Guardian of the Herd | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
The chest of a Samburu warrior in Ngurunit, Kenya, bears traditional scarifications and a Catholic rosary. Known as…
Herd of deer found in Japan’s Southern Alps, raising ecosystem concerns
NAGANO, Japan – A large herd of deer was spotted this summer in the Southern Alps on the…
In 1983, Britain reintroduced a butterfly declared extinct just four years earlier; the large blue has since surged 1,866% and now survives at 33 sites
A butterfly once declared extinct in Britain is now at the centre of one of the country’s most…
What Kept a Houseboat Town Awake All Night? Singing Fish
A California houseboat community suspected secret government activity, but the real culprit turned out to be far stranger.…
3 African wild dogs travelled over 4,000km to find mates – why that’s good news for the endangered species
In 2021, a three-year-old female African wild dog spent a year travelling more than 2,300 kilometres across southern…
Strange Creatures Seen Riding Giant Sea Spiders in The Midnight Ocean : ScienceAlert
In the unexplored expanses deep below the ocean waves, life finds many ways to thrive. Sometimes that means…
Britain released two beavers into a 10-hectare forest; 5 years later, peak water flow fell 46.6% and baseflow rose by 417% |
Eurasian beaver and kit by the River Tay in Scotland. Image Credit: Wikipedia In 2019, two Eurasian beavers…
Saving the Sea Urchin | Nat Geo Photo of the Day
Long-spined sea urchins (Diadema antillarum) like this one are among the most important algae grazers in Caribbean coral…
The woolly rhino’s Ice Age story stretches far south of Siberia
Woolly rhino DNA from 183 fossils traces most of the animal’s genetic variety to milder East Asia and…
Found collapsed in Kenya’s drought, orphaned elephant Ushindi now watches over younger calves
In Kenya’s 2022 drought, rescuers came upon a young elephant calf named Ushindi. She was alone, badly weakened,…
Bear attacks reach 10 in Colorado after 2 separate attacks over the weekend
Video from Sept. 1, in Arvada, Colorado, shows a bear ripping through a gate to get to three…
Saudi Arabia released 313 desert gazelles; 20 years later, both species had established in a vast protected desert | World News
Across one of Saudi Arabia’s largest protected desert landscapes, a conservation experiment that began in the 1990s is…