There are tens of millions of cows in the U.S. but only about 700 grizzly bears in the remote and wild public lands known as the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem that include and surround America’s first national park. Grizzlies are listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act and the federal government is legally mandated to

Photo: Goran Jakuš/Alamy September 28, 2003: The rain had stopped and the night was balmy, so Carol Bocetti strolled out onto the open deck of a 14-story cruise ship, about 50 miles south of Miami. Swirling in the ship’s lights were thousands of songbirds. Bocetti spent the next 45 minutes walking the decks, where she

Tazo only joined his family a few months ago, and even though they’re still learning some things about him, it didn’t take them long to discover what his favorite things are.  “He loves boxes,” Kristina Jeon, Tazo’s mom, told The Dodo. “And plastic bags. His favorite days of the week are grocery days and any

Earlier this month, Jose Luis Ramos Jr. and a few of his friends decided to spend a relaxing weekend at a cabin in Asheville, North Carolina. But the getaway wasn’t quite as tranquil as they were hoping it would be. Evidently, as the group pulled up to the cabin in their cars, a certain someone

South African traders with China are illegally selling thousands of wild animals threatened with extinction and endangered, under the guise of legal exports, according to an investigation. Monkeys have been stolen from the wild, and together with cheetahs, tigers, rhinos, lions and meerkats, they have been trafficked to circuses, theme parks, laboratories, zoos and “safari

American Goldfinch. Photo: Brian Kushner/Audubon Photography Awards Climate change is a global problem. It’s sometimes called global warming because temperatures are rising across the entire planet. But it won’t affects birds the same way everywhere. Birds that live near the ocean are likely harmed by sea-level rise. Birds that nest in drier areas in the

EMACIATED lions broke free from cages at a game reserve which breeds animals to be shot by wealthy trophy hunters. Cops took two days to track and capture seven big cats – five males and two females – after they were spotted scouring for food in local villages. They say they had earlier escaped from

We independently pick all the products we recommend because we love them and think you will too. If you buy a product from a link on our site, we may earn a commission. If your dog likes to be the best-looking pup at the the dog park, a bandana’s the perfect accessory. They’re lightweight and

Webinar: Ask The Vet: Q&A with Tom Tully, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DECZM (Avian) Date: Friday, May 29, 2020 Time: 12 pm PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Good news! We are making our “Ask the Vet Webinar with Tom Tully, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), DECZM (Avian)” a regular feature, which you

Sarus Cranes. Photo: Shivang Mehta/Alamy As storytellers for Audubon we see and encounter birds in multiple ways, from filming Whooping Cranes to snapping photos of birdlife at its most vivid. Birding certainly brings us joy, but during these times of social distancing and staying at home we have also found ways to appreciate the creatures we love most while honoring

Webinar: Flight Mechanics & Ethical Concerns Date: Sunday, May 31, 2020 Time: 3:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada). Double-check your local time with this time zone converter Don’t miss this opportunity to attend a very special webinar hosted by our sister website, LafeberVet. Webinars hosted by LafeberVet are normally available only to licensed veterinarians;

When Australian filmmakers Mick McIntyre and Kate McIntyre Clere went out with their camera crew on a kangaroo hunt, they had to witness horrific images they can never forget. “It’s, it’s just . . . ,” Mick stammered to find the right words. “I had to experience it filming and there’s nothing good about it.

More than 75,000 animals have been “bred for the bullet” including endangered species over the past decade, official figures show. British hunters also have an appetite for canned hunts, where species are born in captivity and shot in confined spaces. These include lions, baboons, monkeys, crocodiles and the ­scimitar-horned oryx, which became extinct in the

The RSPB has been “overrun” with reports of birds of prey being illegally killed since lockdown began. Police have been called out to investigate multiple cases of raptors being shot, trapped or suspected of having been poisoned, with the charity saying most incidents were on or close to sporting estates managed for game bird shooting.

First, a black dot appears in the distance. More dots join, forming meandering lines across the newly white icescape. “Then all of a sudden, you hear the first calls,” photographer Stefan Christmann says. That’s when it really hits him: “Wow. The birds are coming back.” It’s late March in Atka Bay, in Antarctica’s Queen Maud

Whenever it’s nice outside, John and Alex Sanders love leaving their door open so they can enjoy the weather. One day about six months ago, they were relaxing inside with the door wide open when out of nowhere, a cat walked in, said hello to them and made himself right at home.  “He just walked

Let’s start off by calling dog hiccups exactly what they are: absolutely adorable. And puppy hiccups? That’s an entirely different level of magic-on-earth that can cure any bad mood. But as a responsible dog parent, of course you want to know if those cute little sounds could ever be a real problem. What causes dog

Lucy’s Warbler. Photo: Tim Boyer/Flickr (CC BY NC 2.0) COVID-19 has impacted every facet of our lives and brought what promised to be a productive Arizona legislative session—especially for key priorities like water—to a premature end. The momentum was there. A year after the Drought Contingency Plan passed the Arizona legislature and was signed by

Head about 40 miles into southern Georgia from the Atlantic shore and you’ll find yourself facing another, older beachfront. This is Trail Ridge, a mile-wide, 100-mile-long sandy spine parallel to the coast, the remnant of a Pleistocene barrier island system. Climb up and over the roughly 150-foot-high rise and you’ll soon wade into the tea-colored

PORTLAND,Ore.— The Trump administration today denied Endangered Species Act protections to Pacific fishers from Northern California to the Canadian border, but granted them endangered status in the southern Sierra Nevada. The decision reversed a 2019 proposal to list fishers as threatened throughout their West Coast range. “The Trump administration’s denial of protection for fishers is

Tank is only 3 months old and just recently joined his family, and is still learning about the world around him. Watching him explore and experience things for the first time has been so fun, and his mom loves watching him learn and grow more each day.  “He’s very cheeky and loves to play, but