Four Wild Red Wolf Litters Bring About Two Dozen Pups Into The Extinction Battle
Although critically endangered, four American red wolf (Canis rufus) mothers are doing their best to save their species from extinction. That wolf, one of the world’s most endangered canids, is responding to human assistance in the wetlands of eastern North Carolina. But the threat remains. A remarkable four healthy litters have recently arrived according tthe…
Jaguars Return To Widely Separate Habitats, May be Reclaiming Ancient Ground
Jaguars, North Americas’s largest feline, are showing signs of returning to Honduran tropical forests and the hot borderlands of Arizona. The jaguar, one of the most powerful and elusive big cats, is quietly making a symbolic return to two very different landscapes: the tropical forests of Honduras and the rugged borderlands of Arizona. Though still…
Wild Tigers On The Rebound as Populations Stabilize
Efforts to double wild tiger populations may not have succeeded but the population is stable and growing. After a catastrophic century of steep decline, Felis Tigris is clawing its way back from the brink of extinction. In 2010, wild tiger populations plummeted to an all-time low of approximately 3,200 individuals due to rampant poaching, habitat…
Female Wolf Roaming California To Find A Mate And Start A Pack
Wolves have been reintroducing themselves to California after a century of local extinction. But a three-year-old female gray wolf (Canis lupus) from the Beyem Seyo pack—known to biologists as BEY03F has come into Southern California. Her original pack is now considered inactive. She is native to Plumas County but has come as far south as…
Critics Maul Liberty Canyon Wildlife Over-crossing Even As Landmark Project Nears Completion
The concrete and wildflower tribute to Mountain Lion P-22 has finally found vocal critics even as the long-awaited project nears completion. Officially it is the Wallis P. Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. It was named after Annenberg who is one of the biggest private donors. Annenberg, who died in 2025, gave $25 million yo the project. A…
Project Cheetah Marks New Success Milestone As Three New Cubs Are Born In India’s Kuno National Park
Indias ambitious effort to reintroduce cheetahs has reached another success milestone according to the Times of India The India is trying to right a wrong and save a species by importing African cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) into selected Indian habitat. India killed its last cheetahs in the 1950’s. They are threatened in Africa and even more…
Virus Outbreak Kills 72 Captive Tigers In Thailand; Wild Population And Humans So Far Unaffected
Canine distemper virus is being blamed as the primary cause of the death of 72 captive tigers., According to Sky News and CNN. The tigers died between February 8-18 at two Tiger Kingdom tourist parks in northeast Thailand. The incident remains under investigation. Thailand is an illustration of the uncertain future of tigers (Panthera Tigris)…
Invasive Burmese Pythons Are Reshaping Florida -Not For The Better
Rabbits, famous for their fertility, are no match. Almost nothing is. The Burmese Python (Python bivittatus) has effectively extincted rabbits in parts of the state. Other mid-size mammals are also at risk. Larger animals like Florida panthers (cougars) can’t find food. Foxes have also disappeared and animals as large as deer aren’t safe. The Florida…
Female Gray Wolf Enters Los Angeles County; First In A Century; Harbinger Of A New Pack ?
California Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists say a young female wolf born near Lake Tahoe has wandered into Los Anbges County. The wolf has come as far south as Lancaster. According NBC 4: “lone gray wolf who journeyed hundreds of miles from the Lake Tahoe area was spotted in Los Angeles County over the…
Do Jaguars Meow Like Housecats? New Research Says Yes, Sometimes
They are the largest feline predators in the americas but research says they share a characteristic with your house cat: the meow. According to BBC Discover Wildlife “ A team of scientists from a number of academic institutions, including the University of Salford in Manchester, set up camera traps in Iguaçu National Park in the Atlantic…
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