Vertebrates

The number of Caretta caretta nests in the southern province of Antalya's Belek district has decreased by 61 percent following the 1-degree Celsius drop in sea water temperature.

Mozirje – The largest outdoor exhibition of exotic animals in Slovenia so far will open in the Mozirski Gaj flower park, north-west of Celje, on Thursday. Running until Monday, the show will feature pythons, anacondas and various species of lizards, but it will also cater to fans of less exotic creatures.

A beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France for more than a week was removed from the water early yesterday in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation to return it to the sea.

Hopes of saving a malnourished beluga whale that has swum up the Seine river were receding on Aug. 7, as rescuers said they were in a race against the clock to find a solution.

The whale was first spotted on Aug. 2 in the river that runs through Paris to the English Channel. Since Aug. 5 it has been between two locks some 70 kilometers (44 miles) north of the French capital.

A beluga whale that swam up France's Seine river appears to be underweight and officials are worried about its health, regional authorities said.

The protected species, usually found in cold Arctic waters, had made its way up the waterway and reached a lock some 70 kilometres (44 miles) from Paris.

A Beluga whale, a protected species usually found in cold Arctic waters, has been seen in France's Seine river, with authorities urging people to keep their distance to avoid distressing the animal.

They have been the scourge of trees and the native red squirrel in Britain since their introduction from the United States in the 1870s.

But government scientists are now planning drastic action to cut the number of grey squirrels by lacing their food with an oral contraceptive.

The second of five whales brought from Canada to Connecticut's Mystic Aquarium last year for research purposes has died.

The aquarium announced on its website that the female had been receiving intensive care for the past several months for multiple health issues but died early Feb. 11 morning. A necropsy was to be performed to determine the cause of death.

A polar bear chases a reindeer into the water, drags it ashore and devours it, in a striking scene caught on film for the first time.

With sea ice melting, the king of the Arctic may be changing its diet.

Squirrels in Turkey's northwestern Edirne City Forest prepare for winter by storing food in their nests. (AA Photo)