New Roadkill Map Finds California 'Ring of Death'
Northern California's car-clogged freeways run through thousands of acres of protected wetlands, creating a "ring of death" east of San Francisco, according to an ongoing study. Scientists at the...
View ArticleCNY readers respond: Bambi, feral cat feeders help draw coyotes
So, where are the coyotes in Central New York - and how are residents feeling about them? I wrote last week about a town of Manlius resident's experience waking up Easter morning and finding the bloody...
View ArticleJanuary 2016 events in Syracuse: 30 things to do this month instead of...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- It's cold, we know, but it won't do you any good to stay inside all month. It's a new year with new live music, sports, movies, even wedding shows. Good luck dividing your time this...
View ArticleCivet cats, barking deer, porcupine and wild boar: Hong Kong’s urban jungle...
Hong Kong’s concrete jungles are surrounded by swathes of green wilderness, so it should hardly be a surprise when creatures other than cockroaches and mosquitoes stray into the city, like the wild...
View ArticleThis animal looks just like a Pokémon
Meet the Lowland streaked tenrec. This animal resembles both a hedgehog and a shrew. But its most notable feature is its bright yellow and black colored quills. These unusual creatures only exist in...
View ArticleWinter wildlife feeding not necessary
Winter got off to a very warm start but as always winter cold and snow has arrived. After watching all this record amount snow piling up many people question whether it is necessary to feed deer and...
View ArticleThe 'badass' dhole: Asian dog more endangered than tigers, yet ignored
Little-known by scientists and largely ignored by conservationists, the wild Asian dog – or dhole – faces widespread deforestation, poisonings, lack of prey and disease. Can a few dhole champions save...
View ArticleEvery Episode of David Attenborough’s Life Series, Ranked
BBC / Anton_Ivanov / Rich Carey / Neirfy / Resul Muslu / Starcea Gheorghe Silviu / Georgia Evans / Tanawat Ariya / Shutterstock / Paul Spella / The Atlantic This Sunday, Sir David Attenborough,...
View ArticleAncient Hypercarnivores Reined In Mammoths And Other Megaherbivores
Ancient hypercarnivores such as dire wolves, cave hyenas, and saber-toothed cats – whose diets consisted of 80% meat – were up to twice the size of the wolves, spotted hyenas, and lions we have today....
View ArticleBirds guilty of flying while drunk
DEAR JOAN:�I read a story in the paper recently about drunken birds causing traffic problems. I had always thought that birds got drunk on fermented berries, but then I read somewhere that no, it was...
View ArticleRich Landers: Hummers rather flee than fight yellow jackets
A few expert birders are swarming – with stingers bared – after reading my outdoors column about yellow jackets last week and its reference to hummingbirds. They say hummers flee from wasps and have...
View ArticleDeath of sea lion born this year is Rochester zoo's third in 4 months
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- A third sea lion has died at Rochester's Seneca Park Zoo in western New York in just four months....
View ArticleDog pursues shark as horrified owner looks on: Outdoors Oddities
CRYSTAL BEACH, Fla. -- A dog owner was frightened recently as her Labrador retriever swam after a shark near a populated pier in Pinellas County, Fla. Tootsie, a chocolate-colored lab, usually spends...
View ArticleClose-up footage shows sharks feasting on whale carcass off Coffs Harbour
Return to video Video settings Please Log in to update your video settings Video will begin in 5 seconds. Don't play Play now More video Recommended Stunning footage of shark feasting on a whale Snake...
View ArticleDroll Yankees’ Announces Its Newest Line of Hummingbird Feeders, The Ruby...
The Ruby Sipper Hummingbird feeders from Droll Yankees are a novel approach to fun nectar feeding, backed by practical performance. The sweet curved lines of the design and manageable capacity make...
View ArticleSea lion’s death is Rochester zoo’s third in 4 months
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A third sea lion has died at Rochester’s Seneca Park Zoo in western New York in just four months. Zoo Director Larry Sorel confirmed Monday that Sunny, a sea lion pup born at...
View ArticleCould U.S. squirrels harbor leprosy?
DEAR JOAN: Squirrels in Great Britain have been found to be a reservoir of leprosy. Could that happen here? Mark Thorson, Bay Area DEAR MARK: It’s not beyond the realm of possibility, but it’s not...
View ArticleFoggers, sprinklers, ponds cool zoo inmates
LUCKNOW: Rising temperature got inmates of Lucknow Zoo feeling uneasy and authorities have made special arrangements to provide relief and comfort to them. Besides air-coolers and sprinklers put...
View ArticleSea lion's death is Rochester zoo's third in 4 months
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A third sea lion has died at Rochester's Seneca Park Zoo in western New York in just...
View ArticleDolphin Likely Bitten by Shark Washes Up in New Jersey
A dolphin carcass — likely chewed-up by a shark — washed up on a New Jersey beach, officials said. About half of a bottlenose dolphin came ashore on North Wildwood Beach in New Jersey Saturday morning,...
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