The stream through western Alaska never looked like this before. In aerial photography from the 1980s, it wove cleanly through the tundra, thin as thread. Today, in satellite images, it appears as a string of black patches: one large pond after another, dozens of metres apart. It’s a transformation that is happening across the Arctic, […]
Two Montana hunters ‘slaughtered 3,600 birds including bald and golden eagles on Indian reservation to sell their body parts on black market and boasted of going on ‘killing spree’
Two men killed about 3,600 birds – including bald and golden eagles – on an Indian reservation and elsewhere before selling body parts on the black market, a federal grand jury indictment has said. The pair worked with others to hunt and kill the birds, according to the indictment, and at least once used a […]
New tool aims to make nature-based solutions projects in SE Asia a better sell
JAKARTA — A coalition of civil organizations has launched a tool to support local NGOs and community groups in Southeast Asia to secure financing for nature-based solutions projects. The tool was launched at the just-concluded COP28 U.N. climate summit in Dubai by the Southeast Asia Climate and Nature-based Solutions (SCeNe) Coalition. The members of the […]
Elephant calf separated from herd in India is reunited with mother
A baby elephant who was separated from his mother and the rest of his herd in a wildlife park in Tamil Nadu, south India, has been reunited with them by park officials. An aerial photograph taken by officials shows the mother and calf, three days later, enjoying a nap on a slight incline with the […]
Winter Puffs
It is cold so up we puff But sometimes that is Not enough. So humans do a daily Good deed Put some food out here So we can feed Thank you.
Saudi Prince ‘booked out 80 seats on public flight for his killer falcons’
A trip on a flight is rarely something people look forward to and that’s without the jet being filled with killer birds. That’s what a bizarre image that has been taking the internet by storm purports to show. Row after row, regular economy-class seating is taken up not with crying babies and men with nauseating […]
Light Pollution is Drawing Migrating Birds to Cities, Placing Them in a Possible ‘Ecological Trap’
According to the Audubon Society, at least 4,000 bird species migrate every year. They typically do so to get to food in winter months and then to get back to their nesting habitat in the spring. The journey can be substantial, with the most extreme case involving the Arctic tern, which travels from pole-to-pole every […]
Oahu Residents Unite to Rescue Stranded Baby Humpback Whale
Residents of Oahu came together to assist a stranded baby humpback whale off the Honolulu shoreline. The incident unfolded as the young whale, separated from its mother, appeared to be attempting to beach itself. Hungry Hungry Hawaiian Newz (HHHN) was quick to respond, covering the situation live from the water. A video posted by HHHN […]