Dec 23 AI-assisted wildlife surveillance is ‘urgently needed,’ new paper shows By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press AI-assisted wildlife surveillance is “urgently needed” as some 28 percent of all plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction, according to a paper published in the academic journal Science this summer. Continue reading
Nov 02 Grand Teton’s beloved Grizzly No. 399 mourned after she was struck and killed by a vehicle By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press During her nearly three decades roaming the snowy wilderness of the Teton Range, Grizzly No. 399 became a beloved mama bear with millions of parkgoers following her yearly adventures and her ever-growing family tree. Continue reading
Jul 29 Galapagos Islands and many unique creatures threatened by warming ocean waters By Alie Skowronski, Associated Press The warming from climate change in recent years has meant more pressure on the sea lions, marine iguanas and many other species of the Galapagos Islands. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 9:17 How Philadelphians are working to protect birds from deadly window collisions By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin Every year in the United States, as many as a billion birds die while migrating. These birds aren’t being killed by climate change or toxic substances in the air or water, but by collisions with glass. For our ongoing series… Continue watching
May 27 Heat is killing howler monkeys in Mexico By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Meanwhile, an animal park in northern Mexico confirmed it has received reports that at least a hundred parrots, bats and other animals have died, apparently of dehydration. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 7:14 Can science save the northern white rhino from extinction and even bring back the dodo? By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Harry Zahn The northern white rhinoceros is one of the world’s biggest animals, and one of the most endangered. Only two are known to be alive, both female. But scientific breakthroughs are raising hopes for saving the rhino and perhaps even bringing… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 5:50 ‘Wild Kingdom’ returns to TV to inspire the next generation of wildlife enthusiasts By Stephanie Sy, Diane Lincoln Estes Sixty years after it originally debuted, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom will return to TV in October. The reboot comes at a time when wildlife is more threatened than ever with an estimated 40% of animals at risk of extinction. Continue watching
Jul 30 Why towing stranded whales and dolphins back out to sea doesn’t always work By Vanessa Pirotta, The Conversation Towing whales and dolphins is not simple — rescuers have to have good conditions and a fair dash of luck for it to succeed. Continue reading
Jun 24 Orcas disrupt sailing race near Spain in latest display of inexplicably bold behavior By Jimmy Golen, Associated Press A pod of killer whales bumped one of the boats in an endurance sailing race as it approached the Strait of Gibraltar, the latest encounter in what researchers say is a growing trend of sometimes-aggressive interactions with Iberian orcas. Continue reading
May 24 A Yellowstone visitor picked up a baby bison. It was put to death after its herd rejected it By Associated Press Park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the calf with the herd but were unsuccessful. It's the latest example of Yellowstone visitors getting in trouble or hurt after approaching bison. Continue reading