Wesley Chapel, FL – A Wesley Chapel family is shaken after their rescue dog nearly lost its life in a backyard gator attack that has left the community rattled. On a recent evening, Zeus, a German Shepherd, exited through his doggy door as usual when an alligator allegedly broke through the backyard fence and grabbed […]
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Incredible Footage of Rare Manta Rays Leaping into the Air Captured [Video]
While there are many researchers currently at work studying the amazing marine life that calls the world’s oceans home, there is still plenty that remains unknown about our water-bound neighbors. Unfortunately, certain businesses, like marine parks, have taken it upon themselves to capture a number of these animals for display, calling it “education” or “Conservation,” […]
High Levels of Mercury Found in Alligators in Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia
In a new study, scientists have detected high levels of mercury contamination in alligators from the Okefenokee Swamp in southeastern Georgia. The contamination in the alligators could be an indicator of more widespread heavy metal contamination in the region, which could be harmful to other wildlife, and ultimately humans. “Alligators are very ancient creatures, and […]
Officials plan to literally “bomb” invasive mice that are eating seabirds alive
Marion Island, a speck of volcanic rock about 1,243 miles southeast of Cape Town, hardly looks like the setting for a horror story. Yet on this windy, treeless outpost, an invasion of house mice is turning a haven for seabirds into a crime scene. Night after night, the rodents swarm across the nests of wandering […]
Petition: Help Find Who Decapitated a Dolphin in North Carolina
The horrifying decapitation of a dolphin on Lea-Hutaff Island, North Carolina, is a tragic act of cruelty that demands immediate action. This dolphin, which was found mutilated after its head was severed, had already been exposed to dangerous bacteria before being intentionally harmed, further endangering both wildlife and humans. Sign this petition to demand that […]
Trump pulls US from plan to recover salmon population, calling it ‘radical’
Donald Trump has pulled the US federal government from a historic agreement to recover the salmon population in the Pacific north-west, calling the plan “radical environmentalism”. A presidential memorandum issued by Trump on Thursday removes the US from a deal brokered by Joe Biden with Washington, Oregon and four Native American tribes to work to […]
4-year-old bear aggressively seeking food killed at Montana national park
A 4-year-old female bear started aggressively searching for food in a Montana national park, so it was killed, rangers said. The bear was euthanized June 5 in West Glacier in Glacier National Park, the National Park Service said in a news release obtained by McClatchy News. “The bear consistently attempted to enter vehicles and buildings […]
Virginia Man Fined for Killing Protected Birds Using Illegal Poison
A Virginia man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to killing multiple birds of prey, including a federally protected bald eagle. According to WTOP’s Kate Ryan, William Custis Smith of Hallwood used a banned neurotoxin to poison raptors near a waterfowl area he built to attract ducks for hunting. Investigators from the Virginia Department of […]