“The fact that wild dogs are not known to be climbers of any kind makes this sighting totally improbable,” MalaMala head guide Gareth van Rooyen told Latest Sightings. Their paws were not made for what we’re seeing here! It’s astonishing in and of itself that the dogs didn’t slip or fall.” This specific pack of […]
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Pesticides can be eliminated by keeping aquatic animals in rice paddies
Rice cultivation and production are not environmentally friendly, despite its importance in worldwide diets. Pesticides and chemical fertilizers are used extensively in rice farming to increase yields and reduce insect and weed problems. Researchers have now discovered a solution to reduce pesticide use in rice fields by employing aquatic animals to help control weeds and […]
Hunting permits for ten critically endangered black rhinoceros granted by the South African government
Annual hunting and export permits for large game, including 10 highly endangered black rhinoceros and a corresponding number of leopards, have been given by the South African government. It also granted authorization to kill more than 100 elephants in accordance with international laws on the trade of endangered species, claiming that the elephant population was […]
Macaques monkeys increasingly coming into conflict with humans in Indonesia
BATAM, Indonesia – The Indonesian city of BATAM is a popular tourist destination. On an October day, the huts along Mirota Beach were packed with visitors who were taking advantage of the beautiful white dunes, clear waters, and peaceful attitudes. The peace was broken when a group of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) arrived on the beach […]
Why did a murmuration of yellow-headed blackbirds crash from the sky?
A flock of hundreds of yellow-headed blackbirds crashed on a Chihuahua neighborhood on February 7th. Hundreds of bird carcasses littered the streets, and security camera footage of the collision quickly went viral. The world, on the other hand, now has more questions than answers. The internet has been inundated with hypotheses about what caused the […]
Juvenile baboon almost killed by thick wire snare cutting deep into her neck
CAPE TOWN – Animal welfare officers saved a juvenile baboon from certain death over the weekend after removing a large wire snare that had sliced deep into her neck. The Cape of Good Hope SPCA’s (CoGH SPCA) wildlife section was contacted by NCC Environmental Services to assist in the rescue of the young female baboon […]
Killer whale chases tourist boat off the Mexican coast
Tourists whoop with delight as a massive killer whale chases their boat through the Gulf of California. On February 20, the visitors were on a fishing expedition off the coast of Sinaloa, Mexico, when the orca came and chased their boat for several minutes. Beatriz Acevedo Tachna published the footage the next day on Twitter, […]
A study finds that bison restoration on tribal lands has cultural, ecological, and economic benefits
Beginning in the early 1800s, the American bison, our national mammal, was hunted to near extinction, with fewer than a thousand remaining by the end of the century. Bison, America’s biggest land-dwelling mammal, helps in the balance and maintenance of a healthy ecosystem, as well as the creation of habitat for a variety of species, […]