At least two people have been sent to the emergency room after a bizarre new trend emerged in California: rampaging squirrels ambushing humans. At least five people have been attacked by aggressive squirrels in San Rafael, a Bay Area community near San Francisco. Isabel Campoy and her niece were among those hurt while walking through […]
Petition: Stop Montana’s Plan to Slaughter Hundreds of Wolves
Montana’s government has given hunters the go-ahead to slaughter as many as 558 wolves this season – the largest number in recent history. Even worse, it’s given permission to individual hunters to trap, shoot, or otherwise kill as many as 30 wolves per person. This government-approved permission to slaughter so many animals even impacts wolves […]
‘It proves this can be done’: Berlin the blueprint to bring goshawks to UK cities
Firing off rapid keck-keck-keck cries that rang out through a park in central Berlin, the goshawks soared high above the trees and circled before swooping down to chase off a ragtag bunch of crows that had begun to mob them from below. “It’s basically a flying Batman bringing law and order to the city,” said […]
Scary video shows tourist facing instant consequences after trying to pet wild warthog: ‘View them from a distance’
A TikTok shows just how quickly things can go awry with wild animal encounters. The video, posted by WonderLand TV (@wonderlandtv00), showed a warthog approaching the cameraman in what looked like a tropical resort. @wonderlandtv00 Warthog attacks a tourist #fyp #tourist #animal #funny ♬ original sound – Wonderlandtv00 “Hello, boy! I wonder if we can […]
Petition: Stop the Rhino Poaching Crisis in South Africa
This year has been a devastating one for rhinos in South Africa. Since the beginning of 2025, 195 rhinos have been killed by poachers in the country. The good news is that this number is a slight drop from the same period in 2024. But for a critically endangered species, every single unnecessary death is […]
Australia’s magpie swooping season returns with a vengeance – and cyclists are their main targets
If you’re a cyclist, you’re not imagining it – the magpies really are after you. Statistics for the Australian magpies’ 2025 breeding season show almost two in three swooping attacks are on cyclists. And the best thing to do? Slow down. Get off the bike and walk, even. Step away from the nest, if you […]
Is there such a thing as a ‘problem shark’? Plan to catch repeat biters divides scientists
First was the French tourist, killed while swimming off Saint-Martin in December 2020. The manager of a nearby water sports club raced out in a dinghy to help, only to find her lifeless body floating face down, a gaping wound where part of her right thigh should have been. Then, a month later, another victim. […]
Wolves’ continued spread in California brings joy, controversy & conflicts
With its enchanting eyes, powerful jaws, acute senses and haunting howls, the gray wolf (Canis lupus) — the largest member of the dog family — is a wilderness icon. Once the most widespread mammal on the planet, gray wolves roamed across large swaths of North America, Europe and Asia. However, as human settlements grew, these […]