2+ week, 5+ day ago   (459+ words) For over a hundred years, one of New York City's rivers has been missing one particular critter that called the waterway home. This summer, a centuries-long trend has ended. A motion-activated camera documented a North American river otter along the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (608+ words) Coastal land subsidence is making sea-level rise even more dangerous for millions of people, and new research suggests the problem is especially severe in densely populated shoreline cities. Where the ground is slowly sinking, communities are effectively experiencing the ocean…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (38+ words) Yahoo Critically endangered newts have been released into the wild in Spain. The 32 Montseny brook newts were reared in a breeding program at the UK's Chester Zoo....

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (42+ words) Yahoo Senior Wildlife Biologist Chris Anchor from Forest Preserves of Cook County joins Good Day Chicago and explains the increase in coyote sightings and what you should know to stay safe....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (607+ words) A few hundred feet from a McDonalds’ and a strip mall, sandwiched between busy and polluted roads, is a lush and thriving urban wetland, built by very unusual residents....

3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (403+ words) Black-crowned night herons remain a regular presence along New York City's waterways, but an Instagram post is spotlighting a study that casts doubt on how long that will continue. The National Audubon Society drew attention to the issue in a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (413+ words) Deep within one of the largest and most beautiful cemeteries in Ithaca lies a secret. Among East Lawn Cemetery’s historic headstones and peaceful grounds exists an entire underground world that no one has ever witnessed. It was discovered by accident…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (291+ words) A rare foal born at the Bronx Zoo in New York City is offering a hopeful sign for Przewalski's horses, a species that once stood on the edge of disappearing, PetHelpful reported. The baby horse, born April 21, is a reminder…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (384+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa — Blank Park Zoo is looking for a veterinary technician to help care for the thousands of animals that call the Des Moines zoo home. The zoo is hiring for a veterinary technician position that works alongside its…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (577+ words) Australia's threatened species are getting a helping hand from science, with support ranging from frozen cells and seed banks to lab-grown kelp cultures. Across the country, scientists are building "living libraries" that attempt to preserve everything from native plant seeds…...