6 min read That puppy school bus 😍 From shopping for school supplies to picking out that first-day outfit — starting a new school year is always exciting. And it’s even more fun when animals get involved.  Dogs and cats (and roosters) aren’t always happy when summer ends, because it means less time to hang

Biologist George Schaller has traversed the Amazon rainforest, studied lions in the Serengeti and searched for rare antelope in Tibet, but for him nothing quite compares to a vast and little-known wilderness found in the north-eastern reaches of Alaska. Schaller first encountered the region in the 1950s, taking a canoe down the Colville River, a

Prairie Warbler. Photo: Christopher Ciccone/Audubon Photography Awards WASHINGTON – On September 1, the administration will release its plan to make it easier for companies to drill for oil and gas on U.S. Forest Service lands. The proposed rule is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday. National forest lands serve a vital

Two liters of seawater, or about half a gallon. That’s all that’s needed to detect the presence of sharks in the ocean, according to a new study. A group of researchers from Florida International University (FIU), New College of Florida and Havenworth Coastal Conservation recently teamed up to develop a new method of detecting the

A group of students and parents huddled behind a row of wooden boxes in New Zealand’s Godley Valley on the country’s South Island. The box doors were flung open, and birds with fluffy white bellies and long, pointy bills flapped their black wings, chirping as they took off into the crisp winter air. This month,

3 min read Harsh 😳 Sarah Gorgerat was enjoying a drink outside at a restaurant when she witnessed a brawl right in front of her.  The fight was over a sip of her ginger beer, which attracted both bees and wasps.  Sarah Gorgerat “They came to drink the sweet beverage,” Gorgerat told The Dodo. “We

3 min read “I was genuinely surprised that it worked” 😂 The best foods are made with love — just ask this little dog named Nitro. Lucky for Nitro, his dad found a simple way to add a dash or two of that special ingredient to his pup’s meals. Zach Shepard Nitro is far from

4 min read “I didn’t really think her plan would work, but it does — every time.” Meet Kilo and Gypsy — two sweet pups for whom sibling rivalry has become a hilarious art form. Especially when it comes to sharing the couch. Holly Suarez Kilo and Gypsy are both rescues who live at home with

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Photo: Michael Donoghue On August 20, with low tide lapping his toes, Scott Edwards stood on an Oregon beach and hoisted his bike overhead in triumph. The 57-year-old Harvard professor and curator of ornithology had just finished a solo, cross-country bike ride spanning 76 days, 15 states, 3,800 miles—and just three flat tires. As an evolutionary biologist,

The world’s biggest refuge for endangered hyacinth macaws has been devastated by a historic fire in the Brazilian Pantanal. The Pantanal, a vast tropical wetland straddling Brazil’s border with Bolivia and Paraguay, is currently suffering its worst fires in more than two decades, with nearly 12% of its vegetation reportedly already lost. Smoke rises from

Green Heron. Photo: Edward Cordes/Audubon Photography Awards This week, as Hurricane Laura makes landfall as the strongest storm to hit Louisiana in more than 150 years, the Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis released a report that aims to address climate-related disasters and other impacts. The Case for Climate Action: Building a Clean Energy

Carolina Wren. Photo: Sujata Roy/Audubon Photography Awards CHARLESTON, South Carolina (August 27, 2020) — Today Audubon South Carolina released its newly commissioned report, “An Economic Analysis of the Solar Industry in South Carolina,” which found that the solar energy industry has a $1.5 billion impact in the state, contributes more than $58.8 million in state and

Experts estimate that nearly 2,000 chimpanzees may be lost to the wildlife trade each year. Chimpanzees are currently listed as endangered by the IUCN (the western chimpanzee, one of four subspecies, is listed as critically endangered), and their numbers are still declining. While chimpanzee conservation has many components, researchers say genetic studies are an increasingly

Canada Geese. Photo: Christian Hannig/Audubon Photography Awards A quiet world of ancient caribou paths, nesting shorebirds, clean air, and free-flowing rivers could soon be replaced with roads, gravel pads, airplane traffic, retention ponds, and the smells and smog of low-lying methane clouds. The Trump administration has decided to move forward with oil and gas drilling

A crane looks out at the sunset. Photo by Damian Stevens The world has changed much over the last hundred years. With the addition of large buildings, the need for building materials and new spaces to build within, and a myriad of other “new” requirements to enable humans to live in this timeframe, it’s a

2 min read Luna’s in love 🍦❤️ This dog named Luna likes a lot of things — playing fetch, running on the beach, going on adventures. But there’s something that she loves. Luna loves the musical sounds of the ice cream truck approaching. Niko Tanghe Luna hadn’t always shown much interest in music. It all

3 min read “It’s basically a disco here now.” This is Slug — an adorable little dog who, up until recently, likely never thought of herself as being too different from the rest. But then she discovered her godlike power. Natalie Hart The other day, Slug was hanging out at home when, by chance, her

A Greater Sage-Grouse displays on a road in Wyoming. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies A Greater Sage-Grouse displays on a road in Wyoming. Photo: Evan Barrientos/Audubon Rockies LANDER, Wyo. (August 25, 2020) — Some of the country’s leading conservation organizations are condemning a decision by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to proceed with a massive

3 min read “When he gets tired he will sleep with the strawberries” 🐱❤️️🍓 Meet Remus — a 10-year-old tabby with an unusual passion for fruit. When spring arrived this year, Carly Cox noticed that her curious cat was searching through the groceries more than usual. It took a while, but eventually, Cox discovered that

Fishermen in Senegal are teaming up to help protect one of the world’s endangered species, the sea turtle. Green turtles, leatherhead and loggerhead turtles can all be found off the coast of Senegal in West Africa. Turtles have been threatened by pollution, fishing nets, and poaching in the area. Turtles also used to be a

Common Yellowthroat. Photo: Karen Brown/Audubon Photography Awards The Colorado River millennial mega-drought continues, despite robust snowpack last winter. Above-average temperatures in spring resulted in a paltry 57% runoff, nowhere near enough water to refill the reservoirs that remain half-empty. Based on these conditions, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently determined that 2021 will be a

4 min read Plus they totally LOVE them 😋 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. When I started noticing my 8-year-old dog, Nala, having a hard time getting