WWildlife Read More California river otter suffers brain injury in hit-and-run strikeAugust 16, 2026 A wildlife center west of Sacramento is expecting a speedy recovery for a river otter brought in Friday…
WWildlife Read More 19th-century ships accidentally brought mice to islands 30 miles off San Francisco; they later reached densities of 1,270 per hectare and began reshaping the seabird ecosystemAugust 16, 2026 The Farallon Islands Are Off Limits to Humans — but Not Wildlife Accidentally brought to the Farallon Islands…
WWildlife Read More Los Angeles doorbell camera captures massive mountain lion crossing a driveway at nightAugust 15, 2026 Chad Landers, a Los Angeles homeowner, is used to seeing wildlife through his home’s Ring camera. But the…
WWildlife Read More River otter left with head trauma after hit-and-run in CaliforniaAugust 15, 2026 An innocent river otter was left suffering from head trauma after a heartless hit-and-run driver struck the critter…
WWildlife Read More A squid pulled from a sperm whale’s stomach during an Antarctic whaling expedition in 1955–56 sat overlooked in scientific collections for nearly 70 years — until researchers realised it wasn’t just a new species, but an entirely new family of oceanic squid no one knew existed.August 15, 2026 A preserved squid collected from a sperm whale’s stomach in 1955 or 1956 has turned out to be…
WWildlife Read More In 1958, the US moved 25 caribou to an Alaska island as emergency food for military personnel; by 2005, their herd had grown to 2,750August 15, 2026 A herd of just 25 caribou calves released on a remote Alaskan island in 1958 to provide emergency…
WWildlife Read More In 1923, wardens began protecting a 35-acre Texas island where the state’s last reddish egrets survived; one family lived there full time in a two-room hut, and today it holds the world’s largest nesting colonyAugust 15, 2026 Welcome to the Island Where Egrets Rule A century after wildlife wardens began protecting a small island in…
WWildlife Read More Elk at Crawford County deer farm tests positive for CWD | Local NewsAugust 15, 2026 CRAWFORD COUNTY, Wis. (WKBT) — A Crawford County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, state…
WWildlife Read More In 1949, five domestic cats were brought to Marion Island to control mice; their population grew to about 2,000 and was estimated to kill 450,000 seabirds a yearAugust 15, 2026 Satellite view of Marion Islands | Wikimedia Commons South Africa established a permanent meteorological station on sub-Antarctic Marion…
WWildlife Read More White shark spotted feeding on seal off MDIAugust 15, 2026 A great white shark was spotted Thursday in Frenchman Bay off Bar Harbor feeding on a seal, according to…
WWildlife Read More Great white sharks have been spotted off Cape Cod. Here’s where.August 15, 2026 White sharks, often called great white sharks, have continued to be spotted in Cape Cod waters, including near…
WWildlife Read More First Australian death of little penguin with H5 bird flu confirmed on Phillip Island | Bird fluAugust 15, 2026 Australia’s first case of the deadly H5 bird flu in a little penguin has been confirmed on Victoria’s…