Category: Wildlife

Wildlife Keeper Snaps a Hilarious Selfie With the Huge Rhino That Is Under His Care

A rhino keeper in Kenya has snapped a hilarious selfie with the huge animal that he cares for. Joseph, who works for the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, took a selfie with Apollo the rhino. The rhino is under the care of Joseph since being rescued at 6 months old. Apollo had lost his mother due to natural…


Bear Takes up Residence Under Monrovia Home

MONROVIA, Calif.—A bear, possibly pregnant, has taken up residence under a house in Monrovia and may give birth soon. Jerry Shutman told City News Service he was awakened by his barking dog Monday morning, Dec. 13, and saw a bear, accompanied by her cub, “tearing up the grass and some of the plants that were nearby” in the…


‘Hardship of Life’: Touching Photos From Far Corners of the World Win International Photo Competition

Some of the least touristy spots from far corners of the globe were highlighted in the Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) 2021, whose winners were announced last month, and whose works are now on display in Siena, Italy. The competition garnered entries from thousands of photographers, professional and amateur, from 163 countries across the world. SIPA highlights…


Near-Death Rhino Poached for His Horns Has Happy Ending After Siring Calf: ‘Deserves to Live’

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT. A poached rhino saved in an amazing rescue following the life-threatening attack has sired a calf. Workers at Saving the Survivors, an organization dedicated to looking after injured wildlife victims of poaching, rescued the rhino, named Seha, after being left for dead in 2016. Seha came across a group…


Conservation Panelists See Bipartisan Wildlife Bill as Tool to Preserve Threatened Species

ConservAmerica hosted a webinar Oct. 12 to discuss the bipartisan Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA), which would add nearly $1.4 billion in funding to wildlife conservation-related programs, helping to keep species off the endangered species list. It would provide $1.3 billion per year to a new ‘Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Subaccount,’ supplementing, but not replacing,…


Unique Desert Biome in South Africa Is a Hotspot for Organisms Found Nowhere Else on Earth

Divided by mountains, there is a thriving desert on South Africa’s Western Cape where bushy, sandy plains belie beautiful, botanical treasures. This unassuming landscape is the world’s only arid plant hotspot—and home to a third of all succulent plant species in the world. Part of the region’s Sanbona Wildlife Reserve, the area of land falling…


Bertie Gregory on Wildlife Cinematography: Knowledge of the Animal Is Most Important

At just 28 years of age, Bertie Gregory has emerged as a top wildlife filmmaker. But his career didn’t come out of nowhere: years before he was traveling the world, documenting everything from jaguars to polar bears, he was already capturing footage of the nature that was nearest to him. “As a 13- or 14-year-old,…


Wildlife Photographer Captures Caiman Greeting Butterfly Sitting on Its Snout

A professional wildlife photographer has captured a calm caiman greeting a butterfly as it lands on his snout. The yacare caiman is native to the northern Pantanal region in Brazil. Professional wildlife photographer Leighton Lum, 33, of Hawaii, snapped the picture while he was visiting the area of Cuiabá, Brazil. “Butterflies tend to land on caimans…


Photos: Miniature Artist Creates Fairytale Worlds With Wildlife Scenes and Wearable Jewelry

A California-based artist is weaving fairytale magic with her miniature wildlife scenes, rendered as wearable jewelry, as ornaments, and even in teacups. Alexis Savopoulos, 25, has been fascinated with “all things small” since childhood. She now works from a home-based studio near the ocean in Orange County. “I can become blissfully lost in the intricacies…


Footage Shows Animals Using Wildlife Bridge to Cross Dangerous Interstate Highway in Utah

Protectors of wildlife in Utah have reason to celebrate, thanks to an overpass specifically designed for animals to cross the Interstate-80 highway in the northern part of the state. The bridge, decked out in natural rocks, logs, and branches, was erected in Parleys Canyon in 2018 in an effort to reduce the number of wildlife/vehicle accidents…