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A young sea turtle trapped in green fishing net on a rocky shoreline.

AI Drones Expose Hidden Nets That Threaten Sea Turtles

Silent killers are lurking on Australia’s most remote beaches—abandoned fishing nets that strangle turtles, dugongs, and whales. Now, AI-powered drones are exposing these hidden traps, helping Indigenous rangers haul them...

AI Drones Expose Hidden Nets That Threaten Sea Turtles

Silent killers are lurking on Australia’s most remote beaches—abandoned fishing nets that strangle turtles, dugongs, and whales. Now, AI-powered drones are exposing these hidden traps, helping Indigenous rangers haul them...

Five Bird Species in Australia Capable of Sex-Reversal, Study Finds

Five Bird Species in Australia Capable of Sex-Reversal, Study Finds

Sex-reversal occurs in animals when they have the physical attributes of one sex but the chromosomal makeup of the other.

Five Bird Species in Australia Capable of Sex-Reversal, Study Finds

Sex-reversal occurs in animals when they have the physical attributes of one sex but the chromosomal makeup of the other.

Anti Bird Netting Is Trapping And Killing Birds In New York City

Anti Bird Netting Is Trapping And Killing Birds In New York City

Bird deterrent nets were supposed to keep city buildings clean — but instead, they’ve become death traps.

Anti Bird Netting Is Trapping And Killing Birds In New York City

Bird deterrent nets were supposed to keep city buildings clean — but instead, they’ve become death traps.

Officials Ask Citizen Scientists to Report Sightings of Elusive Snake

Officials Ask Citizen Scientists to Report Sightings of Elusive Snake

The rainbow snake doesn’t pack any venom and doesn’t bite in self-defense. It’s nocturnal, which only adds to its elusiveness.

Officials Ask Citizen Scientists to Report Sightings of Elusive Snake

The rainbow snake doesn’t pack any venom and doesn’t bite in self-defense. It’s nocturnal, which only adds to its elusiveness.

A side-by-side composition: one black bear climbing in a tree and another with its head lowered to sniff the ground in a forested area.

Lawmakers Push To Let Packs Of Dogs Chase California’s Black Bears Again

California once banned the cruel practice of chasing bears with dogs — but a new bill threatens to bring it back. Supporters claim it will reduce conflicts between people and...

Lawmakers Push To Let Packs Of Dogs Chase California’s Black Bears Again

California once banned the cruel practice of chasing bears with dogs — but a new bill threatens to bring it back. Supporters claim it will reduce conflicts between people and...

A brown stray dog curled up asleep on dirt ground.

Supreme Court Orders Could Tear India’s Community Dogs From Their Homes

India’s Supreme Court has ordered all stray dogs in Delhi removed from the streets within weeks, sending them to shelters that don’t yet exist. Supporters say it’s about public safety...

Supreme Court Orders Could Tear India’s Community Dogs From Their Homes

India’s Supreme Court has ordered all stray dogs in Delhi removed from the streets within weeks, sending them to shelters that don’t yet exist. Supporters say it’s about public safety...