10+ hour, 40+ min ago   (414+ words) Punch was abandoned by his mother after his birth a year ago Sunday, presumably because of exhaustion. Zookeepers nursed him and gave him the toy to develop his gripping ability, something newborn macaques need to survive. Punch is no longer…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (644+ words) Rangers at Murchison Falls National Park on Tuesday began to translocate 12 endangered Nubian giraffes, Earth's tallest land mammal, 106 kilometers (65 miles) to Ajai Wildlife Reserve. The project, expected to last a couple of days, is intended to preserve the species’ population,…...

3+ day, 25+ min ago   (419+ words) Environmentalists say this could spell the end for the vanishing whales, which can drown after getting tangled up in fishing gear or being struck by boats. There are only about 380 North Atlantic right whales left. The federal government has already…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (213+ words) Researchers have been propagating them at coastal nurseries, but decided to bring some ashore now because of indications that 2026 will be “a really bad year” for bleaching — perhaps even worse than 2023, Lirman said. Coral has been showing indications of heat…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (332+ words) A Siler City woman is facing dozens of animal cruelty and abandonment charges after investigators say she left multiple animals without proper care at a Chatham County property. According to the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (19+ words) WRAL Deputies return dog to owners after July 4th scare...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (699+ words) But just as they move in to capture them, one of the football-size birds, with bright-orange bills and long legs, scampers into a coastal salt pond. The other briefly takes to the air, sending the team running across the mile-and-a-half-long…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (560+ words) Instead of receiving automatic protections, imperiled species will need individualized protection plans once they are added to the threatened species list. That's a potentially lengthy process in which companies could seek exemptions for oil and gas drilling, mining and other…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (712+ words) That perception has shifted, at least in part thanks to scientists who discovered that a nearby cove is frequented by dozens of pregnant blacktip sharks, prompting efforts to protect the area. Recent studies describe Brazil as the largest consumer of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (809+ words) Thursday, the people who saved a dog's life came together to celebrate it. A group of people just doing their jobs on a day in May not only saved a dogs life, but proved that life can go on and…...