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Pickup truck trashed by charging elk during rutting season in Jasper National Park

September 24, 2023

When wildlife officials warn visitors to stay away — very far away — from elk during rutting season, they really mean it. And here’s…

More than 70 crocodiles from farm on the loose after flooding in China

September 13, 2023

Authorities in a southern Chinese city have launched an operation to recapture more than 70 crocodiles that escaped from a commercial farm after intense…

Image of falcon striking pelican captivates judges to win Bird Photographer of the Year competition

September 11, 2023

More than 23,000 images of birds were submitted, but only one photo was selected as the shot worthy of the Bird Photographer of the…

Urban heat and loss of bird diversity linked for first time after hundreds of cities surveyed.

August 28, 2023

Humans aren’t the only ones leaving town when city heat becomes unbearable. A study done on 336 cities in China concludes that heat-retaining buildings…

Hammerhead worms a new nightmare for gardeners, pets and earthworms

August 4, 2023

They look like something out of a horror movie. But hammerhead worms are wiggling their way to the surface since the 1900s across the…

Biden’s dog, Commander, has been biting Secret Service agents

July 26, 2023

President Biden’s dog has on numerous occasions attacked, and at times injured, Secret Service personnel, according to federal documents released this week by the…

Dozens of whales slaughtered in front of cruise ship passengers

July 17, 2023

A cruise line has apologized to over 1,000 of its passengers after one of its ships arrived at port in the middle of a…

Man carrying illegal shotgun shoots bear on trail and is fined $7,500

July 10, 2023

An Edmonton man has pleaded guilty to shooting a black bear in a national park and will pay a fine of C$7,500 after the…

Giant African land snail discovery in Florida prompts quarantine in Broward County

June 26, 2023

The Giant African land snail, which is known to devour hundreds of plant species and is considered one of the most damaging pests on…

Farmland practices of fertilizers and pesticides driving bird population decline across Europe

June 6, 2023

An estimated 550 million birds have been lost in Europe over the last 40 years with human use of man-made farm tools largely to…