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10 hilarious unseen photos from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
Science 10 hilarious unseen photos from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards Talia Lakritz 2024-03-21T18:37:36Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon The letter F. Facebook Email icon An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. Email Twitter icon A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. Twitter LinkedIn icon LinkedIn…
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Love baby animals? New ‘Wildlife Wednesday’ gives up-close look at critters getting care
The little critters come in needing a helping hand — and now, the public can get a behind-the-scenes peek at how baby animals are cared for at the Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach. A new program called “Wildlife Wednesdays” happening each week allows people to see how babies and other wildlife in…
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Keep Wildlife Wild: What to do if you encounter baby wild animals this spring
Courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources WISCONSIN – As warmer spring weather approaches, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding the public that wild animals and their young will be on the move across Wisconsin. Knowing what to do before finding a baby wild animal can make all the difference to…
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Istanbul police bust wildlife trafficking ring: 396 Taxidermied animals seized
In an operation conducted in the districts of Sarıyer and Arnavutköy in Istanbul, 396 taxidermied specimens of protected wild animals were confiscated. The suspect, identified as Ali H.Ü., who established a private museum by hunting and taxiderming animals domestically and internationally, has been apprehended. Upon receiving a tip-off about an individual who decorates with the…
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Wildlife Conservation, Traditional Medicine Collide in Eswatini
Manzini, Eswatini — Traditional medicine, or “muti,” is an important part of Eswatini’s culture. However, an increasing demand for muti has placed some of the southern African kingdom’s animal species at risk of extinction. That’s something conservationists and molecular biologists want to change. Molecular biologist Zamekile Bhembe, who works for the USAID-funded EWild Laboratory at…
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Utah Division of Wildlife Resources investigating illegal killings of several wild animals
EMERY COUNTY, UTAH — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is investigating several recent incidents where wild animals were killed and left to waste. The DWR recently discovered a cow elk and 18 geese dead in Emery County. This instance is the most recent animal killing where the bodies were left to waste after four…
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Victory! Canada Bans Horrific Poison Used to Kill Bears and Wolves in Wildlife Management
Wildlife in Canada gained a massive win as Health Canada announced that the brutal poison called “strychnine” would no longer be used in wildlife management. Bears, wolves, and other animals in Canada mercilessly poisoned with strychnine experience immediate, painful muscular convulsions. They may suffer for as long as 24 hours before dying from suffocation or…
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Wildlife Watch: Animal behavior and the total solar eclipse
JEFFERSONVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) – As people around the region prepare to enjoy next month’s total solar eclipse, will wildlife be in the dark? During the eclipse of 2017, zoo animals acted strangely. Researchers observed giraffes who broke into a gallop, Galápagos tortoises mating, and gorillas getting ready for bed, according to March 2020 report. And…
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Nest in peace…Wildlife Hospital reminding public to protect bords and animals by not cutting hedges
Five red squirrel kits found in a felled tree were hand reared by the WRI team before they built a soft release enclosure near the site where they were found and all five returned to the wild. Previous Next Image 1 of 3 Five red squirrel kits found in a felled tree were hand reared…
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Vermont Is the Latest State Where Animal-Rights Activists Could Upend Hunting and Trapping by Joining the Wildlife Board
This week, a bill to change the membership, authority, and scope of duties of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board took another step toward becoming law. In addition to requiring some “non-consumptive” users serve on the board, the bill would also ban hunting coyotes over bait and with dogs. The attempted overhaul mostly comes from…