Human Impact
Dead gator demonstrates another hazard of scrapped tyres
Wildlife officials discovered the carcass of a large alligator in a Georgia lake that died after getting stuck in a junked tyre.
4 hours ago
Human Impact
A US ban on shark fins is a bad idea, say researchers
Shark researchers are concerned that a proposed total ban on the fin trade in the US could do more harm than good.
4 days ago
Human Impact
Pikas in peril: Climate change puts the heat on North America's 'rock rabbits'
New research from the northern Sierra Nevada of California raises fresh concerns for the future of the pika on a warming planet.
6 days ago
Human Impact
First glimpse: Wildlife Photographer of the Year finalists
From elusive Iberian lynx to egg-stealing Arctic foxes, the finalists of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition certainly deliver in the...
13 days ago
Invasive Species
Guam's forests are being slowly killed off – by a snake
Perhaps no other place in the world has experienced such dramatic forest loss as a result of an invasive species.
16 days ago
Endangered
Trouble in Lemur Land: An update on Madagascar's silky sifakas
With our documentary 'Trouble in Lemur Land' now available to stream online, we thought we'd check in with the primatologist it profiles, Erik Patel,...
19 days ago
Human Impact
Squirrel stockpiles may expose grizzlies to train danger
Could red squirrels be putting grizzly bears in the crosshairs of locomotives?
20 days ago
Human Impact
A toxic threat to the jaguars of the Pantanal
New research highlights a toxic threat faced by the Pantanal's apex predator: extremely high levels of mercury have been found in the fur of...
25 days ago
Film and Photo
Camera trap records Japan's first river otter since 1979
Footage from earlier this year reveals a river otter on Tsushima Island, the first confirmed in Japan for decades.
one month ago
Human Impact
Meet the giant oceanic mucous-creature that eats plastic
We don't know a lot about how microplastics make their way around the oceans, but a new study suggests snotty-looking creatures known as giant...
one month ago
Human Impact
Questions surround the killing of Xanda, son of Cecil the lion
The 6-year-old son of Cecil the lion was killed in what's said to have been a legal hunt. But the circumstances surrounding his death are being...
one month ago
Human Impact
New species of ancient bird joins list of extinctions caused by humans
It's a pattern seen all over the fossil record: humans arrive on islands and local species disappear from history.
one month ago
Human Impact
Catch-stealing orcas are charging after fishing boats – and into harm's way
Gangs of crafty orcas are stealing fish catches in the Bering Sea. The resulting conflict with fishermen puts the black-and-white whales at risk.
one month ago
Human Impact
Good luck sharks
A spectacular aggregation of whale sharks brings good fortune to Indonesian fisherman – and attracts ecotourism dollars that may be the key to their...
2 months ago
How it works
Fake alert: Snakes can't devour deer in seconds
This is a case of real snake, manipulated video.
2 months ago
