Month: December 2023

A venomous eight-inch-long spider native to Asia, whose palm-sized females cannibalize their male mates, is flying up America’s east coast and spreading out west. Experts say the Jorō spider can fly 50 to 100 miles at a stretch, using their webbing as a parasail to glide in the wind, and it’s now also hitching rides

A Russian retiree was mauled to death by a rare Siberian tiger after he followed the big cat’s tracks into the woods because it had killed and dragged away his pet dog, authorities said. The deadly animal attack was reported Monday near the village of Obor in the remote Khabarovsk region. The tiger “crushed” the

Welcome to the “Best Photo of the Month” competition showcasing and celebrating the biodiversity of Planet Earth. Voting is easy and lots of fun. First click an image and the slideshow will start automatically. Then select the three images you like best of all and click the blue VOTE button at the bottom of the

In Glenrock, Wyoming, three dozen wind turbines are each getting a single blade painted black. The new study will evaluate how this paint job increases visibility—and reduces risks—for eagles, other birds, and bats. Led by PacifiCorp with the Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute (REWI) and research partners, the study shows how conservation and wind energy generation

DENVER, Colo. (AP) – Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks, at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents who don’t want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state. The most ambitious wolf reintroduction effort in the U.S. in almost three decades

I recently returned from a 24-day long expedition to Manitoba, Canada filming for the Flyway of Life project, a film that I am producing with support from the National Audubon Society and Canon USA. The project will focus on the Atlantic flyway and will profile many of the bird species and animals that make up

A Green Jay perches on a branch on a cloudy summer day at the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Reserve in the Rio Grande Valley of Southern Texas.Photo by Mark Olsen on Unsplash We’re fondly aware of our well-known and much-loved blue jay. They’re commonly found in the Eastern regions of North America. Its array of

A friendly deer that won the hearts of Hutchinson residents was sadly euthanized after officials decided the animal had become too tame. Bucky the deer was a regular and welcome visitor to neighborhoods on the city’s north east side with residents even petting the wild animal. On Tuesday however Wildlife and Parks officials were called

Dozens of elephants have died of thirst in Zimbabwe’s popular Hwange National Park, and conservationists fear losing more as a drought caused by climate change and the El Niño global weather pattern dries up watering holes. Harrowing images showed the exhausted carcasses of elephants lying on the ground, dried out in the sun on hard

“It’s got it! It’s got it! Oh my goodness, it’s got the pelican!” When Sheelagh Halsey of Cheshire, England joined me for a wildlife safari in Point Reyes National Seashore in the fall of 2022, she and her brother were hoping to see bobcats and badgers. Instead, they ended up being among a handful of

A half-eaten body has been found in a tiger cage at a Pakistan zoo after staff spotted the victim’s shoe in a giant cat’s mouth. The body was found at the Sherbagh Zoo in Bahawalpur, in the eastern province of Punjab, after staff spotted the mauled shoe in the mouth of one of the four

A booby with a downy crown. A fuzzy pile of ducklings. Anhinga chicks slurping down food. These images from the 2023 Audubon Photography Awards highlight young birds at their most adorable and awkward, as well as private moments between parents and their offspring. These scenes also depict critical periods when birds are particularly susceptible to