RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Employees of the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia are doing their best to act like mother foxes as they feed and care for an orphaned kit that found her way into their care. In a video posted to the center’s Facebook page Tuesday, Executive Director Melissa Stanley is shown wearing a … Read more
MAISONS-ALFORT, France — Oxygen pumped through a tube in the intensive care unit, as the hospital director flipped through a medical chart and whispered the details of the intake to keep from disturbing the patient: a hedgehog. Like so many of the creatures that end up here at Faune Alfort, the Paris region’s only hospital … Read more
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Bobby Parkhurst had cause to celebrate in 2023 after he broke a nearly 60-year-old Kansas state fishing record dubbed a “catch-of-a-lifetime”. That is, he did until his catch was taken off the record list by wildlife officials. What happened to Parkhurst’s supposed record? KSNT 27 News investigated this question by reaching out … Read more
Sitting on a rock, resting for a moment under the West Texas sky, something in the distance caught Craig Hensley’s eye. A massive collection of sticks piled on stone, a nest hidden in the side of a cliff wall towering over the sand and scrub of the Chihuahuan Desert — it was a bald eagle … Read more
Panthers in Texas? One local man in Huntsville says it’s true. Jerel Hall, who lives in the city about 70 miles north of Houston, snapped a photo that has prompted a barrage of questions on social media and follow-up articles in national news outlets. The grainy photo, posted to Facebook on Saturday, appears to show … Read more
“So far today has been incredibly successful, even with the RUD of the Super Heavy booster,” said Kate Tice, SpaceX’s quality systems engineer on the company’s webcast. But before Starship could reach orbit, SpaceX mission control lost contact with it and stopped receiving data. At about 12 minutes into the flight, the automated flight termination … Read more
SINGAPORE — Britain’s Prince William said Monday that seven countries — Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Singapore, Britain and the United States — have committed at a wildlife summit to deepen their intelligence-sharing and other cooperation to combat money laundering by international gangs engaged in the illegal wildlife trade. Speaking at the United for … Read more
But vampire bats represent a new threat because they feed on the blood of other animals. Their usual victims are livestock, and occasionally wild mammals and birds. Using their sharp front teeth, they make a small incision in their victim’s skin and lap up a teaspoon or two of blood with their tongues. The bites … Read more
Crikey! Robert’s Irwin is bringing all he feels! On Saturday, the wildlife conservationist celebrated the Australia Zoo’s latest milestone, and it has a special connection to his late father, Steve Irwin. “Wow. This was a special moment,” he wrote next to a video. “I think Dad would be pretty proud that we’ve become the first … Read more
Three orcas prepare to wash a seal off the safety of an iceberg.Photo: Bertie Gregory / Wildlife Photographer of the Year London’s Natural History Museum has revealed the winners of its annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, and this year’s collection is absolutely stupendous. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by … Read more