Week in wildlife: a thirsty baby hedgehog, a rare puffling and a jumping spider
A female common marmoset, named Oyster, was discovered in a laundry bag by a bus passenger in London; she was dehydrated but has since recovered at a sanctuary. In Şanlıurfa, Turkey, efforts are underway to bolster the gazelle population. Meanwhile, in Oregon, a yellowjacket wasp is seen feeding on a carcass of a northern Pacific rattlesnake. In Sri Lanka's Yala National Park, a mugger crocodile is spotted near a waterhole. A jumping spider in Erbil, Iraq, captures its prey with quick jumps. At the Oxbow Nature Conservancy in Indiana, a great egret is startled by a white-tailed deer. In the UK, a rare puffling is observed at Dancing Ledge. In Aberystwyth, a European polecat crosses a river, while cranes wander Zhalong reserve in Qiqihar, China. Spotted owlets nap in Kathmandu, and a common lagoon fly gathers pollen in Stowe, Vermont. In California's Long Beach, dolphins swim, and Canada geese protect a helicopter landing near the White House. In southern Argentina, whales indicate ecological recovery. A monarch butterfly flutters in Toronto, and in France, a baby hedgehog affected by a heatwave receives care, with over 1,200 animals admitted this year.
Key facts
- A common marmoset was found in a laundry bag on a bus in London, UK.
- The monkey, named Oyster, was stressed and dehydrated but is now healthy in a sanctuary.
- A gazelle in Kızılkuyu national park, Turkey, is protected due to extinction risk.
- A yellowjacket wasp fed on a northern Pacific rattlesnake carcass in Oregon, US.
- A mugger crocodile in Yala national park, Sri Lanka, derives its name from Hindi 'magar'.
- A jumping spider in Erbil, Iraq, catches prey with leaps, not webs.
- A puffling was sighted at Dancing Ledge, Dorset, UK, first confirmed in 30 years.
- A European polecat in Aberystwyth, UK, is interbreeding with ferrets.
- Red-crowned and white-naped cranes were seen in Zhalong national nature reserve, China.
- Spotted owlets were observed in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- A common lagoon fly in Stowe, Vermont, US, can hover motionless.
- A northern Pacific rattlesnake was relocated from a home in Oregon, US.
- Dolphins swam near Long Beach, California, US.
- Canada geese stood near the White House in Washington, US.
- Whales in San Jorge gulf, Argentina, indicate ecological recovery.
- A monarch butterfly was seen in Toronto, Canada.
- A baby hedgehog affected by heatwave was rescued in Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne, France.
- The rescue centre has admitted over 1,200 animals in 2026, mostly heatwave victims.
Entities
Institutions
- RSPCA
- National Trust
- Instinct Animal SOS Faune Sauvage
Locations
- London
- UK
- Hungerford
- Berkshire
- Kızılkuyu national park
- Şanlıurfa
- Turkey
- Oregon
- US
- Yala national park
- Sri Lanka
- Erbil
- Iraq
- Oxbow nature conservancy
- Lawrenceburg
- Indiana
- Dancing Ledge
- Dorset
- Purbeck
- Aberystwyth
- Zhalong national nature reserve
- Qiqihar
- China
- Kathmandu
- Nepal
- Stowe
- Vermont
- Long Beach
- California
- Washington
- San Jorge gulf
- Argentina
- Toronto
- Canada
- Saint-Cezaire-sur-Siagne
- France