How to rescue a moose from a frozen lake: ‘No training manual’
NEW YORK (AP) — A bull moose that fell through lake ice in the Adirondack Mountains was saved by New York conservation officials in a laborious cold-water rescue. The moose fell through the ice around 11 a.m. Thursday, about 200 feet (60 meters) from shore on Lake Abanakee, the New York State Department of Environmental […]
How To Disease-Proof Your Wild Bird Feeders
Feeding wild birds is a popular hobby globally, but it presents invisible disease risks to the very birds that we are feeding — but there are ways to safeguard their health. Adult male European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris). These highly-social songbirds are particularly at … [+] risk from Trichomoniasis infections when fed from bird feeders. (Credit: […]
How To Explore The Luxurious Side Of Madagascar, According To A Travel Expert
Madagascar became an independent nation on June 26th, 1960. getty While there are more than fifty different countries found within the African Union, few are able to rival the spectacular biodiversity found within Madagascar. Located a few hundred kilometers east of Mozambique, this island nation has earned worldwide acclaim for its high concentration of lemurs—a […]
From turtle protection to citizen science projects: How to give back to the ocean on holiday
Here’s how to explore Europe’s oceans responsibly this summer. ADVERTISEMENT Sarah Faith is a content and values writer at activist travel company, Responsible Travel. I’m one of those people who feels free by the sea, liberated from life’s stresses by the rhythmic in and out of the waves. There’s little wonder I seek out the […]
Cardiac arrests, horns and 1.4 tonnes of muscle: here’s how to move a rhino – in pictures | Environment
The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has successfully translocated 21 eastern black rhinos to a region where they have been extinct for 50 years. Here’s how they caught, transported and released these critically endangered creatures to their new home Photos by Ami Vitale Main image: The operation not only underscores Kenya’s conservation triumph but also signifies […]