LIVING NATURE

The Bramble Cay melomys is thought to be the first mammal driven to extinction by anthropogenic climate change.
Ian Bell, Queensland Government
ENVIRONMENT
Australian Rat Declared Extinct Due To Man-Made Climate Change
By Chris D'Angelo
One expert said the island mammal "is just the first of what will be countless species lost to climate change if we don’t get our pollution under control."
Penguin
BBC America
WEIRD NEWS
'Rarest Penguin On Earth' Caught On Camera In Antarctica
By Ed Mazza
It may be the only one of its kind on the planet.
Bees are seen on a honeycomb section of a bee hive on the rooftop of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Paris, France, September 25, 2018. Picture taken September 25, 2018. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
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ENVIRONMENT
Insects Are Dying En Masse, Risking 'Catastrophic' Collapse Of Earth's Ecosystems
By Dominique Mosbergen
The insect apocalypse is indeed upon us, according to the first global scientific review of insect population decline.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2019/01/03: File Picture of the Sumatran Tigress Melati seen at London Zoo. It has been reported that on the 8th February 2019, ten year old Sumatran Tigress Melati was killed while being introduced to a new 7 year old male Asim at London Zoo. (Photo by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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ENVIRONMENT
Popular Sumatran Tiger Melati Killed By Intended Mate At London Zoo
By Mary Papenfuss
Melati, 10, was fatally mauled when she was introduced to Asim.
jimkruger via Getty Images
U.S. NEWS
Colorado Man Kills Mountain Lion Who Attacked Him While Jogging
By COLLEEN SLEVIN, AP
The man, who was running alone at Horsetooth Mountain, killed the young lion by choking it.
Ventura County Planning Commission passes safe corridors for wildlife resolution
Courtesy National Parks Service
ENVIRONMENT
Los Angeles Area Edges Closer To Safe Passageways To Save Mountain Lions
By Mary Papenfuss
Ventura County planners recommend proposed ordinance to carve out territory protections so wildlife can survive.
A vibrant star with many common names photographed in southern British Columbia at a depth of 30ft. Nudibranch eggs on top left of boulder as well.
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ENVIRONMENT
Massive Pacific Coast Starfish Die-Off Is Linked To Global Warming
By Mary Papenfuss
The “marine heat wave” is triggering a “continental-scale collapse of a pivotal predator,” says new study.
In this undated photo, released Thursday Jan. 31, 2019, by Zoo Basel, zoo keepers routinely take DNA samples from female orangutan cub Padma to determine her paternity at the Basel Zoo. ( Zoo Basel via AP)
Associated Press
WEIRD NEWS
Baby Orangutan's Paternity Test Has Surprise Worthy Of Maury Povich
To quote Povich: "You are ... not the father!"
horse gets stuck in tree
Dan Ball via AP
WEIRD NEWS
Horse Stuck In Tree Rescued By Chain Saw-Wielding Town Marshal
Winfield Town Marshal Dan Ball needed 45 minutes to free the horse from its tree trunk prison.
A South African scientist shows the tooth in Johannesburg on July 12, 2012 hidden in a rock excavated from an archaeological site three years ago. The remains of a juvenile hominid skeleton, of the new Australopithecus (southern ape) sediba species, are the 'most complete early human ancestor skeleton ever discovered,' . AFP PHOTO / Alexander Joe (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)
ALEXANDER JOE via Getty Images
SCIENCE
South African Fossils Are Human Missing Link, Says New Study
By Mary Papenfuss
The discovery has been the subject of a contentious debate.
FILE - In this September, 2017, photo, a minke whale is unloaded at a port after a whaling for scientific purposes in Kushiro, in the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. Japan says it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume commercial hunts but says it will no longer go to the Antarctic to hunt. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, that Japan's commercial whaling will be limited to its territorial and economic waters.(Kyodo News via AP, File)
Associated Press
ENVIRONMENT
Japan To Launch Commercial Whaling Again After Withdrawing From Treaty
By Mary Papenfuss
Nation's decision is bashed by environmentalists and Australia.
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WEIRD NEWS
Hunter Snares A Frightfully Long Burmese Python In The Everglades
By Ron Dicker
The snake is said to be of record-length in Florida's program to combat the invasive species.
An adult male mountain lion known as P-64, walks through a tunnel heading south in this National Park Service photo captured near the Santa Monica Mountains, California, U.S., May 22, 2018. Picture taken May 22, 2018. Courtesy National Park Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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ENVIRONMENT
Famous Freeway-Crossing Mountain Lion Found Dead Weeks After Woolsey Fire
By David Barden
P-64, also known as the "Culvert Cat," was found with visibly burned paws.
