March 28, 2016 Grizzly bear move could be 'bigger than recovering the bald eagle' "This is really momentous, bigger than recovering the bald eagle," an environmental writer tells the Christian Science Monitor after the US Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday proposed removing grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone from the endangered species list.
March 28, 2016 This chimp behavior is baffling scientists Chimpanzees in West Africa are throwing rocks at trees, and why they're doing it remains a mystery, Discovery reports.
March 27, 2016 Cougars are increasingly making meals of our pets Wildlife officials in California have a disturbing revelation for pet owners: Most mountain lions in the region seem to have acquired a taste for dogs and cats.
March 27, 2016 Aquarium cancels octopus sex show over cannibalism fears For visitors to the Seattle Aquarium, Valentine's Day just wasn't the same this year, after the annual giant Pacific octopus sex exhibition was canceled.
March 26, 2016 Birds might be purposely starting wildfires in Australia Two species of birds might be deliberately starting wildfires in Australia, the Tech Times reports.
March 26, 2016 In white-tailed deer, a surprise: malaria Talk about a surprise: Two years ago, scientists researching avian malaria happened to learn that two strains of the parasite are infecting white-tailed deer—possibly 25 percent of those living on the East Coast, Smithsonian reports.
March 26, 2016 Bald eagles make a big comeback in Boston A symbol of America is once again flying high above one of the nation's most historic cities. “I had never seen one in my life before,” Tom Palmer tells the Boston Globe.
March 26, 2016 Coyotes staring down drivers may be high on mushrooms In Canada, coyotes build snowmen.
March 25, 2016 After 30 years on ice, this thing came back to life Japanese researchers have successfully awakened a microscopic tardigrade (more colloquially known as a waterbear) after it spent three decades in a subzero slumber, the Telegraph reports.
March 24, 2016 Military pushes war on sand flies Sand flies -- tiny, winged gnats often called no-see-ums -- bit troops in Iraq as many as 1,000 times in a single night. These pests are rife in the Middle East, Africa and Afghanistan. And they may carry dangerous diseases.
