‘Carnival of the Nearly Extinct Animals’ celebrates species with song
Once upon a time, flocks of passenger pigeons were so dense they blocked the sun like…
Scientists removed kangaroo rats from desert plots for 13 years, revealing how the rodents shape vegetation in the Chihuahuan Desert | World News
PC: Connor Long/Wikipedia In the Chihuahuan Desert, kangaroo rats play an important role in shaping vegetation. Between 1977…
Bulgaria released 61 Griffon Vultures after they vanished for 60 years, and 10 years later, 42 chicks had fledged in the wild | World News
Bulgaria’s Griffon Vulture population has returned to Vrachanski Balkan Nature Park after more than 60 years without breeding…
‘Heartbreaking and extremely rare’: Mother humpback whale carries stillborn calf through the ocean; scientists explain the unusual behaviour
A mother humpback whale was filmed repeatedly returning to her stillborn calf off Australia’s Gold Coast, displaying prolonged…
Critically endangered Norfolk Island Morepork owl faces genetic bottleneck
Researchers are warning a rare owl descended from a single breeding pair on Norfolk Island could die out…
San Miguel Island had 450 foxes before golden eagles cut the population to 15; conservation efforts helped rebuild it to 322 by 2024 | World News
Representative Image of a thriving population of island foxes in a vibrant island habitat, showcasing successful wildlife conservation…
Iberian lynx fell to just 62 mature animals in 2001; conservation has helped push its population above 2,000 |
For much of the 20th century, the Iberian lynx was disappearing from the Spanish landscape. By 2001, only…
Runaway Tasmanian devil back on display at wildlife park after weeks on the run
Tell us about your experience. A Tasmanian devil that sparked a two-week search in dense bushland is back…
Dancing Through Ruins | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Kukeri are part of Bulgaria’s winter traditions, which take many different forms across the country. Elaborately costumed in…
See it: Massive 900-pound ocean sunfish found dead on Cape Cod beach
NECWA volunteers struggle to save a juvenile sunfish that weighs between 500 and 600 pounds. Adults weigh around 4,000…
Trump officials move to dismantle key protection for US endangered species | Trump administration
More than 1,600 critically imperiled species protected under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) face losing further federal…
In the 1990s, a cattle drug wiped out millions of vultures. Years later, their disappearance was linked to 500,000 human deaths |
For generations, vultures were part of the everyday landscape across India. They gathered around cattle carcasses, circled above…