Police: Teens poured alcohol on nesting sea turtle on Alabama beach
Police in coastal Alabama say a group of teenagers were arrested after pouring alcohol on a nesting sea turtle.
Great white shark bites man swimming off Half Moon Bay coast
The San Mateo County Sheriff says a man swimming in the waters off of Grey Whale Cove State Beach was bitten by a great white shark Saturday morning. First responders say the 35-year-old victim is in serious condition.
Mountain of mayflies: Thousands of dead insects pile up on bridge
Video shot by a passerby captured a massive pile of dead mayflies on a Pennsylvania bridge on June 22.
Massive great white shark spotted off the coast of New Jersey and Long Island
A nearly 900-pound Great White Shark was spotted swimming near the Jersey Shore and Long Island over the weekend.
Mysterious illness in birds causes death, blindness in Ohio, Northeast
A mysterious illness in birds has caused severe diseases including crusted-over eyes, blindness, neurological issues and even death in Ohio and sections of the Northeast.
Herd of cows escape slaughterhouse, take over Pico Rivera neighborhood and roads
Stampede, police chases and a man under attack🐮 A herd of 40 cows running away from a slaughterhouse led to a bizarre night in Pico Rivera.
250 gators removed from Walt Disney World since boy died in 2016 attack
Wildlife officials have removed 250 alligators from Disney properties in the five years since a 2-year-old boy was killed by an alligator at the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
China’s wandering elephants: Video captures calves play fighting
Already famous at home, China's wandering elephants are now becoming international stars.
‘Extraordinary’: Video shows octopus pushing pipe with eggs inside back towards ocean
Video captured fascinating footage of an octopus attempting to push its makeshift home, with its eggs inside it, back into the ocean after it had washed ashore.
Are cicadas the new, 'buzzy' food trend?
It's the summer of the cicada, and while to some people the bugs may be an annoyance, to others they're a delicious snack.
Trio of great white sharks spotted off of NY, NJ coasts
A trio of Great White Sharks have been spotted off of the coast of New York and New Jersey, but scientists say there's nothing for beachgoers to be worried about.
Holy reptile! A San Francisco airport property is crawling with about 1,300 snakes
A study commissioned by the U.S Geological Survey and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service found that the San Francisco International Airport has the largest, most stable population of an endangered species, the San Francisco garter snake.
Petition to save Wyoming grizzly bear, Felicia, calls euthanasia ‘absurd’
A Wyoming grizzly bear, Felicia, and her two cubs who have taken up residence near a heavily trafficked highway could possibly lose their lives if a hazing operation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fails.
Corpse flower blooms in Poland, drawing crowds
Crowds waited for hours in a cold wind to see a giant foul-smelling blossom also known as the corpse flower make a rare, quick bloom at a botanical garden in Warsaw.
Lobster diver says he was caught in mouth of humpback whale and survived
A commercial lobster diver who got caught in the mouth of a humpback whale off the coast of Cape Cod on Friday morning said he thought he was going to die.
Sharks nearly went extinct 19 million years ago, study mysteriously finds
A new study revealed a massive shark “die-off” occurred nearly 19 million years ago, but scientists can’t explain the mystery.
3-legged gator, bound with boxing tape, found outside Tampa sanctuary
A 5-foot, 10-inch alligator with a missing limb and boxing tape around her jaws, front legs, and tail was discovered Thursday outside Croc Encounters, an educational and wildlife sanctuary facility in Tampa.
It's a boy! Oklahoma zoo welcomes endangered baby giraffe
"The Zoo’s youngest giraffe is healthy and strong."
UN: World must tackle climate change, extinction crisis together
A new United Nations report says the world needs to tackle the climate change and extinction crises together, not separately.
Man gets prison sentence for beheading bear on reservation
A federal judge has sentenced a man to 15 months in prison for killing and then beheading a 700-pound black bear on an Indian reservation.