Photographer Captures Leopard Eating Crocodile in Tree
Years of traveling the plains of the Mara have etched countless wildlife encounters into my memory. From the heart-stopping chase of a cheetah to the tender moments in prides of …
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Wildlife Selfies Harm Animals − Even When Scientists Share Images With Warnings in the Captions
The right way to photograph wildlife: from a distance, in the animal’s natural habitat. Jim Peaco, Yellowstone National Park/Flickr One of the biggest privileges of being a primatologist is spending …
What to know about Alaskapox after officials report first known fatal case
Health officials in Alaska have identified the first known death linked to a recently discovered virus called Alaskapox. Since its discovery in 2015, seven Alaskapox infections have been reported, according …
he wild pig problem in Monterey County
Pigs running down the streets of Salinas? “It’s not too far-fetched,” says Monterey County wildlife trapper Dan Burton of Urban Trapping Wildlife Control. With incessant rain softening the ground and promoting …
Sea otters helping hold up California’s kelp forest
MONTEREY — Within the last century, the recovery of southern sea otters, the unofficial mascot of Central California, has contributed to the health of California’s underwater forests according to a …
Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about chronic wasting disease
Jim Robbins | KFF Health News (TNS) Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. Over the winter, people chow …
Sleepy Polar Bear Portrait Wins the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award
‘Ice Bed’ by Nima Sarikhani (United Kingdom) | Wildlife Photographer of the Year British amateur photographer Nima Sarikhani’s dreamy and serene portrait of a sleepy polar bear on an iceberg …
Radio host’s 12-year-old niece filmed rescuing pet guinea pig from snake in QLD backyard
rewrite this content and keep HTML tags A 12-year-old girl has grabbed and swung around a snake in a desperate bid to rescue her guinea pig from the serpent’s clutches. …
Triplets?! Big Bear eagles welcome 3rd egg of 2024
Jackie, the matriarch of a much-celebrated eagle nest above Big Bear Lake, has delivered her third egg in a week — her first three-egg clutch, according to a nonprofit that …
Investigation into killings of 19 burros in California desert hits possible breakthrough
NEEDLES — There may finally be a breakthrough in a long-running investigation into the killing of wild burros in California’s Mojave Desert nearly five years ago, federal authorities said Thursday. …