Millions of red crabs cover streets on Australia’s Christmas Island

The annual red crab migration has begun on Australia’s Christmas Island and millions of crabs have taken over the streets as they make their way to the ocean to breed.

Senators urge emergency protections for wolves

Democratic lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to enact emergency protections for gray wolves in the U.S. West. Wolves bounced back from widespread extermination last century. But hunters and farmers say wolf packs prey on deer and elk herds and periodically kill livestock. Republican-backed state laws in Montana and Idaho make it easier to kill wolves.

Colorado hiker, lost for 24 hours, ignored rescuers' phone calls because they didn’t recognize the number

A Colorado hiker who got lost after wandering off a trail had a search party out overnight looking for them -- but ignored repeated phone calls from rescuers because the hiker didn't recognize the number.

Bicyclist in Alaska gets mauled by 500-pound bear

A man was on a morning bike ride in Alaska when a 500-pound brown bear charged and attacked him.

More elephants evolving to be tuskless after years of poaching, researchers say

Researchers have pinpointed how years of civil war and poaching in Mozambique have led to a greater proportion of elephants that will never develop tusks.

Foul smell in Great South Bay is from decaying invasive seaweed

A really bad odor in the Great South Bay off Long Island is more than just a turnoff for residents and visitors. It is a sign of an environmental problem.

Elephant kills tourist in Zimbabwe's Mana Pools

A 71-year old South African tourist was trampled to death by an elephant “in full view” of his son at Zimbabwe’s Mana Pools National Park.

Penguin under SeaWorld Orlando's care beats cancer twice

SeaWorld Orlando says a 33-year-old male King Penguin named Donna has beaten cancer not once, but twice.

Elk in Colorado with tire around neck for 2 years freed

Wildlife officials in Colorado say an elusive elk that has been wandering the hills with a car tire around its neck for at least two years has finally been freed of the obstruction.

Two-headed turtle hatches in Massachusetts

A two-headed diamondback terrapin hatched two weeks ago at a protected nesting site in Massachusetts. A wildlife center is studying and caring for the turtle, which has a rare condition called bicephaly.