Along the beaches of Cape Cod, volunteers are braving freezing winds to search for stranded sea turtles and other vulnerable animals that can no longer swim. Drawn north by warming seas, these young turtles become trapped when temperatures suddenly drop, leaving them cold stunned and close to death. It is a heartbreaking scene, but also […]
Like cholesterol clogging up an artery, it took just a couple of years for the quagga mussels to infiltrate the 5km (3-mile) highway of pipes under the Swiss Federal Technology Institute of Lausanne (EPFL). By the time anyone realised what was going on, it was too late. The power of some heat exchangers had dropped […]
In an isolated backroom of a nature reserve near Bogotá, Colombia’s capital, Wayra, a recently hatched condor chick, is a symbol of hope for Fernando Castro, a wildlife specialist. Castro, 33, says he sees in the small fluff of gray down the future of the Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in Colombia. Wayra is the latest […]
Orcas and dolphins have been spotted for the first time working as a team to hunt salmon off the coast of British Columbia, according to a new study which suggests a cooperative relationship between the two predators. The research, published on Thursday in the journal Scientific Reports, shows interactions between northern resident orcas (also known […]
They can strike their victims with clenched talons at a devastating 200mph, casually crush a monkey’s skull in their claws, tear a large fish apart in seconds and inflict deep wounds on the heads of humans they see as a threat. Deadliest birds of prey Harpy Eagle The magnificent harpy eagles of Central and South […]
In a move that reverses nearly a decade of practice, California wildlife officials have quietly begun to allow killing mountain lions in order to protect another iconic native — bighorn sheep. Though limited to the Eastern Sierra — the steep, rugged home of a rare type of the wild sheep — it marks a sea […]
A dog can seem fine on a walk, then stiffen the moment the brush comes out. A cat may tolerate petting, then bolt when water runs in the sink. Those small shifts are not stubbornness, they are early stress signals. People often start grooming plans after a messy coat or a close call with mats. […]
MIRANDA, Brazil — We made three attempts to capture a jaguar after arriving at Fazenda Bodoquena in Miranda, Mato Grosso do Sul state, on a Thursday afternoon in early September. Part of the team went to set up a snare trap near a cow carcass that had been found earlier that day. We were sure […]