Category: Around the Web

Honeybee
May 19, 2015

President Obama Announces Honeybee Protection Plan

President Obama unveiled a new strategy to protect honeybees on Tuesday amidst a sharp decline in bee colonies during winter months in recent years, partly due to what’s known as...

Earthquake, Nepal
May 14, 2015

Quake-Fleeing Wildlife Could Provide Early Warning System

A tri-continental research team is working on what may be a more accurate prediction of looming earthquakes: Follow the rats. An animal behavior specialist and researchers with NASA’s SETI Institute...

Deer
May 8, 2015

Video: Wildlife Celebrate Mother’s Day, Too

The Missouri Department of Conservation urges people to celebrate all of nature’s mothers on Mother’s Day. Many animals in the wild are having babies and caring for their newborns around...

Wolf
May 8, 2015

Third Bill Aimed at Wolf De-listing Introduced

H.R. 1985, introduced by Representatives Newhouse (R-Washington), Stewart (R-Utah), and Walden (R-Oregon), is the latest legislation aimed at prohibiting certain gray wolf populations from receiving protection under the Endangered Species...

Arizona
May 1, 2015

Video: Water for Arizona’s Wildlife

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has recently built a new water catchment for wildlife in the Sonoran Desert. The agency has been building water development for wildlife since...

Delmarva fox squirrel
April 27, 2015

Squirrel Making a Comeback After Half Century on ESA

The Delmarva fox squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus) — one of the first animals to be placed on the Endangered Species Act — is showing signs of recovery after more than...

Scenic
April 22, 2015

A Look at the Environment on the 45th Earth Day

Today, people across the country are celebrating the 45th Earth Day—an annual holiday for honoring our planet. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, there have been environmental improvements including...

Bottlenose Dolphin in Mississippi Sound
April 20, 2015

Effects of BP Deepwater Horizon Spill Persist

Marine and coastal life continues to be affected five years after the spill on BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Small mangrove islands have disappeared completely after the trees that held...

Coyote
April 16, 2015

New York City is Getting Even Wilder

Coyotes have been prowling around New York City’s parks, according to NYC’s Department of Parks and Recreation. The Parks Department said along with an increase in wildlife such as squirrels,...

Lizard
April 15, 2015

Biologists Target Invasive Lizard in Florida

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recently announced plans to step up efforts to find and remove non-native Nile monitor lizards from Florida’s Palm Beach County. These formidable...