While love is strong, it’s not as strong as bolt cutters, park rangers warn. Over the years, Grand Canyon National Park visitors have been observed throwing various objects from the rim, including coins and keys from padlocks left behind as “love locks” on the fencing. Park officials say such actions can pose […]
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Whales making waves by Bertie Gregory Bertie Gregory/Wildlife Photographer of the Year A pod of orcas plot their assault on a Weddell seal in this image by Bertie Gregory, one of 19 category winners in the 2023 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. In the waters around Antarctica, these orcas […]
Deep in the Eastern Himalayas, sitting on fallen logs around flickering firelight, the banana blossoms taste exquisite. I’ve never tried the flowers of this fruit before. I watch as Tokmin, one of our porters, first chops the tender florets from the vivid purple bud and then pushes them inside a […]
From bears waving back at photographers, to kangaroos and stallions strutting the tango, the 2023 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards has captured some of Mother Nature’s most incredible moments. Open for free to both amateur and professional photographers, the competition celebrates the sheer hilarity of the natural world while highlighting the […]
The finalists in this year’s Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced. Here is a selection of those that were whittled down from thousands of entries submitted from professional and amateur photographers from around the world, along with comment from the photographers. The winners will be announced on 23 November. […]
Virginia’s attorney general says an animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has received a suspended two-year sentence after being convicted of wildlife trafficking ByThe Associated Press October 4, 2023, 11:15 AM WINCHESTER, Va. — An animal trainer featured in the popular Netflix series “Tiger King” has […]
Early one morning last month, Laura Dudley Plimpton found herself in Forest Park, in Queens, staring at a pair of captured raccoons. It was not the first time that Ms. Plimpton, an ecologist at Columbia University, had caught two of them in a cage trap designed for one. But typically […]
WE TREAT our animals inconsistently in the UK – no official oversees the inhumane poisoning of wild Norway rats, for example, but step outside the law when using the same species in research and you risk prosecution. This isn’t because of any material differences, but because of tradition, prejudice and […]