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Ontario wildfire smoke stretched across the Great Lakes and into the U.S.
A NASA satellite image shows smoke from Ontario wildfires moving across Canada, the Great Lakes, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.
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Taylor Farms removes lettuce as Cyclospora outbreak reaches 1,644 cases
Taylor Farms is removing iceberg lettuce from parts of its foodservice supply after a Cyclospora outbreak linked to some Taco Bell locations reached 1,644 confirmed cases.
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Why Yellowstone won’t euthanize the bison that tossed a grandfather
Yellowstone reportedly won’t euthanize the bull bison that tossed a grandfather at Bridge Bay Campground. The park’s wildlife policy helps explain why.
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Port Lympne names first giraffe calf since 2018 after Jude Bellingham
Port Lympne Reserve has named its first giraffe calf since 2018 after England star Jude Bellingham, linking a conservation milestone with a World Cup comeback.
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Sandy looks larger, Luna sounds louder, and Big Bear eagle fans are watching closely
At first glance, Sandy and Luna can look like one soft gray pile in Jackie and Shadow’s Big Bear nest. They are still young enough to blend together in the sticks, feathers, and shifting shadows of the live cam. But for the people watching closely, the two eaglets are already becoming distinct. Sandy is not…
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Big Bear eaglets Sandy and Luna receive names with a local legacy
Big Bear’s newest bald eagle chicks now have names, and one of them carries a memory that reaches beyond the nest. The two eaglets of Jackie and Shadow, the widely followed bald eagle pair seen through the Big Bear nest cameras, will be known as Luna and Sandy. The names were chosen by local students…
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Why helicopters dropped carrots across Australia after the 2019/20 bushfires
At first, it sounds almost impossible: a helicopter crossing a burned Australian landscape while carrots and sweet potatoes scatter into the valleys below. But after the 2019-2020 bushfires, parts of New South Wales had become a food desert for wildlife. More than 5.3 million hectares of land were affected, including more than 2.7 million hectares…
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Millionaire trophy hunter killed by elephants during Central Africa safari
A $40,000 hunting trip in Gabon ended in a deadly reversal when Ernie Dosio, a 75-year-old California vineyard owner and longtime big-game hunter, was killed by elephants during a safari in the Lopé-Okanda rainforest. Reports say Dosio and a professional guide were pursuing yellow-backed duiker, a small forest antelope, when they came upon five female…
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Legendary Spanish matador unable to eat or sleep after severe rectal goring injury
In the bullring, danger is part of the ritual. It sits beneath the music, the costumes, the applause, and the carefully measured steps between man and animal. For Morante de la Puebla, one of Spain’s best-known matadors, that danger became immediate during a bullfight at Seville’s Maestranza arena. Reports say the 46-year-old was gored during…