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  • Wildlife populations decline by 73% in 50 years: Study

    10/10/2024 5:54:44 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 43 replies
    Abcnews ^ | 10/10/2024 | Emma Ogao
    LONDON -- The average size of global wildlife populations have declined by 73% in 50 years, a new study by the World Wildlife Fund has found. The study, titled the 2024 Living Planet Report, monitored wildlife populations of 5,495 species of amphibians, birds, fish, mammals and reptiles between 1970 and 2020. Its findings reveal declines in “every indicator that tracks the state of nature on a global scale." “The findings of this report are alarming,” said Anke Schulmeister-Oldenhove, the senior forest policy officer at the WWF. “EU consumption continues to be a major driver of global biodiversity loss, particularly in...
  • Washington state woman calls 911 after being hounded by up to 100 raccoons

    10/10/2024 8:38:29 AM PDT · by Diana in Wisconsin · 76 replies
    Channel 3000 News/AP ^ | October 10, 2024 | AP Staff
    Sheriff's deputies in Washington's Kitsap County frequently get calls about animals — loose livestock, problem dogs. But the 911 call they received recently from a woman being hounded by dozens of raccoons swarming her home near Poulsbo stood out. The woman reported having had to flee her property after 50 to 100 raccoons descended upon it and were acting aggressively, said Kevin McCarty, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office. She told deputies she started feeding a family of raccoons decades ago and it was fine until about six weeks earlier, when the number showing up went from a handful to...
  • Wildlife expert warns Milton victims to watch out for gators who ‘are going to be on the move in the floodwaters’

    10/10/2024 6:51:54 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 30 replies
    NY Post ^ | 10/10/2024 | Patrick Reilly
    As if Hurricane Milton’s devastating winds and storm surge were not enough to worry about, a wildlife expert is warning of another danger— hungry alligators. Christopher Gillette, who operates an animal sanctuary in northern Florida, warned his Instagram followers that the alligators “are going to be on the move in the floodwaters” in the wake of the storm. “Make sure you’re staying out of the floodwaters the best you can,” Gillette said in a video crouched beside an alligator. “Obviously there’s emergency situations, people are going to do what they got to do, but if you can try, stay out,”...
  • Online voting in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant

    10/02/2024 4:26:55 AM PDT · by where's_the_Outrage? · 8 replies
    AP ^ | Oct 2, 2024 | MARK THIESSEN
    Voting starts Wednesday in the annual Fat Bear Week contest at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve, with viewers picking their favorite among a dozen brown bears fattened up to survive the winter. The contest, which is in its 10th year, celebrates the resiliency of the 2,200 brown bears that live in the preserve on the Alaska Peninsula, which extends from the state’s southwest corner toward the Aleutian Islands. The animals gorge on the abundant sockeye salmon that return to the Brooks River, sometimes chomping the fish in midair as they try to hurdle a small waterfall and make...
  • Viral Chelmsford beaver won’t be released into the wild just yet amid mounting protests, online petition

    10/02/2024 12:09:30 AM PDT · by blueplum · 13 replies
    Boston.com ^ | 01 Oct 2024 | Abby Patkin
    Rescuers are pleading for Nibi the beaver to remain in captivity until at least next spring. Following public outcry and pleas from her rescuers, a 2-year-old beaver named “Nibi” will not be released back into the wild Tuesday. More than 22,000 people have signed a petition to protect Nibi, who was raised at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford after she was found orphaned on the side of a busy road. Now, a judge has dammed up wildlife officials’ plans to release Nibi into the wild, issuing a temporary restraining order.... Nibi’s plight went viral on social media Monday after Newhouse...
  • Wisconsin Duck Hunter Claims He Killed Wolf In Self Defense; Case Under Investigation

    10/01/2024 11:41:33 PM PDT · by CFW · 32 replies
    Cowboy State Daily ^ | 9/28/24 | Mark Heinz
    Typical of rural and small-town Wisconsin residents, Chase Melton loves fishing and hunting waterfowl and whitetail deer, and he’s used to seeing wolves in his state’s great outdoors. “I’ve never have had any trouble with them,” he told Cowboy State Daily. So he was completely unprepared for what happened last weekend. He and two other duck hunters were surrounded by a pack of wolves in northern Wisconsin, and he had to shoot and kill one in self-defense. “When it first happened, I thought, ‘Oh my God, what did I just do? I just killed a wolf!’” said Melton, 19, who...
  • Octopuses work together with fish to hunt—and the way they share decisions is surprisingly complex

