Monthly Archives: December 2024

The nuclear disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 was a huge disaster for humans and animals in Ukraine. But recent research is showing the resilience of nature. Chernobyl dogs and wolves are showing signs of evolving. They are adapting to the lingering radiation caused by the disaster. According to the chip chickContinue reading “Chernobyl Dogs And Wolves May Be Evolving Rapidly Due To Intense Radiation From 1986 Disaster”

Indiana bobcats appear to be increasing in numbers due to conservation efforts and access to suitable habitat. That success has lead the state to authorize limited hunting of the elusive cats. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is working out details of the plan. Indiana may be home now to about 1,000 of theContinue reading “Indiana Bobcats Face Limited, Regulated Hunting State Agency Is Determining Changes In Harvesting Rules”

Tigers (Panthera tigris) are perhaps the best animal to illustrate success and failure in conservation. They also show the perversity of our relations with animals we both revere and revile. A worldwide effort to save the wild tiger has not met its ambitious goals. But dedicated conservationists have not given up. Oddly, there is noContinue reading “Can We Save The Tiger? Ambitious Worldwide Effort Falling Short Of Goal, But Some Real Progress Has Been Made”

Here at Wild Animal News we keep finding more examples of the way advances in DNA and other genetic testing are overturning long-held beliefs about relationships between members of anima families. Felines have undergone numerous family realignments. Now it is the king cobra’s turn. King cobra genetics studies have now split the species into four.Continue reading “King Cobra Genetics Study Shows World’s Longest Highly Venomous Snake Is Actually Four Separate Species”