A California wildlife sanctuary is under scrutiny for alleged animal abuse and neglect after a tiger cub named Cleo, formerly Lily, was rescued by the Oakland Zoo. Cleo, suffering from a severe bone disease, was found with 10 fractures due to decalcification—a result of inadequate calcium and phosphorus in her diet. This condition led to […]
Petition: Demand Protections for the Western Gray Wolf
The Western gray wolves, once thriving apex predators, are under severe threat largely because the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) refuses to give them Endangered Species Act protections. This failure to protect these majestic creatures have left them vulnerable to practices that could drive the Western Gray wolf population back towards extinction. We must […]
Wade Lemon, the Utah Outfitter Who Infamously Guided Donald Trump Jr., Will Do Prison Time for Running ‘Canned’ Mountain Lion Hunts
A Utah big-game outfitter who’s been investigated for alleged wildlife crimes in the past was sentenced in federal court Thursday for leading “canned” mountain lion hunts on public land in 2020 and 2021. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that by profiting from the illegal hunts, wherein the clients unknowingly killed mountain lions that had been […]
Fruit Bats Have Cognitive Abilities Previously Believed to Be Exclusive to Humans, Research Finds
Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) have studied free-ranging fruit bats in a colony in Egypt to answer the long-standing question of whether animals have complex cognitive abilities previously thought to exist only in humans. The study focused specifically on mental time travel, episodic memory, delayed gratification and planning ahead, a press release from TAU […]
Florida Authorities Warn Against Selfies with “Depressed Bear”
Police in Florida are cautioning the public to avoid taking selfies with a distressed black bear that appeared on Highway 98 in Santa Rosa Beach. The bear, described as “stressed and depressed” by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office, attracted crowds eager to snap photos, despite its clear discomfort. Rangers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife […]
Anxious Atlantic rower films amazing footage of boat surrounded by a huge pod of whales
North Atlantic solo rower Tom Waddington was having a dull day. It was gray and rainy and there was little to alleviate the slog of his challenge to row from Newfoundland in Canada to Penzance in the UK (he started earlier this month). But all that was about change. Big time. And Waddington caught it […]
Results of the Best Photo of the Month July 2024
We are delighted to announce the results of our latest photo competition. Dean Eades wins First Prize with his outstanding image ‘Barn Owls‘. Jess Findlay wins Second Prize with his inspirational image ‘Great Horned Owl Siblings‘. Third Prize goes to Alan Murphy with ‘Western-screech Owl with Tiger Centipede’. Please give kudos to the photographers by […]
Trophy hunting of Amboseli’s super-tuskers in Tanzania sparks outrage, calls for a ban
Conservationists have called for a halt to trophy hunting of elephants from Kenya’s Amboseli National Park that cross over into neighboring Tanzania, following the killing of at least five males with unusually large tusks by hunters in Tanzania. Trophy hunting is legal in Tanzania but not in Kenya. Under what conservationists described as a “gentleman’s […]