Few spectacles symbolize autumn better than a gang of Canada Geese crossing a cloudy sky in V-formation. Common throughout most of North America, Canada Geese live around ponds, rivers, and lake shores where they feed on aquatic grass, roots, and young sprouts, as well as corn and grain. A strong inward pull called instinct urges these waterfowl into the skies to make this great annual southward migration. Canada Geese »»
The largest land mammal on the earth, weighing up to 16,000 pounds, elephants have captivated observers for centuries. Elephants have been used for labor, war, entertainment and hunting. Elephants are one of the most unique animals due to their enormous size and unusual physical characteristics. African Elephant »»
It was near Soda Butte in 1924 that the last Yellowstone gray wolves — two pups — were killed by rangers. Wolves remained starkly absent from the landscape until 1995, when the first experimental packs of gray wolves (Canis lupus) were brought from western Canada to the Lamar Valley to repopulate Yellowstone and restore a natural balance to the Park’s wildlife.
Proposed legislation would remove wolves from endangered species protection »»
Miracle the buffalo, the symbol of peace, died at 11:07 p.m. Sunday on the Dave and Valerie Heider farm in Janesville. Miracle, the white buffalo, has passed on to the spirit world »»
Those who have a Buffalo totem must walk a sacred path, honoring every walk of life. You will achieve nothing without the aid of the Great Spirit and you must be humble enough to ask for assistance and then be grateful for those gifts. Buffalo totem represents prayer, strength and abundance »»
The ancestors of Ewenke people originally lived in the forests northeast of Lake Baikal and along the Shileke River. They mainly engaged in fishing, hunting and breeding reindeer. Throughout history Mongols have lived as nomads and horse-riding has been an essential part of their lives. Ewenke horsemen show off at Mongolian horse festival »»
Horse polo is arguably the oldest recorded team sport in known history, with the first matches being played in Persia over 2500 years ago. Initially thought to have been created by competing tribes of Central Asia, it was quickly taken up as a training method for the King’s elite cavalry. These matches could resemble a battle with up to 100 men to a side. Horse Polo »»
From the ocean bursts a shiny five-year-old male puffin carrying a dozen small herring in his beak. It is August on the coast of Iceland, and the air is filled with the deep garbled growls of hundreds of puffins. The social birds have come to shore for the short breeding season, and the rocky banks are dotted with their squat, football-shaped bodies.
Two red wolf pups released into a wild wolf den earlier this year, have been confirmed to be alive and well. Red wolf release is a success »»
The American crocodile is one of 13 different species of crocodiles in the world. American Crocodile: Crocodylus acutus »»
The Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi), also called the “Mexican wolf” or “lobo,” is the southern-most occurring subspecies of the gray wolf in North America. The Mexican Gray Wolf is the most endangered wolf species in North America.
Red wolves are the most endangered wolf species in the world.
Two sub-species, Canis rufus floridianus and Canis rufus gregoryi are now thought to be extinct. Canus rufus rufus: Red Wolf Fact Sheet »»
The eastern wolf is a smaller form of the gray wolf. Recent genetic analyses have shown that it contains both red wolf and coyote genes.
AUTHOR: Karen Floren, Staff Writer for TheDay.com
Narragansett Tribal Historian John Brown says "the birds that carry the wind" have always had a religious and cultural significance to his tribe, and that people who deal with birds of prey in Rhode Island are well aware of that.
So tribal members felt slighted after learning that a red-tail hawk killed last week by turbulence from an airplane at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, R.I., was turned over to an employee of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center.
Narragansetts upset that hawk is given to museum for burial »»
A timeline of wolf history in Michigan from 1838 to 2002.
The Mackenzie Wolf was originally classified as Canis lupus mackenzii, the Northwest Territories wolf; not recognized as a sub-species of the gray wolf until 1943.
In 1992, this wolf was re-classified as Canis lupus occidentalis, common with wolves in Alaska and Western Canada.
