SHREWSBURY, Vt. (AP) – A Canada lynx, an endangered species in Vermont, has been confirmed in the state for the first time since 2018, and farther south than the last confirmed sighting. A Shrewsbury man was driving home on Saturday evening when he saw the large cat walking along the side of a rural road. […]
Nepal’s buffalo-kills-tiger story reveals deeper pains in compensation system
KATHMANDU — Yes, you read the headline right: On Aug. 22, in a rare incident, a tethered domestic buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) killed an endangered Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) on the fringe of Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. The event, which occurred in Pratappur village within the Manahari Rural Municipality, quickly made headlines across Nepal, with […]
Venomous snakes are threatened by our warming world, which is impacting humans
The West African Gaboon viper, one of the world’s most venomous snakes, is known for its lethal bite despite its slow movements. This species, native to the forests of western sub-Saharan Africa, could see its range expand by 250% due to rising global temperatures. As this snake and others like it migrate to new territories, […]
The reason sea lions are suddenly dying in huge numbers along beloved California coastline
A surge of sick sea lions are washing up along the California coast suffering from symptoms of algae poisoning, experts say. The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito has responded to 90 sick sea lions in San Luis Obispo County since July 29, and nearly 30 percent of the animals they helped have died. Experts found […]
‘Rare species’ not seen in the area for 50 years spotted on Arizona trail camera
To ensure her trail cameras would stay operational during the hot Arizona summer, researcher Kinley Ragan trekked to 23 of them. At each, Ragan, a field research project manager with the Phoenix Zoo, checked the camera’s batteries and SD card, as well as ensured the camera was angled at an optimal position, Ragan told McClatchy […]
Bear Breaks into California Classroom in Search of Snacks!
A California school teacher returned to her classroom to find an unexpected visitor—a bear rummaging for food. The bear had broken into the classroom at Peak to Peak Charter School in Pine Mountain Club, a small town located about 90 miles north of Los Angeles. The bear’s target? Granola bars stored in the classroom’s emergency […]
Watch crazy beachgoer chase cookie-thieving bear with a shovel
DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! Or at the beach. Or anywhere else. Trying to scare off a bear with a shovel is a potentially terminal idea, no matter how many cookies the bear has stolen. But it certainly makes for a video you can’t peel your eyes away from. The confrontation took place earlier […]