Two critically endangered California condors spotted near Zion National Park

The sighting of two rare critically endangered California Condor nests has been confirmed at Zion National Park in southwest Utah, an event that has wildlife experts celebrating. It is the first time biologists have observed multiple condor nests in the same breeding season.   The first nest confirmed by Zion National Park biologists is believed to … Read more

Two critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appear to HUG each other

Even whales need a cuddle! Two critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appear to HUG each other with their flippers in adorable drone footage captured in Cape Cod Bay Wildlife photographers captured the moment on February 28 Behaviour is rarely observed and may be first time it’s been caught on camera  The North Atlantic right … Read more

Critically ill baby resuscitated dockside after being rescued from migrant boat off Gran Canaria

Shocking moment critically ill baby is resuscitated on the dockside as six children and four adults are hospitalised with hypothermia after being rescued from migrant boat off Gran Canaria Spanish authorities rescue 52 African migrants from water south of Gran Canaria Ten people were rushed to hospital, including one child in a critical condition Five … Read more

Critically endangered Sumatran elephant dies after its leg was caught in a trap in Indonesia

The body of a critically endangered elephant killed by a hunting trap was found in Indonesia on Friday, local officials said. Shocking images of the Sumatran elephant show the animal’s decomposing body lying on its side, with a cut on its leg from where it was caught by the trap.  The male elephant, who is … Read more

Judge rules heart attack victim who is critically ill in hospital should be allowed to die

A judge has ruled that a heart attack victim who is critically ill should be allowed to die following a legal battle between his wife and his mother.   The patient, a middle-aged man identified only as ‘RS’ due to an anonymity order, suffered a cardiac arrest in November last year, during which his heart stopped … Read more

Critically ill patients are transferred to hospitals hundreds of miles away

Critically ill patients are transferred to hospitals hundreds of miles away because local intensive care units are full – as Britain suffers its highest daily death toll since April Britain recorded 981 coronavirus deaths yesterday, highest daily toll since April Hospitals in London asked NHS colleagues in Yorkshire to take unwell patients Officials have asked … Read more

Kate Garraway returns to present GMB for the first time since her husband fell critically ill

Kate Garraway returns to present GMB for the first time since her husband fell critically ill with coronavirus – as she warns Ben Shephard to ‘be rude’ otherwise she ‘will get too emotional’ Kate Garraway has returned to present Good Morning Britain today  She had taken time off while her husband Derek Draper, 52, was … Read more

European hamster now ‘critically endangered’ and one step away from extinction, experts warn

The European hamster is now ‘critically endangered’ and is just one step away from extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned. Once abundant across Europe and Russia, populations of the European hamster — Cricetus cricetus — have declined as a result of lowered reproduction rates. While female hamsters in the wild give … Read more

Man is critically injured in Virginia after Confederate statue is toppled and falls on head

A protester has been left critically injured after a Confederate statue that was being torn down during a demonstration Portsmouth, Virginia came crashing down on his head Wednesday night. The man, believed to be in his thirties, had been part of a group of protesters attempting to topple the statue yesterday evening, WAVY News reported. … Read more

Nearly 40% of critically ill coronavirus patients in the US die

More than 20 percent of adults hospitalized for coronavirus in the US have fallen ‘critically ill,’ meaning they needed oxygen support or to be put onto ventilators, the largest study of infected Americans to-date finds.  Researchers from Columbia University compiled detailed report on 257 adults hospitalized at two New York City facilities.  Nearly 80 percent … Read more