Sea lions Latin name zalophus californianus
PeterEtchells via Getty Images
ENVIRONMENT
Sea Lion Found Dead From Gunshot Wounds In Northern California: Officials
By David Barden
The 7-year-old male was often seen around the Point Reyes National Seashore area.
Cat
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WEIRD NEWS
Cat Freaks Out In Front Of A Christmas Tree And You Have To See It Right Meow
By Ed Mazza
There's something just beyond that tree that has this cat on edge.
Powerful Handsome Male Lion (Panthera leo) with a golden mane looking directly ahead with a natural dried yellow grass background in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
paulafrench via Getty Images
POLITICS
Trophy Hunter On Ryan Zinke Advisory Council Bags Permits To Import 3 Lion Heads
By Chris D'Angelo
Steven Chancellor has been a big beneficiary of rollbacks of Obama-era prohibitions on hunting trophy imports.
FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 file photo, a humpback whale breeches off Half Moon Bay, Calif. An environmental group has sued California for allegedly not doing enough to keep Dungeness crab fishery gear from killing protected whales. The Center for Biological Diversity filed its lawsuit Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in federal court in San Francisco. It says the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is liable for a surge in entanglements of endangered whales and sea turtles because it authorizes operation of the fishery. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg,File)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ENVIRONMENT
Trump Admin's Axing Of Plan To Reduce Creatures Killed In Gillnets Ruled Illegal
By Laura Zuckerman, Reuters
A judge ruled illegal the axing of a plan to limit the number of marine creatures allowed to be killed by drift gillnets used to catch swordfish off California.
Nyack was killed by long-time mate Zuri at Indianapolis Zoo,
Courtesy Indianapolis Zoo
ENVIRONMENT
Lioness Kills The Father Of Her 3 Cubs At Indianapolis Zoo
By Mary Papenfuss
Zookeepers are stunned after Zuri fought with long-time mate Nyack.
Chuck Graham/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via The Associated Press
ENVIRONMENT
Giving States More Power Over Endangered Species Could Be Bad News For Animals
By Stateline, Editorial Partner
Critics say shifting more control to states could dismantle protections for endangered species.
A shaggy, brown and possibly pregnant mother bear known as 409 Beadnose, crowned on Tuesday as Fattest Bear of 2018, is seen on the bank of Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, U.S., September 30, 2018. Picture taken on September 30, 2018. Courtesy NPS/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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WEIRD NEWS
Alaska's Fattest Bear Praised For Her 'Radiant Rolls' And 'Fabulous Flab'
By Yereth Rosen, Reuters
The female bear, named 409 Beadnose, nosed out a male brown bear called 747.
Bronx Zoo elephant "Happy" strolls inside the zoo's Asia display, Tuesday Oct. 2, 2018, in New York. An animal welfare group has brought a legal action against the Bronx Zoo on behalf of Happy, who was separated from the zoo's two other elephants after they fatally injured her mate, arguing that the animal has similar rights to a human being and is being "unlawfully imprisoned." (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
ENVIRONMENT
Happy The Bronx Zoo Elephant Is 'Unlawfully Imprisoned,' Says Animal Rights Group
By Verena Dobnik, AP
The Nonhuman Rights Project has filed a legal petition aimed at moving Happy from the New York City zoo to a sanctuary.
Narwhal swims with belugas
Screen grab/GREMM Video
ENVIRONMENT
Young Narwhal Adopted By Totally Chill Beluga Whale Pod
By Mary Papenfuss
"It's a like a big social ball of young juveniles that are playing some social, sexual games," one Canadian whale expert said.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
ENVIRONMENT
Hundreds Of Dolphins Dash Past California Coast In Magical Video Of 'Superpod'
By Hilary Hanson
Seeing this many dolphins move together is mesmerizing.
An underwater silhouette of a shark frenzy at the surface
Chris Ross via Getty Images
SCIENCE
Animals Are Smart. Are Humans Holding Them Back?
By Sentient Media, Editorial Partner
For centuries, animals’ capacity for human-like behavior went unnoticed. Now we know they’re more like us than we thought, but we’re still not sure how to act.
WLOS/News 13
U.S. NEWS
5-Pound Dog Dies Protecting Human Family From Bear
By Hilary Hanson
The brave toy poodle is remembered as a hero.
Little Raccoon on tree
amadeusamse via Getty Images
ENVIRONMENT
Kindly Stop Inviting Wild Raccoons Into Your Homes
By Hilary Hanson
Honestly, we shouldn't have to tell you this.
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