As humans continue to expand into previously uninhabited areas, wildlife is increasingly at risk. One tragic example of this is the frequent deaths of Yellowstone National Park’s wild buffalo on U.S. Highway 191, which runs through a critical migration corridor for many species. A staggering 70% of bison-vehicle collisions occur on this 7-mile stretch of […]
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Snowmobile Tour Group Captures Scary Encounter with Bison in Yellowstone Park Video
A video shared on YouTube depicts a group of snowmobilers in Yellowstone Park having a frighteningly close encounter with a herd of bison that are not amused by their presence. What was most likely upsetting the furry beasts more than anything else was the noise of the snowmobiles. Bison are regularly rounded up with helicopters […]
Volunteers Continue to Risk Their Lives to Save Animals Amid Ongoing War in Ukraine
Volunteers in Ukraine have been risking their lives to save and rescue abandoned animals amid the ongoing war. It has now been nearly one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but volunteers have not given up helping abandoned animals. The Yampil Zoo in the eastern Donetsk region was liberated by Ukrainian forces on September […]
Russian Soldiers Ate Zoo Animals to Survive, According to Rescue Workers in Ukraine
Russian soldiers were reportedly so hungry that they resorted to eating zoo animals at the Yampil Zoo in Ukraine. Volunteer rescue workers reported that the soldiers killed and apparently ate two camels, a kangaroo, a bison, some piglets, birds, and wolves. The Yampil Zoo is located in the eastern Donetsk region, where the Yampil village […]
Wild baby bison born in the UK for first time in thousands of years after surprise pregnancy
A baby bison has been born in the UK for the first time in millennia as part of a groundbreaking rewilding project. The happy surprise was discovered by rangers carrying out checks on a herd of bison in West Blean and Thornden Woods, near Canterbury this month. The calf’s mother and two other female bison […]
Texas Woman Gored by Bison Releases TikTok Video of the Frightening Event
A Texas woman by the name of Rebecca Clark has shared a video of herself being charged by a bison in Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway, located in Quitaque, Texas. About 100 miles southeast of Amarillo, it lies within Briscoe County and is home to the Texas State Bison Herd. With their numbers greatly […]
Back from the brink: how bison, bears and beavers returned to Europe
Top predators are making a comeback across Europe, according to a new report compiled by the Zoological Society of London, BirdLife International and the European Bird Census Council for Rewilding Europe. These are some of the top species making an “exciting” recovery: Eurasian beaver Beavers started to decline in the 17th century with the introduction […]
Arizona’s Grand Canyon Bison Being Relocated to Tribal Lands
Many people have no idea there are bison living in Arizona, much less in the Grand Canyon National Park. Viewed as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the iconic canyon stretches 227 miles in length and averages more than ten miles across. Each year the attraction draws visitors from all over the […]