    09/29/2024 7:54:38 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 73 replies
    Phys.Org ^ | September 30, 2024 | Culum Brown
    A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution lifts the veil on what happens when octopuses and fish hunt together. As it turns out, this cross-species relationship is more complex than anyone expected. Animals of the same species often cooperate—work together to reach some kind of goal. But it's relatively rare to find cooperation between individuals from different species. A classic example you'll be familiar with is the close relationship between dogs and humans, whether in the context of herding sheep or hunting. In these situations, the dog and the human work together to achieve a goal. That's mammals....
  • Try not to laugh at these 21 Comedy Wildlife photo award finalists

    09/27/2024 6:26:25 PM PDT · by artichokegrower · 11 replies
    BBC ^ | September 26, 2024 | James Cutmore
    Have you ever seen a fish flying through the air while hunting a bald eagle? Neither have we, until now. And that can only mean one thing – the Comedy Wildlife Awards have announced their finalists for the 2024 version of their competition, and this year's batch is as funny as ever.
  • ‘What’s going on is a calamity:’ Ranchers, lawmakers question Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s recent decisions on wolves

    09/27/2024 5:56:22 PM PDT · by george76 · 12 replies
    Post Independent’ ^ | Sep 27, 2024 | Ali Longwell
    Decisions made contrary to the wolf plan and comments from the First Gentleman raise concerns.. Colorado ranchers and lawmakers have questioned how Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are making decisions about wolves since the animals were introduced to the state starting in December. Concerns have peaked in recent months, however, as wildlife officials have gone outside of recommendations in the Wolf Restoration and Management Plan, and have raised questions about whether Gov. Jared Polis is calling the shots on wolves. Sen. Dylan Roberts — who represents Senate District 8, which has been the epicenter of Colorado’s reintroduction efforts — asked...
  • Deep Ocean Sound Confused Scientists For Years. We Finally Know What Makes It.

    09/26/2024 6:54:14 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 21 replies
    Science Alert ^ | September 25, 2024 | Michelle Starr
    A mysterious sound heard booming from deep under the ocean waves has finally been traced to a fascinating source. First recorded in 2014 in the west Pacific, the "biotwang" is actually the call of the Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei) traveling long distances in the open ocean. What's more, the techniques used to identify the sound have led to the development of a new tool for understanding whale populations and how they move about in and inhabit Earth's enigmatic seas. "Bryde's whales occur worldwide in tropical and warm temperate waters, but their population structure and movements are not well understood," writes...
  • At 123 Years Old, Henry Is The World's Oldest Known Crocodile – And He's An Absolute Unit

    09/26/2024 12:47:53 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 13 replies
    IFL Science ^ | September 25, 2024 | Tom Hale
    Henry is thought to have been born before Salvador Dalí and Dr Seuss, but he's still going strong. At the ripe estimated age of 123 years old, Henry is the oldest known crocodile in the world – and what a life he’s led. In the past few decades alone, the mature gentleman has fathered thousands upon thousands of offspring With all those decades under his belt, Henry has amassed a gigantic size. The immensely hefty croc measures over 5 meters (16 foot 5 inches) from snout to tail and weighs 700 kilograms (1,543 pounds). For context, the average Nile crocodile...
  • ITS REAL! Springfield Ohio Duck Rescuer SPEAKS OUT About Animals Going MISSING !!!

    09/22/2024 3:33:45 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 16 replies
    Cinema Shogun ^ | 15/9/24
    They're really doing it. Transcript linked below video.
  • Springfield. Ohio disappearing ducks allegations.

    09/16/2024 10:33:51 AM PDT · by Eleutheria5 · 23 replies
    My follow up of the issues about the Haitian community living in Springfield, Ohio my hometown. Once again not all FAKE NEWS.
  • Trump Has Crossed a Truly Unacceptable Line (Truth about Haitian invaders is "Unacceptable")

    09/14/2024 10:51:50 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 70 replies
    The New York Times ^ | Sept. 14, 2024 | Lydia Polgreen
    When my family moved back to the United States from East Africa in the mid-1980s, one might have thought it was a peak time of compassion for people suffering in faraway places. A glittering group of music superstars had recorded “We Are the World,” a smash hit charity single to raise money and awareness for the victims of a brutal famine that had gripped my mother’s home country, Ethiopia.But when I told my new grade school classmates of my origins, I was met with cruel taunts. I was awfully fat for an Ethiopian, one said with a snigger. Must be...
  • Duck à l'Orange Man Bad

