Agreement Secures 100,000 Acres for Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Conservation
Within the rugged terrain of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, the bighorn sheep, Colorado’s state mammal, faces a precarious future. Whereas current conservation efforts are making a huge impact, there are but…
The Basics of Hooking the Perfect Fish
Fishing is a beloved pastime that brings folks collectively from all walks of life. Whether or not you might be an skilled angler or simply beginning out, there’s something magical…
Peruvian Authorities Intercept Approximately 160 Exotic Animals at Lima Airport
In a latest bust at Jorge Chavez Worldwide Airport in Lima, Peru, authorities seized roughly 160 unique animals, together with snakes, spiders, and turtles, from the bags of a passenger…
New Species of Forest Hedgehog Discovered in China
Mesechinus is a small genus of mammals within the hedgehog household Erinaceidae. The genus till now comprised 4 species from East Asia: Mesechinus dauuricus, Mesechinus hughi, Mesechinus miodon, and Mesechinus…
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Wolverines as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
Wolverines, a member of the weasel household that resembles a small bear, as soon as ranged inside the decrease 48 from California via the Midwest. Over the previous 100 years,…
Investigation Shows PCB Chemicals Found at Extremely High Levels in Stranded Whales
An investigation revealed within the scientific journal Environmental Science and Know-how has proven that prime ranges of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) are current in stranded whales and dolphins present in the…
Firefighters Crawl Across Frozen Lake and Save Stranded Deer Using a Curling Technique–WATCH
Yearly, the frozen lakes of the North pose challenges for emergency groups known as in to rescue folks or animals on skinny ice. However that is the primary time we’ve…
A lethal wildlife disease is stalking South Carolina: How ‘zombie deer’ threaten the state
Tom Hauge, a veteran wildlife biologist in Wisconsin, was advised 21 years in the past that an endemic had proven up in deer that roamed throughout the state’s southwest nook.…
No safe space for Nepal’s sloth bears outside protected areas, study finds
KATHMANDU — Hari Prasad Sharma remembers being astonished when he visited the Chure area in Nepal’s southern Madhesh province to review sloth bears. Sharma, an affiliate professor of zoology at…
On the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, a threat looms
Think about a cosmic rock billions of years outdated but vibrant with water, mild and life. Not too near the solar and never too distant. Tilted on its axis and…