How a lone ‘immigrant’ wolf revived a forest ecosystem
Washington – In 1997, a lone wolf crossed an ice bridge that briefly connected Canada with the remote Isle Royale, which lies off the coast of Michigan in Lake Superior …
Animals
First crops, now animals: Climate change hurts Bangladesh farmers
KHULNA, Bangladesh – Along Bangladesh’s southern coast, farmers threatened by the impacts of climate change are striving to boost their resilience to rising salinity in the soil and water by …
Turtles Carry Signs of Humanity’s Nuclear History in Their Shells
On a spring day in 1978, a fisherman caught a tiger shark in the lagoon surrounding Enewetak Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands in the north Pacific. That shark, along …
How to Use AI to Talk to Whales—and Save Life on Earth
For researchers and conservationists alike, the potential applications of machine learning are basically limitless. And Earth Species is not the only group working on decoding animal communication. Payne spent the …
The Massive Campaign to Air-Drop Tiny Rabies Vaccines to Raccoons
The National Rabies Management Program was established in 1997 to prevent the further spread of wildlife rabies. In 2007, canine rabies was eliminated in the US thanks to mandatory vaccination …
Paula was taking her dog Maia on an international trip. Then airport staff lost Maia on the tarmac
It’s a nightmare scenario for anyone with a pet: taking them on a trip with you, and losing them. Paula Rodriguez is currently living that nightmare. She was taking her …
Chilling photo taken before surfer Toby Begg lost his leg in Port Macquarie shark attack
The horror moments before a NSW father-of-two was attacked by a 4m long great white shark while surfing was captured on camera by a photographer searching for dolphins. Toby Begg …
Mt Gambier council officer kills cat with hammer after it was struck by a car
The RSPCA has cautioned a South Australian council officer who “euthanized” a dying cat with a hammer after the animal was hit by a car. The City of Mount Gambier …
Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish
No detectable amount of tritium was found in the first fish samples taken in waters near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, where the discharge of treated radioactive water …
Welcome to the Republic of Cows
We created cattle by manipulating their wild cousins, aurochs, in Europe, Asia, and the Sahara beginning over 10,000 years ago. Unlike Frankenstein’s monster, who could never find a place in …