Wildlife

On the left, a coyote stands alone on a desert highway with mountains in the distance; on the right, a black bear and three cubs cross a lush, tree-lined road.

400 Threatened Species Face Extinction as Feds Move to Gut America's Roadless Forest Rule

For 25 years, a single federal rule kept 58.5 million acres of America's wildest national forests off-limits to roads, logging, and industrial development. Now the USDA has filed a formal...

400 Threatened Species Face Extinction as Feds Move to Gut America's Roadless Forest Rule

For 25 years, a single federal rule kept 58.5 million acres of America's wildest national forests off-limits to roads, logging, and industrial development. Now the USDA has filed a formal...

On the left, a small red-brown fox crouches over a floor drain grate in a dim basement; on the right, the same fox rests in a pet carrier beside a.

Business Owner Looks Outside and Finds a Young Fox Hopelessly Trapped

Uplifting Peekskill fox rescue shows police, firefighters, and volunteers coordinating to free and care for a trapped young fox.

Business Owner Looks Outside and Finds a Young Fox Hopelessly Trapped

Uplifting Peekskill fox rescue shows police, firefighters, and volunteers coordinating to free and care for a trapped young fox.

A raccoon peers upward through the open square grid of a rusty metal storm drain grate embedded in pavement.

Raccoon Gets So Hopelessly Stuck Rescuers Carry Away the Entire Sewer Grate

Community teamwork led to a successful raccoon rescue and recovery at Cape Wildlife Center.

Raccoon Gets So Hopelessly Stuck Rescuers Carry Away the Entire Sewer Grate

Community teamwork led to a successful raccoon rescue and recovery at Cape Wildlife Center.

On the left, a fluffy seal pup waves a flipper while resting on a sandy beach; on the right, a scarred adult seal reclines amid a large colony on shore.

Wild Seals and Sea Lions Are Being Harassed on American Beaches

A teen kicked a sea lion on a California beach in broad daylight — and pleaded guilty to a federal crime. Less than a year before that, another man received...

Wild Seals and Sea Lions Are Being Harassed on American Beaches

A teen kicked a sea lion on a California beach in broad daylight — and pleaded guilty to a federal crime. Less than a year before that, another man received...

On the left, a monkey peers through metal cage bars with cardboard blocking the lower half; on the right, colorful lovebirds are crowded together in a wooden wire crate.

Endangered Animals Are Being Sold Openly on Social Media

Illegal wildlife trafficking isn't hiding on the dark web. It's happening on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and major e-commerce sites — and research shows platform algorithms are actively making it worse...

Endangered Animals Are Being Sold Openly on Social Media

Illegal wildlife trafficking isn't hiding on the dark web. It's happening on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and major e-commerce sites — and research shows platform algorithms are actively making it worse...

On the left, a small black and tan dog in a pink harness has its mouth opened by tattooed hands at a vet clinic; on the right, the same dog.

Tiny Dog Disappears Into Wilderness for More Than 500 Days and Somehow Survives

Valerie the dachshund survives 529 days on Kangaroo Island then returns heavier, healthy, sparking mystery over how she thrived.

Tiny Dog Disappears Into Wilderness for More Than 500 Days and Somehow Survives

Valerie the dachshund survives 529 days on Kangaroo Island then returns heavier, healthy, sparking mystery over how she thrived.

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