Black-footed ferrets are among the most endangered species in the world. Found only in North America’s central grasslands, these carnivorous rodents are largely dependent on prairie dogs for food. But with prairie dogs decimated by sylvatic plague and, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, “an… Read More »
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published September 30, 2018. In this interview, investigative journalist and fishing industry insider Paul Molyneaux discusses aquaculture and the dangers of farmed fish, which are also the topics of his book “Swimming in Circles: Aquaculture and the End of Wild Oceans.” From my perspective, the… Read More »
The Chinese city where the novel coronavirus originated has banned eating and hunting wild animals. The city of 11 million announced the ban of wild animal consumption Wednesday, CBS News reported. The city also declared all of Wuhan a “wildlife sanctuary,” which bans residents from hunting. An exception was made for hunting allowed by the… Read More »
Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, is living proof that age is just a number. The winged creature — which is at least 68 years old and is the “world’s oldest known banded bird in the wild,” according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service — laid an egg on Midway Atoll on November 29, biologists there… Read More »