Moms love us unconditionally, they are the glue of our families, and they work extremely hard usually receiving little praise in return. This is every bit as true in the animal kingdom as well. In honor of Mother’s Day, we put together a list of our favorite wildlife photos of proud mamas and their cubs, [...]
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“Badger” Bat Recently Rediscovered
With species going extinct so rapidly today, hearing that a new animal has been identified is welcome news. A bat that looks like a badger was recently discovered in the Republic of South Sudan, Africa; and this one, particularly, caught my attention, since I come from the “Badger State” of Wisconsin. Bucknell University Associate Professor [...]
Reviving Extinct Animals: a Tool for Fighting Global Warming?
When National Geographic magazine came out with their cover story on de-extinction in April 2013, it set off quite a controversy. Now that we are on the scientific brink of being able to bring back long-gone species, proponents and critics are hotly debating whether we should. An intriguing side issue to this discussion relates to [...]
Starling Murmuration Captured on Film in France
A lot of times when working with nature, what you manage to get on film is a happy accident. So it was for Neels Castillon, just a few months ago. While he and his film crew were waiting to shoot an outdoor commercial in Marseille, France, just before sunset, they happened to witness a massive [...]
New Video of a Rare Snow Leopard
Snow leopards are powerful and beautiful big cats, native to the mountains of central Asia. Insulated by thick hair and possessing wide, fur-covered feet that act as natural snowshoes, they are well adapted to their environment. Their long tails, which help in maintaining their incredible balance, double as blankets against severe cold. The harsh conditions [...]
Soundscape Ecology: A Real Conservation Tool or Exercise in Nostalgia?
When trying to measure the impact we humans have made on the natural world, we often concentrate on the number of animal species that have been lost or the plants that are disappearing. In today’s predominantly visual world, it’s not often that we think about the sounds that are now gone for good. That’s why [...]
