What you need to know as pine martens are reintroduced
When news broke that pine martens were being reintroduced to Somerset, some residents had questions and concerns. In September, the Two Moors Pine Marten Project released 19 animals — nine…
‘Trembling’ Dog Plants Herself On Family’s Porch And Refuses To Leave
“he was looking back and forth, hoping they’d come back …” With Halloween approaching, Whittier, California, has been filled with spooky decorations. But one family in a quiet neighborhood got…
Warehouse Hangs ‘Free Cats’ Sign Out Front And New York City Residents Rush In To Help
“hey really didn’t want any of the cats …” Last week in New York City, a passerby noticed a piece of cardboard taped to the entrance of a warehouse. The…
‘Booming Cries’ Echoing In Tunnel Lead Rescuers To Someone Tiny Calling For Help
“he almost certainly would have perished if she wasn’t so loud …” A kind-hearted passerby was taking a walk through Birmingham, England, when they were startled by unusually loud cries…
Dinosaurs were thriving when the asteroid struck
For much of the past century, scientists thought dinosaurs were already in decline long before the asteroid impact that ended their reign 66 million years ago. However, a new study…
Scientists just found a surprising twist in Earth’s extinction story
For years, many scientists have warned that Earth is undergoing another mass extinction, with species disappearing faster than ever before. These warnings often rely on projecting extinction data from the…
Woman Rescues Cat That Survived in Derelict Bathroom for Two Years: ‘Rescuing starts with noticing’
From the Streets of Dubai to a New Life in the UK: The Rescue of Tara Nova When animal rescuer Singh first saw the small, trembling cat outside a construction…
Virtual Fencing May Allow Thousands More Cattle to Be Ranched on Land Rather Than in Barns
Virtual Fences Could Revolutionize Cattle Ranching — and Restore the Prairie Across the American heartland, ranchers are beginning to experiment with a technology once reserved for suburban dog owners —…
Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Population Is Slowly Increasing, Scientists Say
North Atlantic Right Whale Numbers Rise After a Year Without Deaths For the first time in years, scientists studying the North Atlantic right whale are celebrating a hopeful milestone: a…
Photographer Captures Rarely Seen Fun Side Of World’s Most Elusive Wild Cat
“I’d never seen that behavior before …” Photographer Captures Rare, Joyful Moment of a Snow Leopard Playing in the Himalayas For wildlife photographer Rémi Vacher, photographing the world’s most elusive…