SOURCE: The Billings Gazette, Associated Press
RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) – Fremont County commissioners are trying to make something clear to lawmakers across the state: wolves are not welcome in their county.
The commissioners voted to reinforce an earlier, controversial resolution declaring wolves as predators.
Today, there are three different, recognized wolf species in North America: the gray wolf (Canis lupus), the red wolf (Canis rufus) and the coyote or "brush wolf" (Canis latrans). The origin of the red wolf has been debated extensively, as some biologists believe that it is simply a gray wolf/ coyote hybrid. Others believe that it is a true species.
AUTHOR: Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society Press Release
(OTTAWA) – Environmentalists are breathing a sigh of relief now that the Ontario government has passed new hunting regulations to better protect the Algonquin Park wolf population. The new regulations prohibit year-round the hunting and trapping of wolves in 39 townships surrounding Algonquin Park.
Velvet is the word used to describe the antler of animals such as deer, elk, and caribou before it has started to calcify. In the Orient, velvet has been used for over 2,000 years as a natural remedy for a variety of ailments. In North America velvet is marketed as a dietary supplement.
Candy Kitchen Rescue Ranch is a non-profit organization providing safe sanctuary to abused and abandoned captive-bred wolves and wolf dogs, with a focus on education, ecology and the environment, responsible ownership of wolf dogs and the humane care of all animals.
Candy Kitchen Rescue Ranch is a haven to unwanted wolves and wolfdogs »»
Wolf Awareness Inc. is a non-profit, charitable foundation dedicated to the conservation of wolves’ through research and education. The Central Rockies Wolf Project is the research branch of Wolf Awareness Inc. Scientifically accurate information forms the basis of their education programs.
Wolves have been present in Alaska for about 500,000 years and presently occur throughout most of mainland Alaska, on Unimak Island in the Aleutians, and in most parts of southeastern Alaska.
AUTHOR: Louise Tillin, BBC News Online
Conservationists working to save India's endangered blind river dolphins say there are encouraging signs that the population is starting to stabilize in some areas.
AUTHOR: Pamela Conley
I entered the shallow water tentatively and continued slowly to walk out until I was chest deep in the water. Surprise and shock surged through me, as I felt something hit my back propelling me at fast speed ten feet further in the water. I quickly straightened my snorkel and mask and looked up to see a huge grinning face coming straight at me.
AUTHOR: Susan Milius
A nerve-racking effort to attach cameras to marine mammals has shown how four species dive the impossible dive.
AUTHOR: Susan Milius
A nerve-racking effort to attach cameras to marine mammals has shown how four species dive the impossible dive.
AUTHOR: Susan Milius
A nerve-racking effort to attach cameras to marine mammals has shown how four species dive the impossible dive.
Although having a pig as a pet can be a rewarding experience, as with any animal, they do require a great deal of effort and commitment. Pigs are not maintenance free animals and are not as easy to care for as a cat or dog. Pros and Cons of Potbellied Pigs »»
It is the notion of our time that non-human animals exist for the advancement of the human species. In whatever field — cookery, fashion, blood-sports — it is held that we can only be concerned with animals as far as human interests exist. There may be some sympathy for those animals, as to limit practices which cause excruciating suffering, but those may only be limited if they are brought to public light, and if legislators receive enough pressure from the public to change.
Reports of a giant winged creature seen in Southwest Alaska in recent weeks have biolgists and residents puzzled.
AUTHOR: Guy Gugliotta, Washington Post Staff Writer
Scientists for the first time have managed to remotely direct the movements of rats by using implanted electrodes to control their behavior — in effect transforming living animals into robots.
AUTHOR: Alliance for the Wild Rockies (Wild Rockies News Alert)
The entire Whitehawk Wolf Pack (in South Central Idaho's Boulder White Cloud Mountains) was killed this weekend, thus ending the lives of 9 magnificent endangered species (including the pregnant alpha female) and wasting thousands of hours of volunteer time that was spent keeping the wolves and sheep apart.
