It’s winter ... watch out for falling raccoons
Episodes go up when temperatures go down
DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Karin Brulliard
Wild lioness photographed nursing a baby leopard
Luke Hunter, president and chief conservation officer of the global wild cat organization Panthera, received an email this week from one of his group’s partners in Tanzania. When he opened t...
DATE: Jul 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Backyard chickens blamed for salmonella outbreaks across nation
Do not snuggle with them, CDC says
DATE: Jun 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News
You can train your cat to use the toilet
Just don’t expect kitty to flush
DATE: Mar 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Music helps dogs chill out
Even better if it’s reggae or soft rock
DATE: Jan 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Kissing chickens is bad for your health, CDC warns
The backyard chicken trend that has taken hold of America has a lot going for it, occasional neighborly disputes notwithstanding. The eggs are fresh, it’s clear where they came from and rais...
DATE: Sep 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Health
Rhino horns hacked off for art collections, products
Animals could be extinct in 15 years
DATE: Sep 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Lightning strike kills 323 reindeer in Norway
The macabre images released Monday by the Norwegian Environment Agency look like something out of a wildlife zombie apocalypse movie, or the aftermath of a cervid “Game Of Thrones” battle: a...
DATE: Aug 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Good Earth
Mama bear knew what to do when cubs fell over waterfall
If you’ve ever seen images of bears coolly chomping fish that appear to jump straight into the predators’ mouths, chances are good they were shot at Brooks Falls in Alaska’s Katmai National ...
DATE: Aug 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Play Pokemon Go? ‘Catch’ real animals while you’re at it
Much is being made of the astoundingly popular Pokemon Go’s value in getting people off sofas and into streets to interact with the environment, forge friendships with strangers and maybe ev...
DATE: Jul 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Birdwatchers: People think you’re creepy
Here’s what most American birdwatchers are, according to a 2013 government study: White, older than 45, fairly well-off and pretty highly educated.
Here’s what many people think b...
DATE: Apr 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
Scientists still don’t know how dogs became dogs – but they might be close to finding out
You might know that the German shepherd curled up at the foot of your bed – and even the English terrier yipping in the yard next door – descended from wolves. You might also know that dogs ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Science
