Bald Eagle. Photo: Graham McGeorge/Audubon Photography Awards It’s mid-June, and I’m writing this column for the third time in as many weeks. My first draft covered the surge of interest in birds and nature in the early months of COVID-19. My second draft addressed a racist incident in Central Park in which a white woman

The call came over Tony Manu’s police radio one March day in 2017: some sort of pipe had exploded in the hills outside Pocatello, Idaho and the son of a well-known local doctor was hurt, or worse. Manu, a long-time detective with the county sheriff’s office, was shocked. A pipe bomb in Pocatello? “We were

NOAH, an animal rights organisation from Norway, has informed us that the Norwegian parliament has passed legislation, which allows lethal management of wolf and other large carnivore populations. Below you can find their press release: The coalition parties in the government gave in to the populist Center Party and the Labor Party and opted for

This big, fluffy dog named Bear knows how to enjoy the finer things in life — like the subtle perfume of a freshly bloomed flower. But his tastes aren’t limited to the finer things. Bear’s owner, Candice Sedighan, is a photographer based in Los Angeles. She’s well aware that her pup’s taste in treats is anything

4 min read “She’s not necessarily tired, just a very content, chill, relaxed pup” 😴 Ever since Myla was a puppy, she’s wanted to be near the water. Whether it’s a pool or a lake, the 6-year-old golden retriever knows that being by the water means it’s time for her to relax. And Myla’s an

4 min read Your cat will thank you 😻💅 Amazon We independently pick all the products we recommend because we love them and think you will too. If you buy a product from a link on our site, we may earn a commission. Cats love scratching posts because they can crawl and attack them to

Black-throated Huet-huet. Photo: All Canada Photos/Alamy In 2012, Matthew Smith, a fungal ecologist at the University of Florida, found himself hiking through remote, old-growth forests of Southern Chile. He and a colleague had secured a grant to search for fungi species undescribed and new to science, but Smith was particularly keen on finding his favorite

COLOMBO — The killing of a young forest ranger by suspected poachers has underscored that illegal hunting in Sri Lanka, and the bushmeat trade it feeds, hasn’t stopped during the lockdown imposed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pradeep Bandara, 25, was shot dead on April 22 while leading his team on an anti-poaching raid

This year, Audubon North Carolina’s advocacy work looked a little different. Instead of flooding the halls of North Carolina’s capitol building, bird advocates, college students, and volunteers clicked on Zoom links and filled virtual meeting rooms. They replaced pamphlets with slide decks and notebooks and pens with computers and tablets. This is what adapted advocacy

CHIPPEWA COUNTY, MI – A Michigan man has been charged with 125 wildlife crimes following a months-long investigation by the Department of Natural Resources. Kurt Johnston Duncan, 56, of Pickford was arraigned ­in Chippewa County’s 91st District Court on Wednesday on numerous charges, including illegally harvesting 18 wolves over the past 18 months. He is

4 min read “I honestly thought he was going to pee on me because he was so excited” 😂 Bauer first met his mom when he was just a puppy, and ever since then they’ve been basically attached at the hip. Bauer follows his mom everywhere she goes and loves hanging out with her no

Double-crested Cormorants. Photo: Joanna Lentini When I set out 10 years ago to document life underwater, I never imagined I’d find the courage to photograph everything from sharks and crocodiles to orcas and humpbacks. However, with time I grew more and more confident, fine-tuned my skills, trimmed down my equipment, and learned to expect the

Audubon Photography Awards winners. NEW YORK – Today, the National Audubon Society announced the winning photographs of the 2020 Audubon Photography Awards six prizes and four honorable mentions. The award-winning entries were selected from more than 6,000 submissions from across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and seven Canadian provinces and territories. The eleventh year of the

African grey Stirling went to the vet to get checked after Lisa Bono noticed he was favoring one foot. One of the most important things you can do as a responsible steward for your parrot is to have a good working relationship with an avian veterinarian. Many times, during your years of being a bird

Four people have been charged in connection with poaching 27 big game animals over the past two years, according to Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife division. Police said the poaching took place in the Mid-Willamette Valley and Coast Range and included illegal take of buck deer, bull elk, black bear, bobcat and cougar, according

Chimpanzees, Bengal tigers, wolves, wild dogs and lions are among thousands of endangered wild animals exported, sometimes in contravention of CITES regulations, often in shameful conditions. At a time when the entire globe is reeling from a deadly disease that originated in wild animals and many species face the risk of extinction, a new report

As Africa’s national parks and game reserves have emptied of tourists and reduced ranger patrols amid the coronavirus pandemic, conservationists say a troubling trend has taken root. Opportunistic poachers, taking advantage of the lull, are maiming and killing rhinos and other endangered creatures in areas usually considered safe from such attacks ― and there are

Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world: the Tasmanian devil. Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) used to live in Australia but now they can only be found in the island state of Tasmania,

In early June, it was widely reported that the Chinese government had banned pangolin scales in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), and that all pangolin species now had the highest level of protection within China. This news grabbed headlines around the world, and conservationists hailed the move as a positive step toward halting the illegal trade

People around the world are paying exorbitant prices — and perhaps risking their lives — for the world’s most expensive and cruel drink: cat poop coffee. While it may sound like a silly gimmick, the kopi luwak industry is a very serious business, with a single pound of coffee selling for up to $600. And