Wildlife

"Tarantula mating season runs from about July to November, skewing toward October in California. Female tarantulas sometimes eat their suitors."

"Local non-profits and schools are helping students explore traditional practices paired with modern science to make food sovereignty a reality"

"This week, Iceland recorded the presence of the insects within its borders for the first time in the Nordic nation's history."

"The Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting widespread criticism from environmental conservation organizations." "National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved"

"As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of the Salish Sea. Working by headlamp, they fed the line from the rocky shore down to the seafloor — home to the region’s orcas."

"The number of North Atlantic right whales ticked up in 2024, according to researchers’ latest estimate of this critically endangered species. Scientists, while cautiously optimistic, said threats including entanglement in fishing gear, climate change and low birth rates still loom over efforts to save the animals from extinction."

"Climate crisis contributing to spread of diseases as hunting industry takes a hit from growing number of dead deer"

"The Trump administration directed staff to open wildlife refuges to hunters even as many national parks and other government services close."

"The Department of Interior is preparing mass layoffs beginning Monday despite a federal judge’s order prohibiting firings due to the shutdown, a federal employee union said Thursday."

"In California, as wolf numbers grow — a remarkable return after a century — livestock producers are increasingly worried as these predators occasionally take down cattle."