10+ min ago   (859+ words) Can we have too many of a certain animal in the wild? Well, if you want to bring this up at the barbershop or at the counter in the gun store, be ready for long discussions and possibly heated words…...

23+ min ago   (267+ words) Screenshot of penguin with lavender sprig used for nest building from Two Oceans Aquarium video on Facebook It's spring breeding season and Cape Town's Two Oceans Aquarium is doing everything it can to keep its African and rockhopper penguins in…...

10+ min ago   (1009+ words) A California condor chick, rescued from a nest in a national park in Central California in May, is being cared for at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — and officials hope he can be released back to the wild next…...

9+ min ago   (231+ words) Look, I think animals are great and I respect the hell out of them. Shoot, you'll never see me disrespect a grizzly bear or a coyote. ALSO READ: Hamilton Man Gets 2 Years for His Massive Weapons Stash I know, I…...

40+ min ago   (487+ words) Tag monarch butterflies, meet author Dana Church and explore pollinator gardens at Niagara Falls’ Butterfly Conservatory Sept. 19 to 20. Niagara Parks is paying tribute to the annual monarch butterfly migration with the Majestic Monarchs event. The Butterfly Conservatory at the Niagara…...

49+ min ago   (398+ words) Why Timber is Suddenly ‘Taking Over’ Australia’s Major Cities Toronto’s Wood Tower Nears Top-Out Without a Single Weld WA’s Timber Supply Chain Says It Is Ready for the Housing Push America’s Tallest Timber Student Housing Tops Out in Columbus Former…...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago   (274+ words) According to estimates by scientists, the number of bears in Belarus has increased in recent years. If twenty years ago the Belarusian brown bear population was estimated at 100-200 individuals and human encounters with them in the forest were isolated incidents,…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (350+ words) SADDLEWORTH’S record-breaking adventurer Frank Rothwell is reaching a new audience after a documentary charting his extraordinary solo Atlantic row was released to viewers. The Oldham Man and the Sea follows the Greenfield businessman and Oldham Athletic owner through his first…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (555+ words) Elephants can think before they act, as well as resist impulsive behavior, reveals new research that adds to growing evidence of elephants possessing sophisticated cognitive skills. Experiments at the National Elephant Institute in Thailand show Asian pachyderms are able to…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (616+ words) Sunshine peeking through tree leaves on Michigan State University's campus in East Lansing. Credit: Demonte Thomas For someone waiting at an unsheltered bus stop along Michigan Avenue in Lansing, Michigan, on a hot summer afternoon, the benefits of urban trees…...