Wildlife

8+ hour, 10+ min ago   (271+ words) An outdoor recreationist recently captured video of a rare wolverine in Idaho's central mountains, Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said. The sighting occurred recently at a high altitude lake in the Pioneer Mountains, Idaho Department of Fish and…...

1+ hour, 32+ min ago   (634+ words) Wolf 1090F, pictured, is the former alpha female of the Mollie’s Pack and among the oldest known wolves in Yellowstone National Park history. Mollie’s Pack wolves traverse a wind-blown hillside as seen from the air March 12, 2018, in Yellowstone National Park. U....

12+ hour, 42+ min ago   (506+ words) One lizard on Earth does something no other reptile alive today manages: it plunges into cold ocean currents to find its next meal. Surviving that dive, and the frigid aftermath, demands a set of adap... - The marine iguana is the…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (349+ words) OutdoorsThe BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild places of Maine. It features stories on hunting, fishing, wildlife, conservation and recreation, told by people who live these experiences. This section emphasizes hands-on knowledge, field reports, issues,…...

8+ hour, 41+ min ago   (443+ words) In the northwest of Santa Cruz, a reintroduction program for the coipo (Myocastor coypus) began a few years ago and is already offering results that exceed expectations. 15 specimens —seven females and eight males— were released in wetlands of the Parque…...

11+ hour, 58+ min ago   (231+ words) When I think of fast animals, I have to say that I never really considered primates. However, what if you had a chimp that could show the meaning of haste, even reaching hypersonic speeds? Well, that is the premise behind…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1418+ words) Some Saturday plans collapse under the weight of parking apps, reservations, and one person asking, “What are we doing next?” This outing keeps the answer refreshingly obvious: walk, look, laugh, repeat. Real animals, easy paths, and a long local history…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (394+ words) Article by American Bird Conservancy Each year during the peak of fall migration in North America, billions of birds navigate human-made environments as they fly south to warmer environments with more food sources. Unfortunately, millions will not reach their final…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (596+ words) Animals can be surprisingly clever. They can communicate in complex ways, find their way across huge distances and pick up on sounds or smells that humans barely notice. With abilities like that, you’d think they’d be pretty good at staying…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (402+ words) Beekeepers who feared a damaging new arrival of Asian hornets in the Greater Manchester area helped track down their nest after sightings sparked an urgent search. The nest of the non-native invasive insects, which prey on honey bees and threatens…...