A man in New York state had two pet dogs. But he apparently tied them up without food and water and simply… left them there, like that, to suffer. Sign the petition to ban him from animal ownership! In fact, he left them in this condition for so long that by the time authorities discovered […]
Bear necessity: lid stuck around US animal’s neck removed after two years
Michigan wildlife experts finally were able to trap a black bear and remove a large lid that was stuck around his neck – after two years. “It’s pretty incredible that the bear survived and was able to feed itself,” Cody Norton, a state bear specialist, said on Wednesday. “The neck was scarred and missing hair, […]
Beating of sea lion caught on camera, CA officials say. Now, man pleads guilty
A sick sea lion resting on a California beach was kicked in the head and beaten with a large piece of driftwood, prosecutors say. Now, 32-year-old Christopher Hurtado, of Santa Paula, has pleaded guilty “to two felony counts related to the beating of a sea lion suffering on a Ventura beach from recent algae blooms,” […]
3 Ways the Budget Bill Threatens America’s Wildlife
Somewhere within the more than 19 million acres of pristine wilderness that make up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a caribou calf is following her mother across the tundra. She’s enjoying soft grass under her hooves. She’s munching willow leaves. She’s not thinking about the United States Senate, or “reconciliation bills,” or the National Environmental […]
Rampaging raccoons: how the American mammals took over a German city – and are heading across Europe
In Kassel, everyone has a story about raccoons. Some struggle with a family of them that moved into their roof and simply will not leave. Others recount how a picnic in the park turned into an ambush as gangs of the black and white animals, known in Germany as Waschbären, raided the food. Almost everyone […]
That Time a Great White Shark Broke Into a Shark Cage
In a heart-stopping encounter captured on camera in August 2016 by diver Craig Capehart, a great white shark is seen breaking into a shark cage. Seeing as Craig was shark cage diving with the purpose of filming these apex predators, everything was recorded. Miraculously, the diver emerges unscathed. This shark wasn’t looking for a snack […]
UK Zoo Helps Hatch Three of World’s Rarest Birds–Blue-Eyed Doves–with Only 11 Left in Wild
A UK zoo is celebrating after helping to hatch three of the world’s rarest birds in what could be a breakthrough moment in saving the critically-endangered species from extinction. The trio of blue-eyed ground dove chicks were successfully hand-reared in Brazil, boosting the survival odds of one of the most endangered birds on the planet, […]
How to become a birder: 10 easy ways to start this life-changing hobby
I’m assured this is a big deal: on the far side of a field in Thetford, separated from me by a gate, there is a stone-curlew. Jon Carter, from the British Trust for Ornithology, patiently directs my binoculars up, down and past patches of grass until my gaze lands on an austere-looking, long-legged brown bird. […]