Communities living around a remote, mountainous forest in southeastern Bangladesh, close to Myanmar, have reported cross-border incidents of elephant poaching for years but there was no confirmed evidence. A new study has now documented the first known physical signs of elephant poaching in the forest. The Sangu-Matamuhuri Reserve Forest in southeastern Bangladesh, bordering Myanmar’s Rakhine […]
Category: Wildlife
Haunting new study reveals why hundreds of dolphins were found dead in Amazon lake
Scientists have finally discovered why hundreds of dolphins mysteriously washed up dead on the shores of an Amazon lake. Dangerously high temperatures in Brazil’s Lake Tefé led the sea mammals to practically boil to death. Scientist Ayan Fleischmann and his colleagues discovered that an extreme heat wave and severe drought in 2023 skyrocketed the lake’s […]
Amid Japan’s surge in bear attacks, a torrent of AI-generated videos is adding to anxiety
If a record number of fatal bear attacks wasn’t terrifying enough, experts say a torrent of AI-generated videos in Japan purporting to show people in close encounters with the animals is only adding to public anxiety – and could put people at greater risk. While headlines about real attacks and disruption appear on a regular […]
The barred owl’s westward migration threatens other species and a whole ecosystem
A new study of nearly 800 barred owls on the West Coast shows the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special conservation status by federal and state governments. The list includes mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles, according to an analysis led by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, who describe the wide-ranging pressure […]
Birds Feast on Sunflower Seeds in Perfect Autumnal Scene Captured From Kitchen Window
Stunning pictures from England show hungry birds feasting on sunflower seeds in a gorgeous autumn scene. Photographer Andrew Fusek Peters captured the magical moment from his kitchen in Shropshire, as the birds dove into the seeds to release them from fading sunflowers. “It’s basic botanical biology happening before our eyes,” he mused in an interview […]
Alaska sued over hunting of bears from the air to protect caribou
Juneau, Alaska — Conservation groups sued Monday over a state program in Alaska that authorizes killing brown and black bears as a way to increase the size of a once-significant caribou herd in the southwest part of the state. The groups allege the program lacks a scientific basis and is unconstitutional. The lawsuit filed in […]
Frankie the flamingo wins her freedom after flying to France from Cornwall
Zookeepers in Cornwall have decided to grant an escaped flamingo what she apparently has gone to great lengths to attain: freedom. Four-month-old Frankie took flight on 2 November, despite having her feathers clipped, from the walled garden of Paradise Park in Hayle. She amazed her owners when apparent sightings of the audacious phoenicopter were reported […]
Idiot tourists narrowly avoid being gored by bison in Yellowstone
A pair of reckless tourists were nearly killed by a charging bison in Yellowstone National Park after being repeatedly warned to avoid the area. Heart-pounding video captured by a wildlife photographer shows the pair narrowly avoiding disaster at the iconic park, which spans nearly 4,000 square miles across Wyoming, Montana and eastern Idaho. During the […]