Wildlife and nature

In this June 20, 2012, photo Chad Landress, a biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, holds a June sucker in Utah. (Paul Fraughton/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) In this June 20, 2012, photo Chad Landress, a biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, holds a June sucker in Utah. (Paul Fraughton/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) Photo: Paul Fraughton, AP Photo: Paul Fraughton, AP Image 1 of / 4 Caption Close Image 1 of 4 In this June 20, 2012, photo Chad Landress, a biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, holds a June sucker in Utah. (Paul Fraughton/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) In this June 20, 2012, photo Chad Landress, a biologist with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, holds a June sucker in Utah. (Paul Fraughton/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP) … [Read more...] about Imperiled Utah fish bouncing back after 18 years

FILE - A Bengal Tiger is seen in the wild in Rajasthan, India. Two of the animals left a woman with puncture wounds and lacerations after they pounced onto her at an animal sanctuary in Moorpark, Calif. FILE - A Bengal Tiger is seen in the wild in Rajasthan, India. Two of the animals left a woman with puncture wounds and lacerations after they pounced onto her at an animal sanctuary in Moorpark, Calif. Image 1 of / 63 Caption Close Image 1 of 63 FILE - A Bengal Tiger is seen in the wild in Rajasthan, India. Two of the animals left a woman with puncture wounds and lacerations after they pounced onto her at an animal sanctuary in Moorpark, Calif. FILE - A Bengal Tiger is seen in the wild in Rajasthan, India. Two of the animals left a woman with puncture wounds and lacerations after they pounced onto her at an animal sanctuary in Moorpark, Calif. California animal sanctuary founder injured by her own tigers at … [Read more...] about California animal sanctuary founder injured by her own tigers at charity event

BARNSTABLE, MA — The season for rescuing sea turtles continued in Barnstable over the last few days with Natural Resources staff coming to the aid of 67 cold-stunned turtles. During the fall and winter months, it's common for sea turtles to suffer hypothermia-like symptoms as water temperatures decrease. Among the rescued turtles were 62 Kemp ridleys, one green turtle and four loggerheads. Town officials said the turtles were washed ashore because of high winds the past few days. "The winds have been howling out of the northeast which has been blowing them onto Sandy Neck and into Barnstable Harbor," town officials said on Facebook. "At this point the winds have died down and we are not expecting anymore turtles in the next few days. Turtle rescue season started a bit early this year, especially for the loggerhead sea turtles. When a 50-to-60-pound loggerhead was found two weeks ago stranded at Harris Meadow, Nine Coleman, the director of Natural Resources, told Patch she was … [Read more...] about 67 Sea Turtles Rescued In Barnstable

Agoura Hills Holiday Boutique will be open today from 11am to 5pm for shopping hand-crafted holiday gifts made by local artists and artisans. The boutique has 20 booths featuring jewelry, cards, candles, wood crafts, accessories, and apparel that includes fine knits and painted silk scarves. Proceeds from the event help support local art and non profit programs. Wings of Discovery has a gift selection of nature-inspired jewelry and fabric accessories made by the organization's founders Stephanie and Monica Sayre. "Fifty percent of your purchase can be written off as a tax deduction to support our wildlife education programs," said Monica Sayre. Today is the last day for the boutique at the Agoura Hills Recreation and Event Center, 29900 Ladyface Court, Agoura Hills 91301. Also on exhibit during boutique hours is Response, Recover and Resiliency, Remembering the Woolsey Fire, an art show featuring poignant fine art, photography, multimedia and written expressions by local residents … [Read more...] about Shop Creatively at Agoura Hills Holiday Boutique

FILE - In this April 11, 2004 file photo, a gopher tortoise lumbers across the forest floor at Reed Bingham State Park near Adel, Ga. The Conservation Fund and Open Space Institute announced Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, that they had bought a 16,000-acre (65-square-kilometer) site along the Satilla River east of Woodbine, Ga., which they described as one of the largest unprotected open space parcels along the southeast Atlantic coast. Conservation groups and Georgia officials are aiming to protect 65 of the roughly 122 viable gopher tortoise populations in the state to try to prevent the turtle from a listing under the Endangered Species Act. less FILE - In this April 11, 2004 file photo, a gopher tortoise lumbers across the forest floor at Reed Bingham State Park near Adel, Ga. The Conservation Fund and Open Space Institute announced Friday, Dec. 6, ... more Photo: Elliott Minor, AP … [Read more...] about Conservation groups make major land buy along Georgia coast