There is a quiet shift happening in backyards across the country—a movement toward gardens that don’t just look beautiful but function as thriving ecosystems. More homeowners are recognizing that even small outdoor spaces can play an important role in supporting local wildlife. And the encouraging part is this: creating an eco-friendly garden doesn’t require a […]
Author: Supertrooper
Founder and Executive Editor
It’s ‘whack-a-mole’: Alarming rise in pet trade fuels wildlife trafficking into California
In October, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at California’s Otay Mesa border crossing noticed an odd bulge inside a man’s pants. Jesse Agus Martinez, a U.S. citizen who lives in Tijuana, repeatedly claimed the bump was “pirrin,” a Spanish word for penis. His history of smuggling birds into the U.S. prompted further examination, […]
Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade
Namibia’s proposals to lift the ban on the international trade in black and white rhino horns have been rejected at a key conservation meeting. The result of the voting at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) earlier this week was adopted by the conference on Thursday in […]
Raccoons Are Adapting to City Life, And That’s Not a Good Thing
Raccoons might be getting a little too comfortable living alongside humans. According to KARK News, researchers at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock found that raccoons in urban areas are beginning to show early signs of domestication. After examining nearly 20,000 images, scientists noticed that city raccoons tend to have shorter snouts than their […]
“The tiny turtles’ perilous haul is akin to a marathon across the world’s most dangerous obstacle course.”
Ask any turtle biologist from any country as to the meaning of arribada and chances are their eyes will glaze over, before they begin gushing effusively about the synchronised transition from sea to sand of thousands upon thousands of marine turtles that have a sole purpose in mind. To those without the benefit of either […]
Tribe Releases Native Elk Back onto 17,000 Sacred Sierra Nevada Acres
A California Indian nation celebrated the return of 17,000 acres of ancestral lands by releasing several of the region’s native Tule elk to roam the hills again for the first time in decades. The Tule River Indian Tribe elders and community members gathered around the large steel transport containers and watched the animals scurry off […]
Wait there’s wild hamsters? Oh yes – and they’re fuzzy, feisty, and just as cute and podgy as your childhood pet, just 4 times the size
When I was a child in the 1930’s,” recalls 86-year-old farmer Marcel Riegel, “hamsters were incredibly easy to catch. There were so many that they ate bare patches into our alfalfa and wheat field.” Now he never sees them. “Before the land consolidations of the 197oS,” Riegel continues, “we had hamsters, hares, partridges, orchards and […]
The Ripple Effect of Responsible Pet Care on Local Wildlife
In conversations about wildlife conservation, the focus often falls on forests, wetlands, and protected areas, places that feel far removed from our daily lives. Yet for millions of wild animals, the most immediate and consequential interactions don’t happen deep in nature reserves. They happen in backyards, city parks, sidewalks, and shared urban spaces. Here, the […]