2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (840+ words) Queen conch were once so abundant that fishers in many parts of the Caribbean could wade into knee-deep waters and gather armfuls of the pink, whorled shells. Today, however, the giant marine snails are in decline across the Gulf of…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago   (541+ words) For conservation experts and road ecologists, it’s no secret that wildlife corridors like overpasses, underpasses, and tunnels work wonders to prevent wildlife-vehicle collisions. According to Pew Charitable Trusts, wildlife crossings can cut large mammal collisions by up to 97%, and each…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (538+ words) Seven years after being returned to the forests of northern Sumatra from a rehabilitation facility, a female orangutan rescued from traffickers has been found nurturing a baby in the wild, giving new encouragement that reintroduced apes can establish breeding populations....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (582+ words) Although the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Washington is now 100% contained, locals will be reeling from its destruction for the foreseeable future. One such person is Donna Carberry. Carberry’s home fell victim to the fire, but thankfully, with the help…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (431+ words) Over two decades ago, the University of California, San Diego created what is now known as ALERTCalifornia, a natural-disaster and wildfire response network that monitors over 1,200 trail cameras across the state. Through the years, animals like golden eagles have made…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1140+ words) Oregon fishermen will begin testing ropeless crabbing technology next spring in an effort to save whales from often-fatal entanglements. The state since 2021 has taken steps to reduce whale entanglements, including requiring additional late season crabbing tags and limiting how many…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (457+ words) He set up a camera trap for many months to monitor a remote river crossing deep in the nature reserve’s forests. “For me, the opportunity was irresistible,” Berrard-Lucas wrote on his blog. “The Maasai Mara is one of the most…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (772+ words) In Africa’s lion range countries, human-wildlife conflict is of increasing concern. As big cats’ habitats shrink due to climate change, they turn to livestock properties to hunt. In turn, humans may be attacked by wildlife, or humans may kill wildlife…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (645+ words) Timmy the 270-pound loggerhead sea turtle was found “splashing erratically” in late July off the coast of the Florida Keys. Boaters spotted her in distress and called in the Coast Guard to help. Once rescuers hoisted her up, she was…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (601+ words) For the first time in more than 100 years, trail camera footage has captured evidence of cougar kittens in Minnesota's Voyageurs National Park. The videos, taken by the University of Minnesota’s Voyageurs Wolf Project, were shared with the state’s Department of…...