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Texas welfare check uncovers Siamese spitting cobra in home and prompts investigation
45+ min ago (384+ words) Officers conducting a welfare check at a Wichita Falls, Texas, residence found a spitting cobra, an animal prohibited under the city's ban on venomous reptiles. The find is now under investigation and has raised fresh concerns about the risks of…...
Your Phone Can Already Detect Migrating Monarch Butterflies, but This App Lets You See Them
2+ week, 3+ day ago (108+ words) National Audubon Society Birds aren't the only migrators: Dozens of North American insect species also undertake long-distance journeys seasonally, including beetles, moths, and grasshoppers Best known, and beloved across their range, are monarch butterflies, which traverse from central Mexico to…...
Researcher calls for genetic study after Tasmanian echidna findings
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (350+ words) A Tasmanian echidna is so different from its mainland relatives that a University of Tasmania researcher initially wondered whether they might be separate species. Associate Professor Stewart Nicol from the School of Natural Sciences has published a new review challenging…...
Rare four-horned antelope spotted on Pune hills after over 20 years
41+ min ago (536+ words) The Times of India...
Scientists filmed a three-legged lion make a record swim across a crocodile-filled channel in Uganda, and the hidden reason he kept crossing reveals what pressure does to a species
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (868+ words) The water was dark and the swim would be more than a kilometre long. Somewhere out in that blackness, hippos surfaced and Nile crocodiles held still beneath the surface, each one capable of ending a lion in seconds. And yet,…...
Vision for Lanka as a leopard stronghold in Asia
40+ min ago (1020+ words) The vibes from Sri Lanka are contradictory " while we wax eloquent about the one-and-only iconic Big Cat, the leopard that we have, we also bludgeon it and snare it without a thought for its agony or death! This is what…...
Why Military Veterans Are Hunting Pythons in the Everglades
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (33+ words) Yahoo Discover how the Swamp Apes program helps veterans track and capture Burmese pythons in the Everglades, benefiting both wildlife and the veterans themselves...
The Endangered Species Act Attempted To Define 'Habitat' And Controversy Ensued
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (998+ words) It wouldn't make much sense to prohibit people from shooting a threatened woodpecker while allowing its forest to be cut down, or to bar killing endangered salmon while allowing a dam to dry out their habitat. But that's what the…...
Viral Video: Bear Steals Watermelon From Parked Car
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (154+ words) It's definitely that time of year'when black bears are looking for easy snacks by breaking into people's vehicles. Another viral video, this one from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, shows a bear rummaging around inside a parked vehicle. When it finally emerges, the…...
La Sierra fence battle receives wildlife study results
2+ hour, 22+ min ago (437+ words) SAN LUIS, Colo." According to news reports, the ongoing battle between local property owners and billionaire William Harrison has come to a halt after independent wildlife studies commissioned by both parties revealed concerning findings." A newly released, 83-page joint wildlife…...