A MYSTERIOUS noise is heard occasionally in the southern oceans and off the coast of Australia.

THE howling of wolves has been heard in Denmark. The species became extinct there in 1813 but, two centuries later, footprints have been found in Jutland. According to the Timber Wolf Information Network, at least four individuals visited the country recently.

ONE of world’s rarest mammals, the Mediterranean monk seal, has returned to the Adriatic coast.

“When the Son of Man shall come in his glory and all the holy angels with him, he shall separate one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats”— Matthew

Jo Kerrigan’s recent article on War Horse prompted me to go and see the play. The plot concerns a foal named Joey and Albert, the youth who owns and loves him.

Canals motorways, even minor roads, can divide animal populations and keep them separate from each other.

ARECENT newspaper headline announced: “As great white shark Lydia closes in on UK, Brits brace for bloody mayhem on holiday beaches.” The “man-eater” with “razor-sharp teeth” will soon arrive here, we were told. She was “on course for Ireland”.

DID three months of fierce winter storms affect our wildlife? Millions of trees were felled and swathes of farmland inundated.

AT this time of year, swans get involved in fights. Worse still, young swans can be attacked by their fathers.

JACKDAWS have greyish white eyes. They make it easy to identify the bird — the other crows have dark ones.