Below is everything (newest at top) with "life OR health OR environment OR wildlife" in its title or subcategories. For a strict listing (matching all categories and subcats), click hereHOW TO ATTRACT GROUND NESTING BEESfrom 2021 in ( life / health / environment / wildlife )A bee is a bee right? Wrong. There are actually many different types of bee, from the fluffy bumblebee which lives as part of a large colony, to the solitary bee. While the honey bee lives in a hive, the carpenter bee prefers to make its home by drilling into wooden objects. Some varieties can sting while others cannot.... read more IN SUPPORT OF TURTLESfrom 2021 in ( life / animals / wildlife / reptiles )My mom is retired, & she spends her winters volunteering at a sea turtle rescue center in south Texas. The cold snap is stunning the local turtles & they're doing a lot of rescues. She sent me this photo today of the back of her Subaru. It's literally turtles all the way ... read more THE WORLD'S LONELIEST ELEPHANT MOVING TO SANCTUARY WITH OTHER ELEPHANTS, THANKS TO CHERfrom 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / elephants )
A lonely elephant at a zoo in Pakistan is finally moving to an animal sanctuary where he will be able to socialize with other elephants.: sunnyskyz.com/good-news/4051/The-and-039-Worlda... read more IT'S WORKING! VIDEO SHOWS DEER, BEARS AND MORE USING UTAH'S FIRST WILDLIFE OVERPASSfrom 2020 in ( life / health / environment / wildlife )titleclick for larger image href/images/utah-wildlife-b37f42f657ed05229809e40cd0a066d7-1024x597.webp 'It's working!' wrote DWR on social media, adding, 'As you can see, the 2nd year of this overp... read more EAGLE SENDS DRONE TO WATERY GRAVE IN BRAZEN ATTACK OVER LAKE MICHIGANfrom 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / birds )
Michigan state officials said a drone that was mapping shoreline erosion in the Upper Peninsula was sent to a watery grave in a brazen attack by a bald eagle.: upi.com/OddNews/2020... read more INDIAN RAILWAY COMPANY USING BEE SOUNDS TO WARD OFF ELEPHANTSfrom 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / elephants )
Officials with an Indian railway company said they have started using the recorded sound of buzzing bees to keep elephants from wandering onto the tracks...: gephardtdaily.com/what-the/ind... read more NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS OF FALLING IGUANAS ON COLD NIGHT IN MIAMIfrom 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / humor )
The National Weather Service on Tuesday warned people in South Florida of the possibility of falling iguanas in advance of cold weather. 'This isn't something we usually forecast, but don't be surprised if you see iguanas falling from the trees tonight as lows drop into the 30s and 40s,' the Miami National Weathe... read more ELEPHANT CLIMBS 5-FOOT WALL TO STEAL MANGOES FROM LODGEfrom 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / elephants )
An elephant in a Zambian national park was caught in camera climbing over a wall to steal some mangoes from a safari lodge...: targetblank hrefupi.com/Odd-News/2020/01/13/Elephant-climb... read more DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALPACAS AND LLAMASfrom 2019 in ( life / animals / wildlife / humor )
In case you were wondering, as I was... Click the image for a larger version titleClick for larger image href/images/meme-alpaca-vs-llama-9ab0dd1b4f68e88d602f5ba4f6680ee7-709x709.webp... read more HOW WILDLIFE BRIDGES OVER HIGHWAYS MAKE ANIMALS -- AND PEOPLE -- SAFERfrom 2019 in ( life / health / environment / wildlife )
I love this! Bridges for bears and tunnels for tortoises have significantly reduced the number of wildlife-car collisions worldwide. nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/04/wildlife-overpasses-underpasses-make-animals-people-safer/... read more ANIMALS RESCUED FROM WILDFIRESfrom 2017 in ( life / animals / wildlife / rescue )
UC Davis has been caring for dozens of animals that were displaced or injured in the California wildfires over the past two weeks. /images/cat-injured-108df11179a3ec04a82184509e43cb73-339x244.webp... read more BIRD IN THE HOUSEfrom 2010 in ( life / animals / wildlife / birds )
Woke up this morning to a bird in the kitchen. I had a hunch /images/joey-sitting-on-sunny-6afdc8ccb5326aafb14879a792eb290a-540x960.webpthe cat Sunny had brought something inside because, while still half asleep, I heard her banging around outside of the bedroom somewhere.Anyway, I walked into the kitch... read more SNAKE IN THE CREEKfrom 2010 in ( life / animals / wildlife / reptiles )
I almost stepped on a snake as Elizabeth and I came out of the creek. Yes, we were in the creek. Anyway, I yelled, Aaaah when he slithered past me toward her and into the water. She wanted to get a better look at him as he lay there half in the water, half out. It was only three feet long, but I didn't know if it was ... read more |
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