Gray whales along the West Coast are dying at alarming rates, and melting Arctic sea ice is largely to blame. According to The Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda V. Mapes, gray whale populations have dropped by over 40% in the last decade—marking the steepest and most sustained decline in over 50 years of monitoring. Once […]
An obscure arm of the federal government killed almost 2 million wild animals last year using a variety of methods, including firearms, poisons, and traps that ensnare an animal’s neck, feet, or entire body. Carried out by the US Department of Agriculture’s euphemistically named Wildlife Services department, the 2024 body count included over 2,000 green […]
Busy tourist season is nearly upon Yosemite National Park and officials are warning visitors to be cautious of “one of the most dangerous animals” in the park—and it turns out it doesn’t have claws. More than any other animal, mule deer cause injuries to visitors in the park, according to a National Park Service Instagram […]
Social media influencers may be doing more harm than good when it comes to marine life. A new study published in Frontiers in Conservation links the rise in shark attacks to viral content that encourages people to interact directly with sharks—often under the guise of Conservation or thrill-seeking. Researchers reviewed shark encounter records from French […]
Wildlife officials are desperately working to locate a trio of orphaned bear cubs in Whistler, after their mother was put down for attacking a dog walker earlier this week. The B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) said the mother bear was killed after it knocked a woman down and bit her in the Kadenwood neighbourhood on […]
KAPILVASTU, Nepal — At his fish pond near his home in Krishnanagar Municipality in western Nepal’s Kapilvastu, Imtehaj Khan closely watches a large TV screen mounted on a wall. For outsiders, it would seem that the 58-year-old enjoys watching sports such as football or cricket on the big screen. But for the resident of Krishnanagar, […]
CAPE TOWN — South Africa’s False Bay was once known as a global hotspot for great white sharks. But within the span of a few years, between 2015 and 2019, this apex predator vanished from the area, leading to profound ecological changes, according to a new study. The study suggests that the disappearance of the […]
Critically endangered hooded vultures in Nigeria that once fed on the carcasses of wild animals are now largely dependent on scraps discarded by people. But changes in the way waste is disposed of at slaughterhouses has left them desperately short of food, researchers say. In the 1970s, hooded vultures (Necrosyrtes monachus) were among at least […]