Monthly Archives: February 2024

Colorado is home to as many as 20,000 black bears (Ursus americanus) and the large omnivores often come in contact with people. Even in urban areas like Los Angeles suburbs bears wander into unexpected areas. But conflict with bears appears to be dropping sharply in Colorado. But according to Yahoo News conflict with bears isContinue reading “Conflict With Bears Down 15 Per Cent In Colorado, New Reporting System May Be Helping Drive The Decline”

India is home to about 70 percent of the world’s remaining wild tigers. The country has devoted significan teffort to preserving the Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris)The news has been generally good in terms of tiger conservation. Now Indian media reports Odisha tigers have increased in numbers by about one-third. The Deccan Chronicle says the riseContinue reading “Odisha Tigers Numbers Increase by One-Third, Officials Credit Conservation Efforts For Sharp Population Increase”

Bodily excretions can teach the non-squeamish a lot. According to the Bangor Daily News non-squeamish state biologists are asking residents to send them Maine owl vomit. The vomit comes in the form of pellets, not a liquid mess. The birds kill and eat small creatures such as rodents. Anything undigestible is sent to the bird’sContinue reading “Maine Owl Vomit Sought By State Biologists As Part Of Diet And Lifestyle Study”

Thw Jaguar (Panthera onca) is the largest cat native to North America. Once relatively common in the American southwest the cat has been driven out. A few seem to be roaming into Arizona and New Mexico. According to the Arizona Star a new Arizona jaguar has just been caught on camera. This comes at aContinue reading “New Arizona Jaguar Caught On Camera As Efforts To Re-Introduce The Big Cat To United States Continue”

Inbreeding is a serious threat to many wild animals. It occurs when populations of animals are squeezed into a small wild space with little opportunity for transfer of new genetic material. It is a problem for Southern California cougars. Photos of a golden tiger sighting are renewing inbreeding concerns for Indian tigers (Panthera tigris) AccordingContinue reading “Golden Tiger Sighting In India Raises Inbreeding Alarm Bells Among Conservationists”

Saudi Arabia and several other Middle East nations are working to save the rare Arabian leopard. To that end the Saudi kingdom has just announced a conservation scholarship program aimed at saving the cats. Rare Arabian leopards are on the brink of extinction. According to an announceen “The Arabian Leopard Fund, in partnership with theContinue reading “Rare Arabian Leopard To Receive Benefits From New Conservation Scholarship Fund”

Reintroduction of wolves (Canis lupus) is a hot button issue throughout the United States and much of the world. Oregon may be the state with the least tolerance as killers have slaughtered wolves twice in recent years. This time dead Oregon wolves are prompting not only a search for the killers but a$50,000 reward. WolvesContinue reading “Dead Oregon Wolves Prompt Hunt For The Killers And A $50,000 Reward Offer”

Greenland sharks are large cold-water predators that can live hundreds of years. One century old specimen recently washed up on a beach. The dead Greenland shark is now providing scientists with information about the not-well-known species. A Greenland shark autopsy showed the cause of death. According to LiveScience the shark died of a brain disease,Continue reading “Greenland Shark Autopsy Shows Meningitis Killed 100-Year-Old That Washed Up On Beach”

Italy has been in the news and in our posts for a number of wildlife issues. International attention came to the peninsula due to feral pigs. The pigs have come into Rome and other cities and continue to wreak havoc. Government policies have permitted the return of wolves to parts of the nation. But theContinue reading “Urban Italian Wolves Threatening Fragile Truce Between People And Predator”

Evolution is usually considered a slow process taking hundreds if not thousands of years. But Siberian horse evolution may be on a fast track due to the extreme conditions of the frigid region. According to research discussed in Popular Mechanics small and hardy Yakut horses may have evolved quite quickly because of the region andContinue reading “Siberian Horse Evolution May Be On Fast-Track, New Research Suggests”