announced plans to ban breeding of captive lions for hunting Policy … Read more
Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer slams Government plans to ban prosecutions of ex-soldiers who served during Northern Ireland Troubles Sacked Johnny Mercer said Government’s plan would ‘cut off pathway to justice’ Queen’s speech expected to have proposal to block trials linked to the Troubles Ministers hope it would end threat of court hanging over the … Read more
Baby shark-infested waters, doo doo doo: Juvenile great whites have their own ‘training grounds’ where they can safely hone their hunting skills away from adult rivals, research suggests Experts analysed some 3,000 shark sightings from Mossel Bay from 2009–2013 They found that 81 per cent were juveniles and the rest were sub-adults The bay is … Read more