    09/13/2024 7:17:48 AM PDT · by Twotone · 4 replies
    SteynonLine ^ | September 13, 2024 | Mark Steyn
    ~Half of America gets its news from respectable "mainstream" "journalists" such as ABC's David Muir, a man who "fact-checks" Donald Trump by citing a press release from the city manager of Springfield, Ohio that there's nothing to see here. Being a most solicitous court eunuch, Mr Muir - like his fellow mainstreamers - sees no reason to listen to those who actually live in Springfield. In the last four years, so many Haitians have descended on this Ohio town that they now constitute one-in-four of the population. And, whether it be the right to decapitate and eat waterfowl from municipal...
  • Haitian migrants capture geese in Springfield, Ohio: police report

    09/12/2024 3:20:59 PM PDT · by Its All Over Except ... · 29 replies
    Post Millenial ^ | 9/12/2024 | David Krayden
    "I’m sitting here, I’m riding on the trail, I’m going to my orientation for my job today, and I see a group of Haitian people, there was about four of ’em, they all had geese in their hands," a resident told a dispatcher. A recording of a call made to police in August has revealed a Springfield, Ohio resident expressing concern to authorities over Haitian migrants in the city capturing geese. The recording and police report were obtained by The Federalist. “I’m sitting here, I’m riding on the trail, I’m going to my orientation for my job today, and I...
  • Tourist Quickly Understands Why You Shouldn’t Touch Bison @ Yellowstone National Park

    09/07/2024 7:39:23 PM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 45 replies
    Unofficialnetworks ^ | 09/06/2024 | Francis Xavier
    There is a well know saying amongst Yellowstone National Park staff about bison safety that goes like this “don’t pet fluffy cows.” It’s comical and cute but is an actual warning for tourists not a treat the park’s wildlife like a petting zoo. Bison may seem like docile creatures that would have little recourse to a human dead set on making contact but that is a very dangerous misconception. In a park with predators roaming around like grizzly bears and mountain lions, bison stand above all other species when it comes to injuring the most tourists.
  • California's controversial rare beast that vanished over 100 years ago stages shocking comeback: 'We've been invaded' (gray wolf)

    09/07/2024 6:10:08 PM PDT · by Libloather · 23 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 9/07/24 | Alyssa Guzman
    An endangered predator has returned to California after vanishing more than 100 years ago. At least 44 gray wolves have been spotted in the West Coast state, including a record-breaking 30 new pups this year alone, according to Axel Hunnicutt, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's gray wolf coordinator. This is the biggest increase in a century, with the animals from seven different packs now in nine of the state's 58 counties, Marin Independent Journal reported. But not everyone is happy about the return of the the gray wolf and are concerned about the risk to farmers' livestock. Janna...
  • Man who killed 118 eagles in years-long wildlife trafficking ring set for sentencing

    09/06/2024 5:52:57 AM PDT · by Red Badger · 50 replies
    www.oklahoman.com ^ | September 05, 2024 | Natalie Neysa Alund, Julia Gomez
    A sentencing date has been set for man accused of slaughtering more than 3,600 birds, including more than 118 protected eagles, during a years-long wildlife trafficking ring out West, new court documents show. Travis John Branson, 48, pleaded guilty in March to charges including conspiracy, wildlife trafficking and trafficking bald and golden eagles, in federal court in Montana. According to a sentencing memorandum filed Tuesday, Branson and his “crew” killed eagles and then sold them across the country for profit on the black market. “It was not uncommon for Branson to take upwards of nine eagles at a time,” prosecutors...
  • EXCLUSIVE On the road with the hunters chasing down America's deadliest beasts as numbers surge: 'Bring in the ears'

    08/31/2024 1:46:17 PM PDT · by Libloather · 53 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 8/31/24 | Laura Parnaby
    What has four legs, hails from Spain, is notoriously difficult to kill, multiplies by 10 each year, and causes an annual $2.5 billion damage to the economy? If you guessed feral hogs, you are correct. An estimated nine million nomadic pigs currently roam America, destroying crops and properties which lay in their path, according to the US Department of Agriculture. Hogs even cause the occasional fatality - either through a rare bloodthirsty attack on a human or by charging across a highway and triggering a road traffic accident. In the most pig-dense states like Texas, law enforcement officials offer bounties...