A new peer-reviewed study has linked pesticides as a likely cause to a mass die-off of Western monarch butterflies that occurred in 2024. In January 2024, researchers found hundreds of dead or dying monarch butterflies near the Pacific Grove Monarch Sanctuary in California, where Western monarch butterflies typically overwinter. As The Guardian reported, researchers found […]
A German zoo faces a backlash after killing 12 healthy baboons
BERLIN (AP) — A zoo in the German city of Nurember g said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals. The Tiergarten Nürnberg zoo first announced plans to kill baboons it didn’t have […]
Rhino horns made radioactive to foil traffickers in South African project
A South African university has launched an anti-poaching campaign to inject the horns of rhinoceroses with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals but can be detected by customs agents. Under the collaborative project involving the University of the Witwatersrand, nuclear energy officials and conservationists, five rhinos were injected in what the […]
Deer poachers ordered to pay nearly $120,000, issued worldwide hunting bans
(WJW)- Five men from Mississippi have been ordered to pay nearly $120,000 in restitution and have also received a temporary worldwide hunting ban after being accused of poaching white-tailed deer. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the crime spree took place over four years in southern Illinois. The men are accused of using […]
Mama Elephant Boldly Kicks Crocodile Out of Mud Hole So Her Baby Can Bathe
If you’re a mom, you know that Mama Bear mode is real, especially when your child’s safety is on the line; nothing stands in your way! Wildlife Rescuers recently shared the perfect example of this instinct in action: a video of a protective mama elephant kicking a crocodile out of a mud hole so her […]
2,000 species at high risk of extinction from natural disasters, study finds
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s assault on the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017, researchers made a heartbreaking discovery: dead and dying hummingbirds scattered across the forest floor. Among them were purple-throated caribs (Eulampis jugularis), the specialized pollinators of the island’s Heliconia plants. This single storm threatened an evolutionary partnership millions of years in […]
Zero fox given! National Park visitors urged to keep an eye on their footwear after furry thief pinched over 30 pairs of shoes in just three weeks
Visitors to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming have been urged to keep their wits about them after a slew of shoe heists in recent weeks. National Park Service rangers say that at least 32 pairs have been stolen from campers in the area, and are pointing the blame at a furry bandit in ‘Wanted’ […]
Truckers fatally hit two baby kangaroos as footage sparks debate about high-speed wildlife encounters
Dashcam footage of a truck driver hitting two baby kangaroos in broad daylight has sparked a fierce debate over high-speed wildlife encounters. The clip first aired on Australian program Outback Truckers five years ago and showed trainee driver Kylie Hornick behind the wheel of a motortruck under the supervision of an instructor. A kangaroo and […]