Rare African Wild Dogs get their first foray outdoors at Cincinatti Zoo

May 19, 2015

Ah spring time! Everyone I know today seems to be sore from gardening over the weekend. Life would be much simpler if we were…

Dogs and their owners in New York State can now eat together in restaurants

May 19, 2015

Legislation has passed in New York State which will allow customers to bring their dogs in to restaurants. The bill amends the current health…

Sudan is the world’s last male northern white rhino and he’s a bit lonely

May 13, 2015

In central Kenya at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Sudan the last remaining male northern white rhino is surrounded by humans. A team of armed…

Close Encounter with shark scores film crew rare close-up

May 13, 2015

An Australian documentary filmmaker got footage of a lifetime after a shark flashed a smile at him for the cameras. Sharks have a pretty…

Critically endangered red wolf family growing up on livestream

May 10, 2015

The red wolf (Canis rufus) is one of the rarest mammals in North America. There are perhaps 300 of them left in the world,…

Princess Charlotte’s birth gives boost to possums

May 6, 2015

Still in the land of Oz. What to give the new British royal princess? Well the Australian people debate about tea towels emblazoned with…

Chinese Giant Salanders in decline as they become part of conspicuous consumption

April 29, 2015

Time is running out for the Chinese Giant Salamander, also known as the Andrias davidanus. The world’s largest living amphibian can grow up to…

Throw bread and meat at a Chernobyl fox and he makes a 5 decker sandwich

April 29, 2015

It’s not every day that a TV news crew run into a fox at Chernobyl in the nuclear exclusion zone. And it’s probably safe…

Bees are drawn to nectar laced with pesticides, may be addicted to it like nicotine

April 28, 2015

Bees don’t avoid pesticide-contaminated food, in fact, new research shows they prefer it and may actually be addicted to tainted nectar. Two new studies…

Wild chimps in Uganda have learned to look both ways before crossing roads

April 24, 2015

Chimpanzees face daily a dangerous situation and it’s not just from poachers but a high-traffic asphalted road in the Sebitoli area of Kibale National Park,…