In an anti-smuggling operation assisted by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, police in Columbia rescued over 1,000 species, including birds, starfish, and tarantulas. According to a news statement from the National Police of Columbia, the operation also recovered lizards, snakes, and turtles before they were sold on the illicit market for more than $1 million. According … [Read more...] about Geckos, tarantulas, and other creatures worth $1 million are rescued from the illegal market by police
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After murdering at least 150 eagles, a wind energy business has pled guilty
THE CITY OF BILLINGS, MONTANA — Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that a wind energy business was sentenced to probation and forced to pay more than $8 million in penalties and compensation after at least 150 eagles were killed at its wind farms in eight states over the previous decade. During a court hearing in Cheyenne, Wyoming on Tuesday, NextEra Energy subsidiary … [Read more...] about After murdering at least 150 eagles, a wind energy business has pled guilty
Hundreds Of Volcanoes Lurk Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Sheet: Are They Melting The Polar Ice From Beneath?
Few people realize that beneath the cold wastelands of Antarctica, there are over 138 volcanoes. Is it possible that volcanoes are contributing to the tremendous loss of polar ice? Antarctica is the world's southernmost continent and its fifth biggest. It is encircled by the Southern Ocean and covers the geographic South Pole. This arctic desert is the coldest, windiest, … [Read more...] about Hundreds Of Volcanoes Lurk Beneath Antarctica’s Ice Sheet: Are They Melting The Polar Ice From Beneath?
A Photographer Captures a Rare View of a Siberian Tiger in Its Natural Setting
Sascha Fonseca turned his passion for animals into a career in 2013. The photographer, who was born in Germany and now lives in Dubai, specializes in DSLR camera traps that allow him to acquire an unrivaled perspective of animals. Fonseca recently demonstrated the potential of these camera traps when he captured a rare Siberian tiger in its natural habitat. The world's … [Read more...] about A Photographer Captures a Rare View of a Siberian Tiger in Its Natural Setting
A woman discovers a ‘vintage fur cap,’ but it isn’t what it appears to be
"I swear my heart jumped into my throat." TikTok user @thethriftymama believed she'd found a rather unique bargain when exploring a thrift store in New York City the other day. There was what looked to be an antique fur hat on one of the store's display shelves, in remarkably decent shape given that it appeared to be from the 1950s. That 'hat,' however, turned out to … [Read more...] about A woman discovers a ‘vintage fur cap,’ but it isn’t what it appears to be