While they may seem harmless, our beloved feline companions pose a significant threat to wildlife in the United States. A recent study has unveiled the staggering number of animals killed by domestic cats each year, prompting calls for increased awareness and responsible pet ownership. The Silent Killer According to the research published in Nature Communications, cats … [Read more...] about Feline Fatality: The Hidden Threat of Domestic Cats to US Wildlife
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How Trained African Giant Pouched Rats Are Helping Detect Landmines, Tuberculosis, and Poached Wildlife
Trained African Giant Pouched Rats have become an unlikely hero in the fight against landmines and tuberculosis, and most recently, in the effort to combat illegal wildlife trade. The rats, which are native to sub-Saharan Africa, have an exceptional sense of smell and have been trained by researchers to detect the scent of TNT, a chemical commonly used in landmines and … [Read more...] about How Trained African Giant Pouched Rats Are Helping Detect Landmines, Tuberculosis, and Poached Wildlife
In Pictures: 50 Years of Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The Natural History Museum's new book, issued on Wednesday, commemorates five decades of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which celebrates the art of wildlife photography. Started in the 1960s, the 160 prize-winning and commended photographs span 50 years of varying times, styles, and specialisms, showing some of the most famous images of wildlife on the … [Read more...] about In Pictures: 50 Years of Wildlife Photographer of the Year
A Preserved Great White Shark Carcass Was Discovered In A Closed Wildlife Park
It's amazing the things people leave behind when they're packing up and abandoning a place for good, but 'preserved carcass of great white shark' has got to be up there. If you ever go to a wildlife park you'd probably expect most of the animals there to still be alive and kicking, albeit at a safe distance so they can't harm people, but one place had a giant shark sitting … [Read more...] about A Preserved Great White Shark Carcass Was Discovered In A Closed Wildlife Park
How Butt Gas, Drugs, and Incredible Memories Lead to This Odd Turtle Photo
Galileo was mistaken, and the ancient cosmologists were right: this turtle has the entire world on its back. Early last week, when the aforementioned image was being shared on Twitter, Live Science noticed it and got in touch with Task Force Turtle to learn more about it. It turns out that the full story includes drugs, mysteries, phenomenal herpetological memories, butt … [Read more...] about How Butt Gas, Drugs, and Incredible Memories Lead to This Odd Turtle Photo