Hummingbirds live a more colorful existence than humans do, a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday confirmed. While humans only have three color cones, birds have four, meaning they can theoretically see colors on the ultraviolet spectrum, National Geographic explained. Until now, however, no scientist had really tried […]
China has offered a lifeline to the world’s most trafficked non-human mammals by removing pangolin scales from its official list of traditional medicines. “This is the single greatest measure that could be taken to save the pangolins,” WildAid CEO Peter Knights told National Geographic. “This sends a clear message that there are alternatives in traditional […]
Donald Trump Jr.’s hunting expedition to Mongolia last summer, where he had the distinction of killing a rare breed of sheep, cost taxpayers at least $76,859.36, according to documents unearthed by a watchdog group. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW, originally received Secret Service documents in March that showed that Secret Service […]
By Samantha Harrington If the forests of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan keep secrets, it’s only because people fail to listen. For about 500 years, since they moved to the region from the Northeastern U.S. and Canada, Anishinaabe tribes have built relationships and history with all beings in the region – from tall trees and […]
Monday is World Oceans Day, but how can you celebrate our blue planet while social distancing? Luckily, the UN has you covered with a fascinating lineup of talks focusing on the theme of “innovation for a sustainable ocean.” UN World Oceans Day (UNWOD) is usually an invite-only affair at the UN headquarters in New York, […]
By Jodi Helmer In Georgia there are just 213 game wardens to enforce state fish and wildlife laws, investigate violations, assist with conservation efforts and collect data on wildlife and ecological changes across 16,000 miles of rivers and 37 million acres of public and private lands. Statewide 46 counties have no designated game warden at […]
The sixth mass extinction is here, and it’s speeding up. A new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Monday, found that 515 land animals are currently on the brink of extinction. That’s slightly less than the at least 543 species that disappeared last century. However, these extremely endangered species are […]
A bald eagle nest with eggs has been discovered in Cape Cod for the first time in 115 years, according to the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (Mass Wildlife), as Newsweek reported. That nest is part of a dramatic uptick in the number of active nests, with more than 70 spotted this spring, according […]
By Katie Lambert and Sarah Gleim The United Nations suggests that climate change is not just the defining issue of our time, but we are also at a defining moment in history. Weather patterns are changing and will threaten food production, and sea levels are rising and could cause catastrophic flooding across the globe. Countries […]
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