Author: Bert Gildart, Special to The Christian Science Monitor
ARCTIC VILLAGE, ALASKA – In this tiny Alaskan town of 120, north of Anchorage and the Arctic Circle, beyond the imaginary line where summer days and winter nights become endless, Sarah James, a Gwich'in Indian leader, is rolling in cash – $130,000 to be exact, a 2001 grant from the Ford Motor Co.
It is, at first glance, an unlikely pairing: Ford products devour oil and gas; the Gwich'in (pronounced guh-WHICH-in) depend on caribou for everything from their meals to the gloves that keep their hands warm.
Sarah James leads Alaska’s ‘Caribou People’ in defense of their way of life »»
Author: John Potter, Billings Gazette
Speaking as a friend, wolves need prayers. Columnist, old friend and snappy dresser Roger Clawson once referred to me in one of HIS columns as "artist, columnist, and friend of the gray wolf."
One out of three ain't bad.
Source: Oral History as told by Ken Saunders
All Native North American Peoples attach special significance to the eagle, and its feathers.
Source: Ojibway Oral Teaching
Boosoo (Hello).
My son, wolves were referred to as the guardian of our spirits.
Wolves are free spirits even though their packs are very organized.
A turtle went on the warpath, and as he went along, he met Coyote, who said, "And where are you going Grandson?"
Turtle said, "I am on the warpath."
Orcas haven't always been as popular as they are today. The killer whale's image began to change drastically in the mid-1960s, when a male orca later named Namu was captured off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, and towed to the Seattle Aquarium in a floating cage.
Orcas haven't always been as popular as they are today. The killer whale's image began to change drastically in the mid-1960s, when a male orca later named Namu was captured off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, and towed to the Seattle Aquarium in a floating cage.
Billionaire media entrepreneur and rancher Ted Turner is hoping to create a new empire: a restaurant chain featuring 25 versions of the bison burger.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 2
In a unanimous decision in U.S. Court of Appeals,District of Columbia Circuit on December 28, Migratory Bird Treaty Act protection was restored to Mute swans in America. Additionally, power to change regulatory matters was sent back to the U.S.Department of Interior.
Paper Industry Responsible for 5 Million Acres of Forests Cut Per Year in South, USFS Data Concludes International Paper Leads the Pack Despite “Sustainable Forestry Scheme.” Logging in South 13X Greater than Logging on All National Forests Nationwide »»
The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today a $20 million challenge grant from philanthropist Robert W. Wilson to manage and protect some of the most biologically important wild areas left on earth.
Among the field sites targeted by WCS are: the Ndoki-Likouala rain forest in the Republic of Congo, the Sikhote-Alin and East Manchurian Mountain Ecosystem shared by both China and Russia, and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the U.S.
Wildlife Conservation Society Receives $20 Million Challenge Grant »»
In a holiday season marked by world events, those looking for a unique approach to the season can turn to a new “Green for the Holidays” guide available from the California Department of Conservation.
It’s Easy to Be ‘Green For the Holidays’ With New Seasonal Recycling Guide »»
A majestic bull buffalo was shot today on Forest Service land (Red Canyon) outside of West Yellowstone, Montana.
Montana Department of Livestock Shoots First Wild Buffalo of New Killing Season »»
I’ve spent the week trying to make a decision on whether to have my dog killed or to let her illness run it’s course. I suspect it’s time to do it, but I can’t seem to make that decision.
Am I Being Selfish? When euthanasia may be the best option. »»
I just finished burying my oldest and dearest friend. When I got home from work last night I found her out in the yard and she was too weak to get up.
She couldn’t stand even with help, and cried when I picked her up to carry her into the house. I knew in my heart that it was time to end her suffering.
"In the first place, they are not really a hawk. They would like everyone to know they are in their own biological category."
Back when it was always dark, it was also always summer. One day, Coyote and Eagle went hunting. Coyote was a poor hunter because of the dark. Eventually, they came to the Kachinas, a powerful people. The Kachinas had the Sun and the Moon in a box.