Wildlife

On the left, a bearded man in a red jacket and headlamp holds a platypus at night; on the right, a wet platypus rests on grass near water.

Platypuses Return Home After Drought and Somehow Know Exactly What to Do

A hopeful account of the platypus at Tidbinbilla, rescued during the 2019 drought and protected for recovery.

Platypuses Return Home After Drought and Somehow Know Exactly What to Do

A hopeful account of the platypus at Tidbinbilla, rescued during the 2019 drought and protected for recovery.

On the left, a sleek shark glides through clear blue ocean water amid smaller fish; on the right, a great white shark lunges from dark water with jaws open, biting.

Scientists Keep Finding the Wildest Things Ever Stuffed Inside Shark Stomachs

A suit of medieval armor. A whole reindeer — antlers and all. A tattooed human arm that cracked open a murder investigation. Sharks have been swallowing the most jaw-dropping objects...

Scientists Keep Finding the Wildest Things Ever Stuffed Inside Shark Stomachs

A suit of medieval armor. A whole reindeer — antlers and all. A tattooed human arm that cracked open a murder investigation. Sharks have been swallowing the most jaw-dropping objects...

On the left, a coyote stands alone on a desert highway with mountains in the distance; on the right, a black bear and three cubs cross a lush, tree-lined road.

400 Threatened Species Face Extinction as Feds Move to Gut America's Roadless Forest Rule

For 25 years, a single federal rule kept 58.5 million acres of America's wildest national forests off-limits to roads, logging, and industrial development. Now the USDA has filed a formal...

400 Threatened Species Face Extinction as Feds Move to Gut America's Roadless Forest Rule

For 25 years, a single federal rule kept 58.5 million acres of America's wildest national forests off-limits to roads, logging, and industrial development. Now the USDA has filed a formal...

On the left, a small red-brown fox crouches over a floor drain grate in a dim basement; on the right, the same fox rests in a pet carrier beside a.

Business Owner Looks Outside and Finds a Young Fox Hopelessly Trapped

Uplifting Peekskill fox rescue shows police, firefighters, and volunteers coordinating to free and care for a trapped young fox.

Business Owner Looks Outside and Finds a Young Fox Hopelessly Trapped

Uplifting Peekskill fox rescue shows police, firefighters, and volunteers coordinating to free and care for a trapped young fox.

A raccoon peers upward through the open square grid of a rusty metal storm drain grate embedded in pavement.

Raccoon Gets So Hopelessly Stuck Rescuers Carry Away the Entire Sewer Grate

Community teamwork led to a successful raccoon rescue and recovery at Cape Wildlife Center.

Raccoon Gets So Hopelessly Stuck Rescuers Carry Away the Entire Sewer Grate

Community teamwork led to a successful raccoon rescue and recovery at Cape Wildlife Center.

On the left, a fluffy seal pup waves a flipper while resting on a sandy beach; on the right, a scarred adult seal reclines amid a large colony on shore.

Wild Seals and Sea Lions Are Being Harassed on American Beaches

A teen kicked a sea lion on a California beach in broad daylight — and pleaded guilty to a federal crime. Less than a year before that, another man received...

Wild Seals and Sea Lions Are Being Harassed on American Beaches

A teen kicked a sea lion on a California beach in broad daylight — and pleaded guilty to a federal crime. Less than a year before that, another man received...