The Yellowstone National Park bison herd is being reduced by up to 900 individuals through hunting and transfers. The project is underway, The National Park Service (NPS) has announced. The culling of the herd, estimated to number over 5,400 individuals began February 13 and will continue through March. The decision was taken several months ago.Continue reading “Yellowstone Bison Herd to Be Reduced By Hunting and Transfers to Forestall Possible Disease”
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Humans Brave Danger to Rescue Trapped Leopards; Novelist Details Terror Caused By Escape of Leopard From Oklahoma Zoo
Humans and leopards have a complicated relationship based on fear and admiration. The former comes from the fact that leopards are fearsome predators and humans are about the right size for a meal. Anthropologists have found ancient human skeletons with bite holes in the skull that exactly match the jaws on leopard skulls. Yet humansContinue reading “Humans Brave Danger to Rescue Trapped Leopards; Novelist Details Terror Caused By Escape of Leopard From Oklahoma Zoo”
Bad News For Bats: Bat Falcon Spotted in United States For First Time; And Invasive Noble Widow Spider Caught Chowing Down on Bats in Britain
Bats are amazing flying mammals ranging in size from tiny to tremendous. Most consume great volumes of insects, some eat fruit. Other creatures return the favor including a falcon now at least visiting the U.S. and a poisonous spider. Bat falcons are small falcons living mostly in Mexico and Central America. There may be asContinue reading “Bad News For Bats: Bat Falcon Spotted in United States For First Time; And Invasive Noble Widow Spider Caught Chowing Down on Bats in Britain”
Tiger Population in Nepal Nearly Doubles as Country Intensifies Efforts to Protect Regal Cat
Tiny Nepal, is excited to be on track to double its population of wild tigers by the end of this year. Nepal joins India at the top of the list of countries reporting significant increases in tiger numbers. The Himalayan republic is an active member of Tx2, an effort to double the wild tiger populationContinue reading “Tiger Population in Nepal Nearly Doubles as Country Intensifies Efforts to Protect Regal Cat”