Over the past 50 years, lion numbers have decreased by three-quarters. Only 20,000 to 40,000 of these majestic big cats survive in the wild today. A third of lion deaths are a result of poaching, and even where lions are killed in retaliation over livestock predation, in many cases their body parts are harvested for […]
Do carbon credits really help communities that keep forests standing?
SEN MONOROM, Cambodia — Tucked away in a little-visited corner of eastern Cambodia is a tiny “sea of forest” that undulates near Roeung Haeng’s home. Here, the songs of yellow-cheeked crested gibbons (Nomascus gabriellae) pierce the quiet canopy in the early mornings. Later in the day, the rising hum of male cicadas contorting their ribs […]
When Wild Meets World
The world upon which we are blessed to dwell should be a paradise for the living. Not a living hell Remember we are here to share this blessed orb with all beings everywhere. Some urban/suburban friends.
Stunning Video Shows ‘Menacing’ 40-Pound Boa Constrictor Snake Captured
The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department (MDFR) recently shared a stunning video of one of its officers handling a large boa constrictor in a residential neighborhood. The video posted to Instagram and X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday shows Lieutenant Christopher Pecori from the department’s Venom One response unit using a tarp to wrap up and capture […]
Raja the elephant, a big draw at the St. Louis Zoo, is moving to Columbus to breed
Raja the elephant has been one of the biggest attractions—literally and figuratively—at the St. Louis Zoo for decades. Now, he’s moving away. The zoo announced Thursday that the male Asian elephant born at the zoo nearly 31 years ago will be relocated to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio, probably in about a year. […]
Badger culls are not best way to cut bovine TB, report finds
Improved cattle testing, better financial and mental health support for farmers, and cattle and badger vaccination will more effectively tackle bovine TB in cattle than culling badgers, according to a report. The review of evidence by the Badger Trust comes after 10 years of culling in England killed 210,237 badgers, costing £58.8m, without a significant […]
Watch: Lioness, four cubs create ‘cutest traffic jam ever’
Recent footage captured in South Africa’s Kruger National Park shows a momma lion gracefully leading four cubs along a paved road while tourists follow closely behind. “Watch as a Lioness and her 4 furry cubbies cause the cutest traffic jam ever in Kruger National Park,” Wildest Kruger Sightings described Tuesday on Facebook. The lioness, stately […]
To protect its iconic condors, an entire Bolivian town declared itself a reserve
In February 2021, a period of national mourning was declared in Bolivia after 34 Andean condors were found dead. The images that circulated on social media showed a desolate scene in an area of the town of Laderas Norte, located about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Tarija, the largest city in the country’s south. Today, […]