New study splits giraffe experts on future wild captures for zoos
Hybridization of captive giraffes in North American zoos may impact conservation, given the recent scientific consensus that…
With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?
Imagine a healthy forest, home to a variety of species: Birds are flitting between tree branches, salamanders are…
The lab-in-a-backpack busting illegal shark fins: Interview with Diego Cardeñosa
Diego Cardeñosa chose lab-based DNA research over fieldwork during his Ph.D. on sharks, betting it could deliver…
Fisher not seen in Ohio for more than 100 years caught on camera at park
An astonishing discovery was made after a wildlife camera spotted a fisher roaming through Cleveland Metroparks — its first appearance…
He tried to save a sheep — and discovered it was something else entirely
It looked like a lost sheep from the road: a bright, trembling bundle in the grass. Up close,…
“I was setting up a camera trap when we heard a trumpet. An elephant was charging, flattening every tree in its path.”
Sebastian Kennerknecht is a wildlife and conservation photographer, with a particular focus on big cats. His work has…
‘Please tell me [they] were charged’
A video showing a tour group’s flagrant disregard for safety rules at the Rocky Mountain National Park ignited…
Woman Watches Mysterious Tunnels Appear In Snow — Then The Cutest Face Pops Out
On a freezing morning in Iowa this week, homeowner Jess Sherwood spotted something stirring in her freshly blanketed…
Crocodile’s Superbite Stuns Scientists—It Can Snap Bone Like a Toothpick
To put that into perspective, it takes about 4,000 Newtons to break a human femur. So a single…
An Ocean Quahog Clam Called Ming Was Once The World’s Oldest Individual Animal. In 2006, Humans Accidentally Killed It.
Some of the longest-living animals on Earth have likely been alive for over 2,000 years. That includes sponges,…
This extremely rare, yet stunningly beautiful, starlit frog may be slipping quietly into extinction – needlessly
A series of photography trips has left one of the world’s most visually spectacular frogs in peril. The…
Mother polar bear seen interacting with adopted cub
In a rarely documented case, a polar bear in northern Canada has adopted a cub that is not…