Nearly a century passed before a tortoise named Mommy became her namesake. When it finally happened, the Galápagos tortoise did not stop at one baby. Mommy, a Western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise at the Philadelphia Zoo, produced her first surviving hatchlings in 2025. According to the Philadelphia Zoo, she and fellow tortoise Abrazzo—also nearly 100…
“Easy” is not the first word that would describe tracking down invasive Burmese pythons in the dense sawgrass of the Florida Everglades. One hunter, however, managed an extraordinary haul during this year’s annual state-sponsored competition. Rahill won the $10,000 grand prize in the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…
A rare plant at London’s Kew Gardens is entering the dramatic final act of its life: a once-in-a-lifetime “death bloom” that will end with the plant itself dying. A mountain agave, Agave montana, has sent a towering flower stalk swaying skyward as it prepares for the only bloom it will ever produce. And after flowering…
Ten lions have been found dead in northern Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Conservation Area, where wildlife officials are investigating what may have been a poisoning in the Ndutu area. In a Sept. 19 statement posted by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority on Facebook, the agency said preliminary findings indicated the lions “may have died after ingesting poison.”…
Some pets have mastered The Food Stare. It’s a type of look possible only by pets, where they stare fixedly at their owner’s meal, sure that the longer they look, the sooner their human parent will relent and offer them a sample. After all, that pet has never ever been fed a day in their life…
A regular morning walk along a New York beach turned into a race against the clock when a couple spotted a raccoon struggling just above the water, with waves breaking below. Liz and Mark Glaviano regularly walk at Morgan Memorial Park Beach in Glen Cove (NY). One morning in August, Mark noticed the animal stranded…
Your home survived the fire. The walls are standing, the roof held, and you are starting to believe the worst is behind you. Unfortunately, it is not. For millions of homeowners living near wildfire burn scars, the most expensive potential damages may be yet to arrive. Across Colorado, Utah, and California, homeowners who made it…
Ray and Shelly Romolt had been waiting for a new house to go up on the empty lot next door in their Lockport, Illinois, subdivision. The lot had recently sold, mesh construction fencing was going up, and the couple had spent years looking forward to new neighbors, according to the News Tribune, which republished the…
When a single year places six women at the center of peace, justice, and environmental defense, the results become far more than a prize list. The Goldman Environmental Prize is widely regarded as the Nobel Prize of environmental activism. It has recognized grassroots leaders fighting for the planet since 1990, and the year 2025 marked…