Wildlife

Cecil the lion ‘suffered incredible cruelty for at least 10 hours,’ new book says

Booze shook the secret loose from the hunting staff. They arrived thirsty at the safari lodge in the Zimbabwe wilderness in July 2015. Their pockets were fat with cash.<p>Drinks went down and they became chatty, talking about a huge lion killed days earlier by a visiting trophy hunter. The lodge …

Leopards in a city park in India may help lower human injuries and deaths from stray dog bites

A fleeting glimpse of the black spots and gold fur of a leopard is not an uncommon sight at Sanjay Gandhi National Park in the Indian city of …

First polar bear born in Britain this century takes first steps outside

Britain’s first polar bear cub for 25 years has been photographed for the first time after being born in December.<p>In January The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) announced that resident female polar bear Victoria had given birth at the Highland Wildlife Park, in the Cairngorms National …

YAY, Donald Trump’s Evil Idiot Sons Will Get To Bring Home Their Bloody Elephant Tails!

Back in November, there was all kinds of hell raised on the interwebs when the Trump administration quietly undid an Obama-era rule that banned the …

Trump Administration decides to allow import of elephant trophies after all

The Trump Administration has decided to quietly reverse its ban of imported elephant trophies, instead stating the issue should be decided on a …

After health scare, world's last male northern white rhino on the mend

NANYUKI, Kenya(Reuters) - The world's last male northern white rhino is recovering from an infected leg that raised fears over the past week he might have to be put down, a veterinarian at a conservancy in Kenya said on Wednesday.<p>Sudan lives with the last two females of the same species in Ol …

Pescadero residents warned of ‘aggressive’ mountain lion

PESCADERO — San Mateo County authorities are warning residents to be wary of an “aggressive” mountain lion in the Pescadero area.<p>At about 4:30 a.m. …

Efforts to pull the northern white rhino from the brink of extinction intensify as the last living male declines in health

Efforts to pull the northern white rhino from the brink of extinction intensify as the last living male declines in health<p>07 Mar 2018 at 07:08 ET<p>In …

Increased big cat sightings may create spike in tourism in Northeast

Have you seen tigers in the snow in India? You will now. There may be a compelling reason for tourists to head to the hills in the Northeast this …

Facebook, Google, others target online wildlife trafficking

The Global Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online boasts a roster of major tech firms. The goal: Fight poachers by stopping e-trade in illegal animal products.<p>If you've seen that video of the starving polar bear, you know the internet is an invaluable tool for raising awareness about the …

Making conservation work

Karnataka is home to one of the largest concentrated population of tigers in the country, and to one of the healthiest tiger landscapes in the world. …

S Manikandan: Officer and wildlife enthusiast who clicked elephants, killed by one

S Manikandan, 45, was trampled to death in Nagarhole Tiger Reserve<p>By the time S Manikandan reached the spot in the forests of Dodda Byranakuppe in …

11-Foot-Long Python Snake Devours Entire Deer

(NAPLES, Fla.) — Researchers studying invasive Burmese pythons in Florida came upon something they’d never seen before: an 11-foot-long python had …

Google, Facebook come down on the side of elephants, rhinos, tigers

A week after the U.S. quietly lifted a ban on imports of sport-hunted elephants’ ivory and lion parts from certain African countries, the World …

The Trashy, Expensive, Contradictory Reputation of Leopard Print

An abridged history of class extremes.<p>I’m hardly to the first person to proclaim that leopard is a neutral. The black-and-tan pattern looks great with almost any color palette — jewel tones, neons, black, camel. It can be dressed up or down, it flatters every skin tone, and it pops up on runways so …

2 arrested at Yellowstone Park's bison corral

CLOSE<p>The yearly bison count at Yellowstone National Park found that found a decline in bison predominantly in park's central Hayden Valley herd. …

Founding Cheetah Of Safari West Park Dies

Thula arrived at the Sonoma County park in 2001 when she was 6 weeks old.<p>Thula, one of the founding animals at Sonoma County's Safari West's exotic …

The best 8 places to see some of the world’s most majestic animals up close

There aren’t many travel experiences more rewarding than having a close encounter with a wild animal in its natural habitat. Be it a tiger, a whale, …

Moose make move from boreal forest to prairies

Better food sources and lack of predators mean moose are becoming more prominent in Alberta<p>More and more in recent years, moose have been making …

‘Alarming’ levels of pangolin poaching in India point to need for a systematic study on the species

An estimated 5,772 pangolins were poached between 2009 and 2017, claims TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network.<p>Nearly 6,000 pangolins were …

Monkey business: Florida wildlife sanctuary animal 'theft' declared hoax

Josue Santiago, head of the We Care Wildlife Sanctuary, charged with the false reporting of a crime after claiming ad inspired thefts<p>The mysterious disappearance of dozens of exotic animals from a Florida wildlife sanctuary after a fake “help yourself” advertisement appeared online has been solved, …

Some Female Indian Wildlife Artists

This Women's Day, meet some of India's female wildlife artists! Read more about them here, and I guarantee you'll be inspired through the day:<p>Maya …

Yorkshire coast mass wildlife stranding: Why did it happen and what happens next?

Millions of dead sea creatures have been left strewn across the beaches of Holderness after a 'once-in-a-decade' freak weather event.<p>The whole of the …

Kurdistan: Peshmerga Fighters Release Bears Back in the Wild

Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters released wild bears in the wild, in the mountains of Gara near the city of Dohuk, Northern Iraq on Sunday, after …

New wildlife conservation identities for the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation

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Wildlife officials confirm crows ‘falling from the sky,’ found dead in Portland were poisoned

PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -<p>Wildlife officials have confirmed that crows found dead in northeast Portland were poisoned by a pesticide.<p>The Audubon Society …

Wildlife conservation in North America may not be science-based after all - SFU News - Simon Fraser University

<b>By Justin Wong</b><p>A study led by recent SFU PhD alumnus Kyle Artelle has unveiled new findings that challenge the widespread assumption that wildlife …

Most wildlife management in Canada and U.S. lacks “fundamental” science, study finds

“It can be concerning on a couple of levels. Science is a really great tool… In the absence of it, it’s hard to say how credible management is.”<p>The …

Check this rare footage of a caracal munching on a dassie [video]

The caracal – or rooikat as they are better known – is not endangered yet, but conservationists are growing increasingly concerned about their …

Detroit zoo is setting one of its polar bears up on a blind date