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A wildfire scorched the landscape, but a beaver dam left one strip green
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (436+ words) Beavers are often called ecosystem engineers for a reason. A wildfire turned most of a landscape into a blackened scar, but one vivid green strip stayed alive. In a striking aerial image shared on Instagram, that untouched ribbon appears to…...
A bear wandered into a California living room, and in Tahoe, homeowners say 'the bears are winning"
1+ hour, 6+ min ago (599+ words) "Black bears become addicted to human food, and they seek it out." Homeowners in Lake Tahoe, California, are spending thousands on home fortifications as encounters with hungry, pantry-raiding bears increase in the region. According to The Wall Street Journal, Peter…...
Forager turns linden seeds into a chocolate substitute, and says it has 'definitely got potential"
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (326+ words) Useful food sources are sometimes hiding in plain sight. While the U.K. doesn't have cacao trees, one content creator saw some promising results turning a native species into a chocolate-like treat. In a TikTok experiment, The Forager's Cottage tested whether linden…...
Washington hiker meets a black bear on the trail, and her calm response doubles as a safety guide
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (442+ words) "He's just trying to eat and mind his own business." A black bear sighting can turn a peaceful hike into a stressful situation in an instant. But one Washington hiker's calm response is serving as a useful reminder that staying…...
An abandoned California construction site became a coyote den, and neighbors hear them howl nightly
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (464+ words) "I'm pretty sure they would say we took over their home first." In one West Hollywood neighborhood, an abandoned construction project has taken on an unexpected new role as a coyote den. Neighbors say the animals now roam the area,…...
A West London Tube station kept flooding, then 5 beavers built 7 dams in a year
2+ hour, 26+ min ago (416+ words) "We've seen an abundance of biodiversity." When an underground train station in West London faced frequent flooding, officials turned to a unique mitigation strategy. Frequent flooding in West London, especially at the Greenford underground station, led the Ealing Beaver Project…...
UK deer rescue crew frees another animal from fencing in a viral, one-minute save
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (353+ words) "Not all heroes wear capes." A U.K. rescue crew has drawn attention after a video showed a worker freeing a deer caught in fencing. Although the clip runs for less than a minute, it shows a terrified wild animal, steady human…...
Most great whites head north for summer, but Breton is lingering off Florida, puzzling scientists
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (456+ words) Breton, a 1,400-pound great white, has decided to break from the pack and not follow traditional migratory patterns. Most great white sharks tracked along the East Coast head north in the summer, following cooler waters and seasonal food sources. But…...
UK supermarkets could be throwing away 238 million meals a year, worth £316 million
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (383+ words) Perfectly good food could be ending up in the trash at U.K. supermarkets on a massive scale. New analysis suggests retailers may be throwing away around 110,000 tons of edible food every year — the equivalent of more than 238 million meals and about…...
Florida python team logs first 'four-ton' season after removing record 177 snakes
3+ hour, 46+ min ago (343+ words) The average female captured this season weighed roughly 95 pounds and carried about 70 eggs each. Southwest Florida's fight against invasive Burmese pythons has reached both a grim milestone and a hopeful one. One Naples-based conservation team now says it has completed…...