Ireland is on high alert after rangers captured a dangerous invasive insect that poses a major threat to local wildlife and ecosystems. According to Yahoo News, the Asian hornet has been sighted in the country for only the second time ever — first in Dublin in 2021, and now in Cork. The Asian hornet isn’t […]
Scary video shows massive bison charging at reckless tourist: ‘Why can’t people leave them alone?’
A visitor at Yellowstone National Park taunted a bison with food, resulting in the animal charging at him. An ABC News video showed the visitor tried to approach and feed the bison. It charged, but the man was able to escape. The chase was short, and at the end of the video, the man could […]
Chimps consume equivalent of a beer a day in alcohol from fermented fruit
Someone have a word with the chimps? Observations of the apes in the wild show them imbibing the alcoholic equivalent of a half pint of beer a day through the vast amount of fermented fruit in their diet. Researchers arrived at the first estimates of wild chimp daily alcohol intake after measuring ethanol levels in […]
New Jersey Driver Charged With Animal Cruelty After Killing Seven Geese
A tragic case in Spotswood, New Jersey, has led to animal cruelty charges after a car struck and killed a flock of geese earlier this summer. The deadly collision happened on July 14 near the lake along Devoe Avenue, where seven geese were found dead in the roadway. The driver fled the scene before authorities […]
Brazil’s largest wildlife trafficking raid rescues hundreds of exotic animals
Brazilian authorities have carried out the country’s biggest-ever operation against wildlife trafficking, arresting 45 people and rescuing more than 700 exotic animals. Among the animals seized were brightly coloured toucans and macaws, boxes of tortoises, monkeys, and even a python. They were transported to a central care facility, where veterinarians examined them—some covered with blankets […]
Beavers restored to tribal lands in California benefit ecosystems
CHESTER, Calif. — The pictograph, an ochre-red outline with four paws and an unmistakable paddle of a tail, has been on the reservation “my whole life,” said Kenneth McDarment, a member of the Tule River Tribe. It’s just one of many paintings — of people, geometric designs and other wildlife — from 500 to 1,000 […]
Another Endangered Orca Found Mourning Her Dead Calf in Washington Waters
An endangered orca known as J36 has been seen carrying her dead newborn calf through the Salish Sea, a heartbreaking reminder of the fragile state of the Southern Resident killer whale population. According to CBS News, researchers confirmed that the calf — still bearing its umbilical cord — was either full term or near full […]
Tell Your Representative: Don’t betray marine mammals by voting to gut the MMPA!
America’s waters are home to an incredible array of marine mammals – many species of whales, dolphins, manatees, sea otters, polar bears and more. Right now, those animals are protected from deadly threats by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). But this key law is under attack in Congress by a draft proposal to gut […]