Beavers Swipe Wildlife Webcam and Add it to Their Lodge
Beavers gather a few things to build their lodges: sticks, twigs, rocks, mud, webcams… Wait, webcams? Well, some beavers in Scotland just did that. Argaty Red Kites, a nature preserve and rewilding project in Doune, Scotland, is home to relocated beavers. There’s a wildlife camera on site for monitoring the animals, and the preserve recently noticed that the view had changed substantially. In a tweet, they said, “We were wondering why our Beaver Cam was showing nothing but sticks and mud… turns out the naughty...
Mexico Bans Shark Tourism Off Baja Coast in Bid to Protect Toothy Giants
According to reports, Mexico has banned shark-related tourism activities in an area often referred to as the top destination for great white shark encounters. In fact, some in the industry boast that it outperforms South Africa and Australia with its “shark-seeing consistency and conditions” purportedly found there. So, just where is this Jaws Mecca? Located in the Pacific Ocean 150 miles off the west coast of Mexico’s Baja peninsula sits Guadalupe Island, a small volcanic mound, more or less, surrounded by sharks....
Man Faces $24,000 Vet Bill To Save His Dying Dog
Dogs are part of the family, and as such, we do everything that we can to take care of them and keep them healthy. While we do our best to give them the highest quality of care, there’s sometimes little we can do to save our furry friends when a medical emergency strikes. For those with limited resources, a medical emergency or diagnosis of a pet can be devastating. It can also mean they’re forced to give up time with their fur babies because vet care or life-saving treatment is too expensive. Photo: Flickr/Pedro Lozano License:...
Massive Elk Herd in Colorado Rushes Across Roadway in Spectacular Video
A massive herd of elk galloped across a Colorado highway recently in an amazing show of energy often displayed during mating season. The Rocky Mountain state is home to the largest elk population in the world, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials noted in the caption of a video they posted to Twitter. The brief clip shows hundreds of elk queued on the side of a mountain slope as they wait patiently to cross over the roadway to join the rest of the herd. Once they get going, they really pick up speed with their downward momentum. Photo:...
Yoga Pup Searching for Forever Home Has Downward-Facing Dog Nailed!
Namaste! Meet Poppy, the sweetest yoga buddy you’ll ever meet in your life. Poppy has been hoping a fun-loving forever person/family would come along and adopt her since April 2022. She’s a paws-on kind of gal who likes to be involved in activities with her humans, especially fitness. Outdoor yoga is one of her new favorites, and her fellow participants loved her to pieces when she arrived. Photo: Pima Animal Care Center Shelter Pets Staff at Pima Animal Care Center in Tucson made the following comments about this good-natured...
Tortoise Owner Wakes Her Pet Up From Hibernation In Freezer
Tortoise owners are probably familiar with a winter hibernation routine. While not all tortoises hibernate, many do and it’s something that many pet owners help their animals adjust to. Growing up, I had an aunt with a pet tortoise and I still remember the first time he went into hibernation. As a small child, I was so sure that the poor thing had died, but in reality, he was just sleeping for months. He was placed in a shoebox in the closet and left alone, but each animal is a little bit different. Photo: TikTok/@tinaxturtle A...
Pesticide Use May Be Contributing to Lower Songbird Populations
Bird populations are in decline across the world, with a 2022 study finding that 48% of existing species are known or suspected to have declining numbers. The main drivers are habitat loss and degradation and overexploitation of many species. A new study finds similar trends among garden birds in the United Kingdom, owing in part to pesticide use. Researchers from the University of Sussex recently investigated songbird prevalence in gardens and the link to pesticide use. The findings, published in the journal Science of The Total Environment,...
Woman Decides to Adopt Friendly Shelter Cat, But Her Less Social Sister is Part of the Deal
This story was originally shared on The Animal Rescue Site. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! I had just relocated for work and was living away from my friends and family and without a roommate. I knew I wanted a pet around to help keep my sanity working in the stressful job I had. I got a shelter recommendation from a coworker and the next day, I went down with my mind set on taking home one adult cat. CATS. PHOTO: PIXABAY / ARODSJE The volunteer invited me to look around the cat...
Musical Cockatiel Sings “September” By Earth Wind & Fire
Everyone who has a pet probably realizes they’re something special. Like people, animals are so unique and they each bring something new to the table. Some pets even have hidden talents, like a musical cockatiel that’s taking the Internet by storm. Photo: Pixabay/995645 The one-year-old cockatiel named Leo Valdez is making a splash on social media thanks to his fabulous whistling and singing abilities. The bird can sing a number of songs including the famous theme song from The Addams Family, “The Star Spangled Banner”...
California Woodpecker Stashes 700 Pounds of Acorns in Rental Home, Exterminator Finds Motherlode
An exterminator in Santa Rosa, California, was in for a big surprise when he arrived to perform a vacation rental inspection in nearby Glen Ellen. Tasked with determining the presence of mealworms, what should have been a routine job turned out to be anything but. Photo: YouTube/ABC7 News Bay Area Extreme Exterminators Once inside, Nick Castro, owner of Nick’s Extreme Pest Control, set about cutting a small hole in a bedroom wall just above the baseboard. That’s when the deluge began. It seems a pair of industrious woodpeckers had...
