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HOW TO ATTRACT GROUND NESTING BEES
from 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 stin... read more

IN SUPPORT OF TURTLES
from 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 CHER
from 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. Read, listen or watch the rest here:... read more

IT'S WORKING! VIDEO SHOWS DEER, BEARS AND MORE USING UTAH'S FIRST WILDLIFE OVERPASS
from 2020 in ( life / health / environment / wildlife )

'It's working!' wrote DWR on social media, adding,'As you can see, the 2nd year of this overpass has been successful at helping wildlife safely migrate over busy Inte... read more

DEER STEALS HUNTER'S GUN, FLEES INTO WOODS
from 2020 in ( life / animals / wildlife / humor )

Of course, the deer is now considered to be armed and dangerous. Be on the look-out A hunter in the Czech Republic now called Czechia was charged by a deer that snagged his gun on its antlers and fled into the woods with the weapon... Read, listen or... read more

EAGLE SENDS DRONE TO WATERY GRAVE IN BRAZEN ATTACK OVER LAKE MICHIGAN
from 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. Read, listen or watch the rest here:... read more

INDIAN RAILWAY COMPANY USING BEE SOUNDS TO WARD OFF ELEPHANTS
from 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... Read, listen or watch the rest here:... read more

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WARNS OF FALLING IGUANAS ON COLD NIGHT IN MIAMI
from 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.... read more at upi... read more

ELEPHANT CLIMBS 5-FOOT WALL TO STEAL MANGOES FROM LODGE
from 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... Read, listen or watch the rest here:... read more

TENNESSEE SAFARI PARK
from 2019 in ( life / animals / wildlife / rescue )

Drove past this place a month ago on my way to New Madrid (just because). It looked interesting and is apparently getting... read more

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ALPACAS AND LLAMAS
from 2019 in ( life / animals / wildlife / humor )

In case you were wondering, as I was... Click the image for a larger version See also, llama vs. alpaca A... read more

ELEPHANT POACHING FALLS DRAMATICALLY
from 2019 in ( life / animals / wildlife / elephants )

Some good news for a change: elephant-poaching-falls-dramatically-africa Elephant poaching in Africa has dropped significantly from a peak in 2011, according to a new analysis of annual surveillance d... read more

HOW WILDLIFE BRIDGES OVER HIGHWAYS MAKE ANIMALS -- AND PEOPLE -- SAFER
from 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. Read, listen or watch the rest here:... read more

ANIMALS RESCUED FROM WILDFIRES
from 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. Read, listen or watch the rest her... read more

GOT YELLED AT TODAY
from 2017 in ( life / animals / wildlife / birds )

I got yelled at today... by a quail. I was crossing an empty lot toward the soccer field (for my daughter's game) when I heard squawking. I looked down, and there it was, protecting its nest, obviously telling me to get lost. So I did. I am nothing if not considerate.... read more

JUST CUZ YOU CUT OFF ITS HEAD
from 2014 in ( life / animals / wildlife / reptiles )

Just'cuz you cut off its head... don't assume it's harmless. Chef dies after spitting cobra he was cooking bit him on the hand ... 20 minutes after he had cut its head off. See... read more

SAVED A LIFE TODAY
from 2013 in ( life / animals / wildlife / reptiles )

Probably. You never know about these things. Anyway, I had forgotten to buy cat food and that is what allowed me to be there in time to save a life. Taking my daughter to school this morning, I had to turn south on Nolensville Rd because Old Hickory was backed up. I was running late, and there'd... read more

BIRD IN THE HOUSE
from 2010 in ( life / animals / wildlife / birds )

Woke up this morning to a bird in the kitchen. I had a hunch the 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 kitchen, and there was a bird perched on the curtain rod over... read more

SNAKE IN THE CREEK
from 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 l... read more

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