A quick-thinking animal control officer in Virginia has been praised for saving an injured owl after a roadside accident. According to WAVY-TV, Jessica Brock of Isle of Wight County Animal Services was flagged down by a concerned driver who had accidentally struck an owl, leaving the bird trapped in the front grill of their truck. […]
Fascinating Animals of the Serengeti
The Serengeti is renowned for its beautiful landscapes, cinematic backdrops, unique ecosystem, the awe inspiring Great Migration and its expansive plains but most of all for its incredible variety of wild animals. The Serengeti is recognized globally for its diverse mixture of species all of which thrive within its wild lands as well as all […]
Trump orders likely to drive species’ extinction, wildlife advocates warn
Donald Trump’s administration, backed by House Republicans and Elon Musk’s Doge agency, are carrying out an attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and federal wildlife agencies that, if successful, will almost certainly drive numerous species into extinction, environmental advocates warn. The three-pronged attack is designed to freeze endangered wildlife protections to more quickly push […]
CWD Suspected in Dead Elk at Wyoming Feedground
Earlier this year, two elk tested positive for chronic wasting disease on the Dell Creek Feedground near Pinedale, Wyoming. Since then, the situation has escalated. In late February, Wyoming Game and Fish personnel discovered a deceased bull and cow elk on that same feedground. Game and Fish biologists collected a sample from the bull that […]
Petition: Tear Down the Texas Border Wall That Trapped and Killed 100+ Animals
During last summer’s devastating wildfires in Texas, a tragedy occurred. The state’s concrete border wall, a symbol of division and debate, led to the deaths of over a hundred wild animals in the Lower Rio Grande Valley national wildlife refuge. The border wall is already infamous for the severe threat it poses to desperate migrants […]
Northern Territory’s growing saltwater crocodile population gorging on nine times more prey than 50 years ago
The growing saltwater crocodile population in the Northern Territory has led to the creatures gorging on nine times more prey than they did 50 years ago, with the apex predators contributing important nutrients to Top End waterways, new research suggests. Saltwater crocodile populations have increased exponentially in recent decades, from less than 3,000 in 1971, […]
Butterfly population in US shrinking by 22% over last 20 years, study shows
Butterflies may be among the most beloved of all creatures, routinely deified in art and verse, but they are in alarming decline in the United States with populations plummeting by a fifth in just the past two decades, according to the most comprehensive study yet of their fortunes. The abundance of butterflies in the US […]
Bison Return to Manitoba First Nation Lands for First Time in 100 Years – (WATCH)
In December of last year, when snow covered the ground and a man’s breath turned to frost in the air before his eyes, a small plain in Manitoba hummed with the thudding of hooves. The Birdtail Sioux Dakota Band of southern Manitoba, Canada, welcomed 11 bison onto their tribal lands for the first time in […]