Once protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) the American bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) remains a federally protect species. In the 1960s...
Barred owls (Strix varia) are the most commonly found owl in North America. They have a wide distribution and are known for their...
A rare baby Dolphin was killed in Argentina this week after it was pulled from the sea by an over-excited crowd of...
In a new study, titled “Disentangling canid howls across multiple species and subspecies: Structure in a complex communication channel,” researchers analyzed more...
Since 2001, the Whooping Crane (Grus americana) migration from Wisconsin to Florida has been led by a human-piloted ultralight aircraft. Now, the...
Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, or DDT, was created in 1874 and eventually became a widely used synthetic insecticide after the discovery of its application for killing...
The Center for Biological Diversity and Conservation CATalyst have managed to capture video footage of the last wild jaguar known to be living in the United States...
North Atlantic Right Whales (Eubalaena glacialis) have been suffering massive population declines since the 18th century. This species of whale has been...
The Tasmanian devil, one of the most well-known marsupials in Australia, is at risk from a new strain of contagious cancer recently...
Despite the fact that a single sighting of Aipysurus apraefrontalis — or, more colloquially, a short-nosed sea snake — had not been...
Biologists have identified an increasing threat to the Earth’s ecosystem. Surprise, surprise: it’s humans. Whales, elephants, rhinos, birds, fish, and many other...
A Pennsylvania woman was arrested today on charges of injecting two teenagers – including her own daughter, 14 – with heroin. Police...
Wildlife in the area surrounding Chernobyl seems to be thriving in the radiation-contaminated exclusion zone, according to a new study. Many large...
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, John Key, announced on Monday at the United Nations General Assembly that the new Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary will...
It was a grisly scene to stumble upon. Twenty-five walruses corpses were discovered on the shores of Cape Lisburne, a remote coastal area in far...
Costa Rican authorities have launched an investigation after a group of tourists mobbed a local beach and disrupted sea turtles that came...
The Whiteoak Sink is a popular tourist destination located in the higher elevations of Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Unfortunately, tourists will...
The mayapple is a plant that produces an important chemical called podophyllotoxin which is harvested for important cancer-fighting chemotherapy drugs when its leaves...
Toxic mercury in California coastal areas could be coming from a surprising source. According to researchers, the increasing presence of mercury poison...
African Penguins are at risk of extinction and scientists can’t agree on the reason. The population of African Penguins along South Africa’s...