‘Humongous’ marmot crowned winner in inaugural Fat Marmot Week contest | US news
A marmot contest started by researchers who turned to OnlyFans to help save a decades-long research project has…
In the 1970s, just 14 giant tortoises remained on Española; now 3,000 are restoring vegetation and bringing albatrosses back to nesting grounds |
On Española, one of the smaller islands in the Galápagos, the landscape is being reshaped by animals that…
Lemurs reveal why humans may not be strictly daytime animals
Humans have long been considered daytime animals, but new research suggests our natural activity pattern extends much further…
Paradise Photographer Recognized as ‘Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the Year’
Flying Puffin by David Sturge A local photographer is being recognized as Canadian Wildlife Photographer of the…
Scientists found common eastern bumblebee queens can survive underwater for up to 1 week; the 2024 University of Guelph study began after flooded fridge tubes |
Large earth bumblebee (queen) on phacelia blossoms. Credits – Wikimedia Commons A laboratory accident at a Canadian university…
In 1967, Guy Savy and a partner bought a degraded Seychelles island; after restoring nesting habitat, its sooty tern colony rose from under 20,000 pairs to about 700,000
Guy Savy and a partner bought a degraded Seychelles island A tiny coral island on the northern edge…
In 1990, the northern spotted owl became a symbol of America’s logging wars; 36 years later, scientists say it is already functionally extinct across large swaths of its range
In 1990, a small bird became an unlikely symbol of one of America’s fiercest environmental battles. The northern…
Spiders are barely noticed underfoot, but a peer-reviewed 2017 estimate put their annual global prey kill at 400–800 million tonnes — a range whose upper end is about twice the roughly 400 million tonnes of meat and fish humans consume each year
Most of us file spiders under one of two headings. Either they are pests to squash or usher…
What does the future hold for Norfolk’s first wild beavers?
There are concerns over reintroducing beavers, particularly around their dams being built in inappropriate places and their ability…
Farmer fears for kingfishers and wildlife at crowded River Stour
A farmer has spoken of his fears that antisocial river users are scaring or drowning local wildlife. Daniel…
LEOPARDS OF MAGA (apologies to Warren Zevon)
So, yesterday, I’m browsing on Daily Kos, as I’m wont to do, and start reading the comments to…
Orcas and polar bears: Best wildlife photos of 2026
London’s Natural History Museum is offering a sneak peek ahead of an exhibition. It’ll show all award-winning images…