A Florida woman was left bloodied and bruised after battling an alligator to protect her dog on New Year’s Eve. The reptile launched at Gwen Cash’s Rottweiler, Maximus, moments after the pair stepped outside their home near Holly Lake in Pembroke Pines. Cash said: ‘He kind of turned as if he was going for my […]
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Leopard Saved from Drowning in Open Well [Video]
In a rescue operation that lasted 2 hours, an approximately 4-year-old male leopard was rescued by Wildlife SOS & the Maharashtra Forest Department from a 35-feet-deep well in Narayanwadi located in Junnar division of Pune district, Maharashtra.Leopard in well When Wildlife SOS and the Forest Department heard about the emergency, they rushed over to the […]
Colorado’s new wolves are alive and well, but state officials face transparency concerns about releases
The 10 wolves set loose in Colorado in December 2023 as part of a historic state-led reintroduction are doing well, but the humans charged with orchestrating the multi-year effort addressed concerns this week about a lack of transparency about the releases. The state’s top wildlife official apologized to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission for […]
Can hunting and conservation coexist? A WA proposal sparks debate
On a rainy October morning, a conference room at the state Capitol in Olympia was packed with people sporting camouflage and hunting orange. The mood was tense as the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission heard nearly four hours of public comment, largely in response to a draft conservation policy released in April. The three-page document, […]
To help beleaguered Javan rhinos, study calls for tree felling, captive breeding
Once roaming across Southeast Asia, the Javan rhino today persists on a single peninsula off the western-most coast of Java in Indonesian. There, in Ujung Kulon National Park, around 70 Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) survive. A tsunami, a disease or a determined group of poachers could wipe them out for good. To complicate matters further, […]
Flock of Grackles Takes Over Texas Parking Lot
A January 2nd video captured by Yvone Gomez shows a flock of great-tailed grackles swarming a shopping plaza in Cypress, Texas. The sheer number of winged creatures has caused viewers to draw parallels to Alfred Hitchcock’s movie The Birds. Numbering in the hundreds, the flock of grackles was undisturbed by humans and blocked shoppers from […]
Girl, 7, is bitten by a dingo on K’gari after her mother stopped to take a photo
A seven-year-old girl has been bitten by a dingo after her mother tried to take a photo of the animal at a popular Queensland tourist spot. It marks the latest incident involving children and dingoes at Fraser Island, which has the Indigenous name K’gari. The girl’s family were waiting in their vehicle for a barge […]
Petition: Call for an Investigation into the Squirrel Deaths at Zoo in Japan
The tragic incident at Inokashira Park Zoo in Tokyo, where 31 of 40 squirrels died due to an antiparasitic treatment gone wrong, has raised serious concerns about animal welfare and safety protocols within the facility. This heartbreaking loss of Japanese squirrels, a beloved species in the country, calls for an immediate and thorough investigation. Sign […]