Wildlife authorities and volunteers are trying to save dozens of whales that are stranded on a beach in Western Australia, local media reported on Thursday. The marine animals are stranded at Toby's Inlet near the town of Dunsborough.
The threatened creatures are a keystone species in north Florida, wildlife experts said.
The man, who was not carrying bear spray, drew a handgun and fired five shots at the charging bear.
The approaching bears are robust and the vibe is suspenseful until one cub pauses to scratch its back on a tree.
Wildlife officials said there was no suitable tree nearby to safely return the downed eaglets to their parents.
The scaly predator was discovered on trees, rocks and shrubs in mountain valleys.
The European Space Agency has released an incredible video of the Sun's roiling surface, which was taken by its Solar Orbiter last year. The video shows strands of energized particles leaving the star's lower atmosphere in the form of "coronal rain," with small eruptions of plasma dotting a fuzzy, "coronal moss" surface — a […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation. The adult male orangutan then used his fingers to apply the plant juices to an injury on the right cheek. Afterward, he presse
He went against several bear safety best practices while hunting for shed antlers in grizzly country, officials say.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission rescued the cub, who is currently living with an orphaned baby bear at the Appalachian Wildlife Refuge
A potent storm for this time of year will swing into the southern Prairies through the first half of next week
Daniel Lingham, 71, had served two prison sentences for his illegal egg collecting before he was caught on a wildlife trap camera last year.
Scientists say the findings could help shed light on how the knowledge of wound medications evolved in humans.
May is finally here, bringing us one month closer to the coveted summer months! But the first weekend may not be as nice as you’d like
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada's greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 were lower than they have been in 25 years, not including the pandemic slowdown period. (May 2, 2024)
The non-venomous snakes are a "lynchpin species in the longleaf pine ecosystem," which Florida experts are working to restore
A zebra that escaped from a trailer east of Seattle last weekend remained on the lam Friday, as authorities closed off trailheads at a nature area in hopes of keeping people away and easing her capture. The zebra was one of four that escaped as they were being transported from Washington to Montana last Sunday. The driver had taken the Interstate 90 exit for North Bend, in the Cascade mountain foothills about 30 miles (48 kilometers) east of Seattle, to secure the trailer, when the zebras got loose, surprising residents and drivers as they galloped into a rural neighborhood.
An active pattern that brought snow this week will continue into the weekend and beyond with additional rounds of precipitation for areas that need it
Scientists are increasingly worried that the AMOC might rapidly weaken due to climate change warming water in the Atlantic - sending temperatures in Europe plunging.
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The Fisheries Department says it's monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn't interfere with an orphan killer whale calf's ability to reunite with her extended family. The department said in a statement Friday it will be monitoring the location of the young female orca as she searches for her family in ocean waters near Zeballos, B.C., located more than 450 kilometres northwest of Victoria. The killer whale calf, named kw
The sea lion surge is drawing crowds of tourists but isn't expected to last.
