Scottish wildcats bred in captivity and then released into the Cairngorms National Park have had kittens. The births are a first for the Saving Wildcats project led by Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS). Last summer, 19 wildcats raised at RZSS’ Highland Wildlife Park, near Aviemore, were released into the UK’s largest national park. At […]
When Diesel the donkey ran away on a hike near his home outside Sacramento, California, five years ago, his owners assumed the worst. “He’s not aggressive, he’s a lover,” Terrie Drewry told CNN affiliate KOVR in 2019, days after Diesel’s great escape. “But right now, he’s scared.” Years passed without a sign of life from […]
A new pup has taken the crown for ugliest dog in the world. Wild Thang won the 2024 World’s Ugliest Dog contest in Petaluma, California, on Friday. Wild Thang, an 8-year-old Pekingese, has competed in the contest four previous times, placing second three times before finally winning first place this year. The dog was born and […]
A video of a moose trying to outrun a grizzly bear has been taking over the internet the last few days, and it’s one you have to see to believe. Wildlife podcaster and bear biologist Wes Larson was in the right place at the right time to capture the scene as it unfolded right in […]
With much of the country in the midst of a heat wave, wouldn’t it be cool to get a deal on the first day of summer? Buffalo Wild Wings and some other food spots have you covered. The first day of summer arrives on Thursday, a date also known as the summer solstice, so-named as […]
George Norcross III, right, and lawyer Michael Critchley speak to reporters in Trenton on June 17, 2024, after hearing Norcross has been indicted by the state Attorney General’s Office. (Photo by Hal Brown for New Jersey Monitor) The indictment unveiled Monday that accuses insurance executive and Democratic power broker George Norcross III of overseeing a […]
Sunnyvale Police have arrested five suspects involved in a disturbing smash-and-grab robbery at a California jewelry store that was caught on video. Just before 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, June 12, officers with the Sunnyvale Police Department responded to PNG Jewelers USA for a report of burglary in process. Police said approximately 20 suspects used hammers […]
A wildlife biologist and podcast host had an extremely close and personal run-in with the apparent brutality of nature while attempting to catch a moose on video in a campground in Montana. And what transpired was an incredible moment that he’ll likely not soon forget, as a grizzly bear emerged seemingly out of nowhere and […]
“Nude Florida man and wife are evicted from landlord’s property after ‘serpent’ told them to steal fruit” might seem like a made-up headline — but it’s what happened according to one preacher. Elvy Callaway has long proclaimed the biblicial Garden of Eden is not in the Middle East as previously believed, but in the humid […]
STORY: :: Prague Zoo/David Rauch These are the world’s last wild horses. Przewalski’s horses, named after the Russian geographer who discovered them, once roamed across Central Asia. :: Altyn Dala, Kazakhstan But they disappeared entirely from the wild by the end of the 1960s, remaining only in captivity. Now, thanks to an ambitious international effort… […]
A Texas angler reeled in a colossal hammerhead shark from Corpus Christi at the water’s edge. Christian Haltermann, a resident of Kyle, battled the huge catch for over an hour off the shores of North Padre Island. “She took 700-800 yards of line on the first run. After the initial run, she started to head […]
An endangered red wolf was hit by a vehicle and killed on U.S. 64 in early June, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the third wolf killed on the road since September. The wild population of red wolves primarily live on Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in Tyrrell County. U.S. 64, a key […]