Scientists standing by to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England waters
BOSTON — A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost…
AP photos show an injured elephant frequenting an Indian village as its habitat shrinks
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — For months an injured male elephant has been frequenting a village on the outskirts…
Ailing bull moose on Adirondack mountain hiking trail in New York put down
A bull moose whose lingering presence around an Adirondack mountain hiking trail this summer forced its closure was…
Scientists identify the killer of 5 billion starfish
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists say they have at last solved the mystery of what killed more than 5…
South Africa starts injecting rhino horns with radioactive material to curb poaching
MOKOPANE, South Africa. — A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of…
Week in wildlife: a rescued monkey, squabbling jays and an amputee camel | Environment
Yong, a six-year-old pigtailed macaque rescued from a life harvesting coconuts, gets a vasectomy at the Wildlife Friends…
Leaping sturgeon provide a show for nature lovers on Maine rivers
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Kennebec River in Maine’s capital city of Augusta is known for its population…
Osprey are declining and environmentalists blame fishing industry’s take of menhaden
GLOUCESTER POINT, Va. (AP) — Stepping onto an old wooden duck blind in the middle of the York…
Osprey came back from the brink once. Now chicks are dying in nests, and some blame overfishing.
The fish-eating raptor known for gymnastic dives and whistle-like chirps is an American conservation success story. After pesticides…
Week in wildlife: a flying vole, a Wimbledon wagtail and some lovebugs | Environment
Lovebugs crawl over a wooden post on the peak of Gyeyangsan mountain in Incheon, west of Seoul. Despite…