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Wildlife Dept seizes rare animal skins in Abbottabad
ABBOTTABAD – The Wildlife Department Abbottabad achieved a significant breakthrough on Saturday by confiscating skins of rare wild animals and items crafted from them.The individuals involved in the illicit trade were also apprehended during a targeted raid on shops located in the tourist areas of Galyat.The seized items included 25 fox fur scarf strips, two…
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The Scent-sational Wonders Of Animals!
The nose possesses a powerful sense, allowing living beings to respond in various ways. While humans primarily use their nasal cavity for smelling, animals leverage their noses to extract essential information that they get from the smell, such as the presence of potential mates, predators in their surroundings, and the food that they require. For…
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50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
Ten other entrants were highly commended by the judges: Tzahi Finkelstein, John Blumenkamp, Zoe Ashdown, Brian Matthews, Lara Matthews, Delphine Casimir, Pratick Mondal, Wendy Kaveney, Jacques Poulard, and Dakota Vaccaro. “One of the greatest pleasures we experience in this competition is seeing the incredible standard of photography, combined with humor, which consistently increases each year.…
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Raccoon set on fire in Quincy has died. ‘We don’t regret giving her a chance’
WEYMOUTH − A raccoon that was reportedly set on fire in what police have called an intentional act of cruelty has died. “Despite our efforts and around-the-clock care, we lost our patient today,” reads the Facebook post from the New England Wildlife Center, which received the animal Dec. 30 and administered lifesaving care for two…
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Animal bites
Key facts Bites by animals carrying venoms, toxins and pathogens are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Globally, up to 5 million people are bitten by snakes annually, with nearly 50% of them ending up with envenomation – mostly in Africa and South-East Asia – necessitating prompt medical intervention with appropriate antivenom. Dog bites…
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1,056 Fish and Wildlife Illegally Killed in Utah in 2023
DWR News Release A total of 1,056 wild animals and fish were illegally harvested in Utah in 2023, a slight decrease from the number illegally killed in 2022. The total combined value of the wildlife illegally killed last year was a little over $619,000. Some of the animals illegally killed included: 133 deer, 23 of…
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GTA 5 Online boar location for Wildlife Photography
The Wildlife Photography Challenge or the Shoot Animals Photography Challenge is one of the newest daily events in GTA Online where you can click photographs of various animals to earn money and other rewards. It is also one of the best ways to explore every nook and cranny of the title’s huge open world. Rockstar…
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Overfeeding causes harm to wildlife, say expert
TRABZON Scientists have warned against the unconscious and excessive feeding of wild animals by citizens, highlighting the risks it poses to their natural behavior, health and human-wildlife interactions. Due to the fluctuations in air temperatures caused by climate change in the eastern Black Sea region, wild animals such as foxes, jackals and wolves, as well…
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AI-driven algorithm helps track and save tigers and other wild animals
ByBadri Chatterjee Jan 12, 2024 01:03 AM IST Share Via Copy Link In the second of a two-part series, we see how Artificial Intelligence reads existing data sets to catch poachers, track tigers and save the lives of wildlife Technology has emerged as a promising strategy to help conserve wildlife, as it offers the capacity…
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More than 100 wild animals trapped by border wall killed in Texas wildfire
More than a 100 wild animals including frogs, shrews and snakes were killed in a wildfire in Texas last summer, after becoming trapped behind the concrete border wall. Internal US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) memos obtained by an environmental group reveal that government scientists found scores of burned animals against a mile-long stretch of…