Could the lack of rain increase copperhead encounters in NC?
When it comes to venomous snakes in North Carolina, copperheads are king. The slithering creatures, which can pack…
A mass elk migration to a national park is months ahead of schedule
Hoofbeats across the sagebrush flats are a sure sign of spring in northwestern Wyoming. As the days lengthen,…
It’s an unforgiving, harsh, remote arid landscape the size of Texas that receives just a few millimetres of rain a year – yet remarkably some wild animals live here…
An almost incomprehensible 650,000km2 – that’s roughly the size of Texas – of sand dunes and little else. That’s the Rub’…
Cocaine bear step aside. Enter sharks who are testing positive for illicit drugs in the Caribbean
Scientists have discovered traces of cocaine, caffeine and even painkillers in sharks prowling the waters surrounding the Bahamas.…
Emaciated gray whale found dead on Florence beach, necropsy underway | Local
FLORENCE, Ore. – A dead whale washed ashore in front of the Driftwood Shores Resort, drawing crowds to…
Adorable footage shows giant panda chomping on bamboo in Chinese mountains
Pandas eat so much bamboo that they’re sometimes affectionately known as ‘bamboo bears’. “Bamboo makes up around 99 percent of…
California Beach Locks Down After ‘Rare’ 8-Foot Great White Shark Circles Surfer Offshore
NEED TO KNOW A “rare” 8-foot great white shark was spotted circling a surfer in Newport Beach, Calif.…
Massive dead whale washes up on Rockaway Beach in Queens
A gigantic, 45-foot whale carcass washed up on Rockaway Beach after floating off the coast of Long Island. …
#DCPandas: Spring Brings Sparks Between Bao Li and Qing Bao
Bao Li is currently in rut—the period when male giant pandas ready themselves for breeding. Typically, it lasts…
‘It was bonkers’: Samba the runaway capybara inspires a wild rodent hunt | Zoos
Barely 24 hours after nine-month-old capybaras Samba and Tango were brought to Marwell zoo near Winchester, they had…
UK wildlife park euthanizes entire wolf pack after they turned on each other
A wildlife park in southeast England has euthanized an entire wolf pack after the group’s dynamic broke down,…
Mystery orcas return to Seattle area
The mystery orcas are back in town. A trio of unidentified orcas, never observed in the Pacific Northwest…