Tahoe man won’t be charged for killing bear he said was in his kitchen
A South Lake Tahoe man who fatally shot a bear he said was in his kitchen will not face criminal charges. The May 27 shooting at a home near the …
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The Most Hilarious Entries So Far in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards
‘Laughing Out Loud’ by Ingo Hamann | Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards With just a month left before the annual Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards entry period ends, competition organizers have unveiled …
The Iberian lynx is back from the brink of extinction. Here’s how it happened – National
Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx. Just over two decades ago, the pointy-eared wild cat was on the brink of extinction, but as of Thursday the International Union …
Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands see record fires even before dry season
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil‘s Pantanal, one of the world’s largest tropical wetlands, is seeing record fires in June, even before the arrival of the dry season, satellite data showed Friday.The …
Heatwave in India: Over 100 killed this summer, 40k suffer from heatstroke | India News
NEW DELHI: The extreme heat that India is witnessing has taken a toll on both humans and wildlife, with the health ministry reporting more than 40,000 suspected heatstroke cases and …
Fans mourn passing of Monterey Bay Aquarium’s oldest otter
MONTEREY – The Monterey Bay Aquarium’s oldest sea otter, Rosa, died after age-related health conditions were deemed to be compromising her quality of life. Rosa lived to the age of …
African elephants call each other by unique names, new study shows
By CHRISTINA LARSON (AP Science Writer) WASHINGTON (AP) — African elephants call each other by individual names and respond to them — something that few wild animals do, according to …
She wrapped an 8-foot python around her bike’s handlebars, so ‘it can’t wrap around me.’ The wild tale of how she saved a gator from a snake.
Kym Clark was out for a casual early morning bike ride recently in a rural area near Everglades National Park, when she spotted something strange in the underbrush — the …
Alarming elk attacks in Colorado tourist town: 3 people stomped
In barely a week, two children and a woman were stomped and kicked by elk in a Colorado tourist town, attacks that wildlife officials called unprecedented behavior. The incidents occurred …
Young falcons flop, including peregrine that plunged from the 18th floor of San Jose City Hall
In what wildlife rescuers called a rare pair of events, two young peregrine falcons plunged from their Bay Area nests this week — and both were reunited with their families. …