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Little blue heron catches a snack in The Village of Charlotte
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (51+ words) In The Village of Charlotte, this little blue heron had barely begun his search for breakfast when he stumbled upon a delectable and irresistible hors d’oeuvre. After enjoying this tempting little appetizer, he was ready to get serious about filling…...
Reports of dead deer surge in southeastern Wisconsin amid disease outbreak
4+ hour, 10+ min ago (646+ words) The DNR has received more than 700 reports in Washington County Wisconsin wildlife regulators have now received almost 900 reports of dead deer in southeastern Wisconsin that are tied to an ongoing outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease. Last month, the Wisconsin Department…...
Southeast Alaska dive fishermen are hit hard by sea otters
23+ hour, 24+ min ago (727+ words) In Scott Hursey’s basement workshop, there is a guitar on a worktable he’s building from scratch, and a view of Frederick Sound. And in a back closet, there is an old scuba diving suit. “The only thing exposed is your…...
2026 Deer and Elk Hunting Outlook
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1745+ words) Each year, Idaho Fish and Game brings you the annual Deer and Elk Hunting Outlook, a must-read, handy guide that lays out everything — and I mean everything — hunters need and should want to know about deer and elk trends leading…...
SC welcomes gopher frog tadpoles from North Carolina, in first-of-its-kind transfer
4+ hour, 18+ min ago (760+ words) In an effort to introduce more diversity into existing populations, scientists conducted the first cross-state transfer of gopher frog tadpoles between North Carolina and South Carolina. It’s hard being a gopher frog in the Carolinas. What was once a widespread…...
What urban trees can teach us about future forests
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (564+ words) That's right. It's llamas and alpacas — in costumes at the Minnesota State Fair We connect ag professionals with the latest crop research to help them make economically and environmentally wise crop management decisions. A two-hour program designed to help people…...
The devastating human impact on biodiversity
13+ hour, 5+ min ago (233+ words) Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only is the number of species declining, but the composition of species communities is also changing. These are the findings of a study by Eawag and the University of…...
How travelers can support wild animals rather than exploit them
20+ hour, 46+ min ago (229+ words) Humane World for Animals shares practical tips for avoiding attractions, encounters and activities that profit from wildlife suffering Humane World for Animals offers practical tips for more humane travel: The public can help reduce the demand for this cruelty by…...
In the 1980s a small number of hippos were kept on a Colombian drug lord's private estate, and decades after his death their unmanaged descendants have grown into a herd of well over a hundred, the largest population of hippos anywhere outside Africa, now roaming the country's main river.
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (24+ words) An African megafauna invasion born from one man's vanity threatens to destabilize one of South America's most delicate river ecosystems....
Cyclists tracking birds from Alaska to Patagonia reach Williams Lake
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (699+ words) Published 3:22 pm Thursday, September 3, 2026 By Khushi Arora/Williams Lake Tribune After passing through pouring rain, darkness and a gruelling climb, two cyclists on a 30,000 kilometre journey from Alaska to Patagonia arrived in Williams Lake to the sights of city lights....