West Nile Virus is making an early and alarming appearance this year, and Climate change may be to blame. According to Cat Country Utah, a record number of mosquitoes in Las Vegas have tested positive for the virus—just 100 miles from the Utah border. Health officials are on high alert as 169 mosquito pools tested […]
Category: Wildlife
Mama bear killed after Tahoe attack, orphaning cubs, California officials say
A bear with a history of break-ins and human conflicts in South Lake Tahoe has been euthanized following an attack on a camper, California wildlife officials said. The bear’s two 5-month-old cubs, now orphans, have been taken to a wildlife center for rehabilitation, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a June 24 […]
Rare heath fritillary butterflies surge in number on Exmoor after sunny spring
The combination of sunny spring weather and habitat improved by a herd of red Devon cattle has led to a surge in numbers of one of the UK’s rarest butterflies on moorland in the English west country. As well as increasing in established pockets on Exmoor, the heath fritillary is spreading to new areas, which […]
Emperor Penguin Numbers Plummet as Antarctic Sea Ice Melts
A new satellite analysis has revealed a drastic and deeply troubling decline in emperor penguin populations across a key section of Antarctica. According to Newser, a study of satellite imagery between 2009 and 2024 shows a 22% drop in penguin numbers across 16 colonies spanning the Antarctic Peninsula, Weddell Sea, and Bellingshausen Sea. Scientists point […]
‘Extinction crisis’ could see 500 bird species vanish within a century – report
More than 500 bird species could vanish within the next century, researchers have found, calling for urgent “special recovery programmes” such as captive breeding and habitat restoration to rescue unique species. Birds such as the puffin, European turtle dove and great bustard will be among those to disappear from our skies if trends continue, according […]
Nairobi’s lions are almost encircled by the city. A Maasai community offers a key corridor out
Nairobi national park in Kenya is the only large wildlife conservation area to fall within a capital city. It is hemmed in on three sides by human development, and unfenced only on its southern boundary – this gap providing a crucial wildlife passageway, linking the park’s animals to other populations of wildlife and wider gene […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Month June 2025
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Alan Murphy wins First Prize with his outstanding image ‘Sea Otter Pup‘. Alan Murphy wins Second Prize with his inspirational image ‘A Curious Bald Eagle Checks Out the Cameras‘ . Third Prize goes to Glenn Bartley with ‘Glistening-green Tanager (Chlorochrysa Phoenicotis)’. Please give […]
‘The Trump Administration’s Disdain for Nature Knows No Bounds’: USDA Proposes Axing ‘Roadless Rule’ Protections for 58.5 Million Acres of National Forest Lands
The Trump administration on Monday announced a plan to open 58.5 million acres of undeveloped lands within the National Forest System to road development and construction by repealing the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, known as the “Roadless Rule.” The rule was established in 2001 to protect roadless areas from road construction and timber harvesting, as […]