Two male cougars, L147 and L176, embarked on a perilous journey after being relocated from their home in the eastern Sierra Nevada to the Mojave Desert by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in 2021, according to Newsweek. Unfortunately, their attempt to return home ended in tragedy, as they succumbed to starvation. This […]
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Australia’s Fires Harmed 3 Billion Animals, New Report Finds
Unprecedented bushfires that ravaged Australia in 2019 and 2020 killed or displaced almost 3 billion animals, according to an interim report released Tuesday. Compiled by scientists from several Australian universities, the survey said the blazes impacted an estimated 143 million mammals, 2.46 billion reptiles, 180 million birds and 51 million frogs. The report, commissioned by […]
Summer Lust
Damselflies pulse with the wild frequency of summer lust, tangled up in a humid breeze, their mating a river-mad embrace. • Ebony Jewelwing damselfly | Calopteryx maculata