By Taylor Hill It’s been nearly a year since an American hunter killed Cecil, an iconic lion in Zimbabwe. House Democrats are using the anniversary to question the premise that trophy hunting benefits Africa’s endangered wildlife. In a new report, Missing the Mark, the Democratic staff of the House Committee on Natural Resources charges that […]
Researchers at the state-run Xinjiang Academy of Zootechnical Science in China have bred five sheep with different coat colors using the new gene-editing tool known as CRISPR-Cas9. Researchers in #Xinjiang change #sheep colors by gene editing, known as CRISPR-Cas9 pic.twitter.com/2iz5Uhzrqr — China Xinhua News (@XHNews) June 8, 2016 According to Xinhua, two of the sheep have black […]
By Paula Mackay and John Davis Rocky Wilson and his wife had settled into camp for the evening when they caught sight of a bear emerging from the brush. It was late September 1968 and the Wilsons were hunting in Fisher Basin, one of their favorite places in Washington State’s North Cascades mountains. Avid outdoors […]
Due to a breeding boom over the past few years, giant pandas are making a strong recovery. Some experts argue that the species should be removed from the critically endangered list—but is it too soon? This comes as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) undertakes an official reassessment of the panda’s status. The Swiss-based organization uses a seven-point […]
The world’s rhinoceros population is seeing not one but two new and rare additions. In the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, an eastern black rhino gave birth to a baby girl named Mobo. Over in the Bardia National Park in Nepal, a greater one-horned rhino gave birth to a healthy baby boy. Actor and noted […]
Marine mammal rescuers in California are celebrating a sweet and rare reunion between a mother sea otter and her baby, after the newborn was separated from her. Rescuers were alerted to the situation by concerned bystanders and responded. Mike Harris, a sea otter biologist with the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife, Dr. Heather Harris, […]
The world’s last three northern white rhinos, which all reside at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, are unable to breed because they are directly related to each other. Northern white rhino. Photo credit: Erico Hiller, GoFundMe Scientists hoping to save the critically endangered species, are turning to stem cells to aid reproduction. They plan to […]
You’ve probably read about the abundant helpful uses of coconut oil that range from nutritional benefits to household remedies and body care. But, did you know that coconut oil can also benefit your pets? When I was trying to put extra weight on my labs, Sanchez and Gina, I frequently fed them a tablespoon of […]
Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden have found that young fish basically like eating microplastics as much as teenagers like eating fast food. 'Fish eat plastic like teenagers eat fast food', new study finds: https://t.co/mVaUCbeFeb #microplastic pic.twitter.com/X4tMy4Al6d — Great Nurdle Hunter (@greatnurdler) June 3, 2016 For the study, published this week the journal Science, European perch embryos and larvae […]
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