Spacewalkers Install Bird Trackers, Send Satellites Flying
Spacewalking cosmonauts set up an antenna for tracking birds on Earth and sent a series of tiny satellites flying from the International Space Station on Wednesday.
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Danes to Fence German Border to Stop Boars With Swine Fever
Denmark is to erect a 43.4-mile fence along the German border to keep out wild boars, in the hope of preventing the spread of African swine fever, which can jeopardize the country’s valuable pork industry.
Read moreDog Loose on Interstate Can’t Resist Lure of Stuffed Teddy
A dog could not resist being lured away from a busy Massachusetts highway by a teddy bear.
Read moreHeat Wave Put Flamingos in the Mood for 1st Time in 15 Years
A British conservation charity says record-breaking temperatures have encouraged a rare flock of Andean flamingos to lay eggs for the first time since 2003.
Read moreNY Agrees to Remove 23 Feral Cats From Jones Beach
Just in time for the piping plovers to fledge this fall, New York and American Bird Conservancy have resolved a 2016 federal lawsuit over what to do with a community of feral cats at Jones Beach.
Read moreVermont City Employs Goats to Get Rid of Poison Ivy
Vermont’s capital city is trying a natural way to get rid of poison ivy — grazing goats.
Read moreHumans, Climate Change Shrinking Habitat for Predator & Prey
Wildlife searching for food and water in cities and suburbs will become more common as human expansion affects animal habitats and the relationship between plants and the climate, according to researchers who used NASA satellite imagery to map changes in migratory patterns.
Read moreGorillas at Prague Zoo Cool Down With Sorbet Amid Heat Wave
Gorillas at Prague’s zoo are keeping cool during the European heat wave by eating sorbet.
Read moreUS Advisory Board on Trophy Hunting Faces Blowback
Urging a federal judge to disband the board that is supposed to advise the White House on wildlife conservation, four nonprofits claimed in court Wednesday that the council flouts federal law by operating in secret to advance the interests of the trophy-hunting industry.
Read moreLion-Skull Trafficker Gets 9-Month Prison Sentence
A Queens man who shipped the skulls of endangered lions and tigers to a wholesale buyer in Thailand was sentenced Wednesday to nine months in federal prison.
Read moreNew York Zoo Celebrates Birth of Twin Red Pandas
Belonging to an endangered species with fewer than 10,000 left in the wild, newborn red panda twins Loofah and Doofah made their debut Tuesday at an upstate New York zoo.
Read moreAnimals, Crops Suffering as Europe’s Heatwave Hits New Highs
The heatwave gripping large stretches of Europe has already been blamed for deadly forest fires and crop failures and now freshwater fish could be its next victims.
Read moreSanctuary for Moka
A tiger cub rescued from would-be smugglers trying to bring him into the United States from Mexico has found a permanent home at the Lions, Tigers & Bears Sanctuary, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Read moreTiger Killings Prompt Czechs to Tighten Animal-Welfare Rules
The Czech government is planning to tighten the rules about keeping wild animals following an arrest of three men suspected of killing critically endangered tigers and illegally trading in tiger products.
Read moreKids’ Lawsuit
The Ninth Circuit rejected the Trump administration’s petition to dismiss a lawsuit brought forth by kids who are suing the government for failing to protect the environment.
Read moreThe Mountains Are Calling: Yosemite, With Federal Judge as Guide
This feature was supposed to be about my backpacking trip in Yosemite National Park with a federal judge who has a deep and abiding love of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. Instead, a juvenile rattlesnake intervened to make this tale about something else entirely – or almost entirely.
Read moreEndangered White Lion Cub on Display at Texas Sanctuary
A rare 7-week-old white lion cub is on public display at an animal sanctuary in northeastern Texas.
Read moreVicious Cow
A man sued a Texas animal hospital and a grain wholesaler in Navarro County Court, claiming he was attacked by a vicious cow.
Read moreEnvironmentalists Intervene in Challenge of NY Ivory Ban
A federal judge ushered several environmental-advocacy and animal-rights groups into the ring Monday for a challenge of New York’s ban on ivory sales.
Read morePennsylvania Man Charged With Trafficking Endangered Turtles
A Pennsylvania man has been indicted on charges of trafficking more than 3,500 endangered diamondback turtles and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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