Humans are a dominant ecological force, for better or worse. Humans interfere a lot with biomes in different ways. The deforestation of rainforests for profit, urbanization leading to fragmentation of habitats and pollution. Infrastructure blocking animal migration or even grasslands that are converted into farms. Any biome anywhere in the world is...
Why do we need to talk about pet breeding? Each year millions of pets are bought but many of them come from poor breeding practices. This causes a lot of species to have genetic issues like the pug and its breathing problems for example. Responsible breeding is never really enforced and many of them operate under the radar and through loopholes....
Imagine a biome where predator and prey keep each other in check. If there's many prey, the predator will have a lot of food and their population will increase significantly. As a result more prey will be eaten and their population will decline. This means the increased population of lions will go down again and this goes on and on....
When you're walking through a city park you could notice animals you wouldn't expect to see in an urban environment. A fox might slip between buildings, a raccoon scavenges in trash bins, and pigeons or even parrots perch on traffic lights. Urban areas are now becoming unexpected homes for many species as their natural habitats shrink. Cities...
The arctic is a place of extremes. Ice fields stretch as far as the eye can see. Big animals like polar bears roam the frozen landscapes and seals rest on drifting ice. It is a fragile and cold world, perfectly balanced for its original inhabitants. However, in recent years human activity combined with climate change has begun to reshape this...
A rainforest is full of sounds, colors and animals everywhere you look. Birds fly among the trees, insects buzz day and night and monkeys swing effortlessly from branch to branch. But as you might have heard before this incredible world is slowly disappearing faster than most of us even realize. Rainforests, which cover less than 6% of the earth's...
With the rise of animated shows, fantasy games, and creature-based franchises like Pokémon, I've noticed how much our understanding of animals is shaped by worlds that aren't even real. Many of us grew up learning more about "creatures" from movies and games than from actual nature. Pikachu teaches us more about rodents than a real mouse ever did....
A few days ago, I went to see David Attenborough's new Ocean Life in Concert, an immersive experience where his latest documentary is shown on the big screen with a live orchestra. I expected to be amazed by coral reefs, deep-sea creatures and the usual magic Attenborough brings to every nature story. What I didn't expect was to walk...
I have always loved the idea of having a pet. I imagined how amazing it would be to take care of a beautiful parrot, a colourful reptile, or even a rare primate, something wild and unusual, different from those standard dogs or cats. The thought felt adventurous and special. But over time I began to wonder whether keeping wild animals...
I have loved reading about wild places-forests, deserts, mountains-and the animals that call them home since I was young. I could only imagine how free and beautiful it must feel to roam landscapes untouched by human cities. The idea of large swaths of protected areas where nature can thrive without human interference always felt hopeful. But now I...