At six o’clock every morning, 55-year-old Sunday Abang rides on a motorcycle from his house in Boki, a farming community in Cross River state in southeast Nigeria. It takes him at least two hours before he gets to his destination, his cocoa farm, where he spends most of his day carefully cutting down pods and…
It’s Easy to See Wildlife When Visiting Alaska’s Glacier Bay
By Lewis Leung From Star Tribune Glacier Bay National Park—Visiting zoos and aquariums can make that connection to wild animals, but immersing oneself in their natural habitats in the vast and pristine wilderness is even better. That’s what we discovered when spending five days camping and boating in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve….
Whirling Disease Detected at New Mexico Fish Hatchery
SANTA ROSA, N.M.—New Mexico wildlife managers will have fewer rainbow trout to stock in rivers and streams around the state this spring after whirling disease was detected at a state hatchery where some of the fish are raised. The state Game and Fish Department announced Friday that while the disease was found in only low…
Vietnam Seizes 7 Tonnes Ivory in Largest Wildlife Smuggling Case in Years
HANOI—Vietnamese authorities on Monday seized seven tonnes of ivory smuggled from Angola, the largest seizure of wildlife products in years, the government said. Trade in ivory is illegal in Vietnam but wildlife trafficking remains widespread. Other items often found smuggled into the country include pangolin scales, rhino horns, and tiger carcasses. Customs authorities in Haiphong…
Ottawa Says Kearl Leaks Harmful to Wildlife; Issues Order to Stop Seepage
Federal inspectors are confirming that two releases of oilsands tailings water from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine are harmful to wildlife. Environment Canada is issuing an order to Imperial that it must take immediate action to stop the continued seeping of tailings from a containment pond to prevent it from getting into fish-bearing waters. Federal inspectors…
Rare White-Tailed Eagle Flies 10,000 Miles Through 7 Countries, Returns Home After 2 Years With a Missing Foot
Wildlife lovers tracking a rare white-tailed eagle that left its UK home two years ago were stunned when it finally returned—after an incredible 10,000-mile (approx. 16,100 km) journey. The rare bird, known as G463, is part of an ongoing conservation project run by the Roy Dennis Wildlife Foundation to help encourage white-tailed eagles to live on the…
VIDEO: Man Captures ‘Extremely Rare’ Moment Moose Sheds Both Antlers in a Snowy Forest
A Canadian wildlife photographer shooting drone footage over a snowy forest captured the video of a lifetime when a bull moose shed not one, but both antlers right before his eyes. Derek Keith Burgoyne, 30, is a forestry operations supervisor from Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, in Canada. He was flying his drone over a maple hardwood…
Northern Spotted Owl Found Injured Near BC Train Tracks Two Months After Release
One of just four endangered spotted owls known to be in the wild in British Columbia is now recovering from an injury after being found along some train tracks, slowing the careful plans to revive the species, a breeding facility co-ordinator said. The injured bird had been released last August along with two others in…
‘Masters of Camouflage’: Photographer Spots Scops Owls in Their Natural Habitats—Can You Spot Them?
Enraptured by the flora and fauna of his native India, a wildlife photographer has taken a stunning series of photos of creatures hiding in their natural habitats. Some are such masters of camouflage, they are almost impossible to spot. Hobby photographer Hardik Shelat, 35, lives in Ahmedabad in western India where he was born and…
Wind Turbine Failures Becoming More Frequent, Wind Power Costs Rise as Wildlife Affected Negatively
Wind turbines across the United States have been failing more frequently in recent times, triggering concerns about additional costs resulting from such failures as well as their impact on wind-power projects. Offshore wind farms, deployed in the name of environmentalism, are now seen as disastrous for ocean life. Some turbine failure include the one in…
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