A wolf killed a calf over the weekend in Jackson County, the second time in less than a week that the death of livestock in Colorado has been attributed to a wolf, wildlife officials confirmed. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials on morning of April 7 responded to a report of possible depredation of a calf […]
Father Rips Shark’s Mouth Off Son in Fishing Trip Horror
A teen in Australia was rushed to hospital after a great white shark latched onto his leg during a fishing trip. His dad leaped to the rescue and used his bare hands to rescue his son by pulling the predator off his leg, local media outlet 7News reported. Nathan Ness, 16, was on a family […]
Killing owls to save owls: the US wildlife plan that sparked an ‘ethical dilemma’
It sounds like a set-up for an ecological horror film – to save one species of owl, US wildlife officials want to shoot down half a million of its cousins. The federal government’s latest proposal to save the endangered spotted owls has raised complicated questions about the ethics of killing one species to save another, […]
Polar Bears Pay a Visit to Svalbard Research Station
The unusual visit occurred at the Polish research station in Hornsund, southern Svalbard, where meteorologist Katarzyna Kudłacz was on station duty. Preparing breakfast, Kudłacz was stunned to see a female polar bear and her two cubs peering curiously through the station’s window. The serene moment was captured in photographs, showing one of the bears with […]
Crocodile Hunted as Teenage Boy Found Dead
Australian authorities are searching for a crocodile after a teenage boy was found dead with injuries consistent with an attack by the reptile. The 16-year-old was reported missing around 4 a.m. local time on Thursday after heading out on a boat trip with a 13-year-old boy, the Queensland Police said in a statement. The younger […]
We can’t eradicate deadly cane toads—but there’s a way to stop them killing wildlife
Australia can claim more than its fair share of environmental blunders, but the introduction of cane toads in 1935 surely ranks as one of the worst. The toads were imported from Hawaii and released in Queensland, purportedly to manage pest beetles in sugar cane crops. The toads failed to control the pests and instead spread […]
The Rise of Hybrid Species in a Warming World
In 2016, scientists encountered a never-before-seen bear in the Canadian Arctic. While it possessed the features of both a grizzly and a polar bear, its predominantly white fur baffled experts. Dubbed a “pizzly” or “grolar” bear, this hybrid was the offspring of a rare mating between a polar bear and a grizzly. Since then, sightings […]
Suicide by snake: Animal smuggler kills himself by getting one of his cobras to bite him as he is arrested in South Africa
A security guard committed suicide by snake by goading his own deadly serpents into delivering fatal bites after he was arrested by police in South Africa. Marius Joubert, 28, died in agony after his illegally-smuggled Indochinese Spitting Cobra and a second snake pumped lethal venom into his hand and wrist after he stuck his hand […]