UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves amid biodiversity challenges and climate change
An Indonesian archipelago that’s home to three-fourths of Earth’s coral species, a stretch of Icelandic coast with 70%…
Golden lion tamarins and sloths become unlikely roommates at Palm Beach Zoo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Golden lion tamarins and Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have become unlikely roommates in a…
Tamarins and sloths share new habitat at Palm Beach Zoo
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Golden lion tamarins and Hoffman’s two-toed sloths have become unlikely roommates in…
160,000 apply for Florida’s first bear hunt since 2015
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for…
More than 160,000 apply for Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade, official says
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Florida’s first bear hunt in a decade drew more than 160,000 applicants for a…
Moose falls into well, rescued hours later by Maine game wardens
PEMBROKE, Maine (AP) — A bull moose that fell into an abandoned well in Maine was pulled to…
Week in wildlife: a flying teddy, a fishy shipwreck and a globe-trotting sea slug | Environment
In sea slug news: a “groundbreaking” discovery has been made, with the nudibranch Spurilla neapolitana, typically found in…
Conservationists file lawsuit to stop Florida black bear hunt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Conservationists have filed a lawsuit to halt Florida’s first black bear hunt in a…
Endangered pink river dolphins threatened by mercury in the Amazon
PUERTO NARINO, Colombia (AP) — A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as…
Endangered orca in Washington state seen carrying a dead calf
EASTSOUND, Wash. — Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead newborn…
Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state is seen carrying a dead calf
EASTSOUND, Wash. (AP) — Once again, an endangered orca in Washington state has been seen carrying her dead…
Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia
MELBOURNE, Australia — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are…