Wildlife & Nature Watching

15+ hour, 5+ min ago   (351+ words) A Vancouver Island wildlife rescue is urging cat owners to reconsider letting their pets roam freely outdoors, saying cat attacks are its leading human-influenced cause of admissions. “Some animals sustain only minor injuries, while many others suffer irreparable fractures and…...

43+ min ago   (220+ words) Jersey could expand a protected fishing zone around Les Écréhous in a bid to reverse declining lobster catches. Proposals lodged by Environment Minister Mary Le Hegarat would increase the size of the existing zone, about six miles (10km) north-east of Jersey,…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (320+ words) Lake Seymour in Morgan., Vt. Fall foliage tourism generates more than $1 billion nationally each year, and more than $600 million in Vermont alone, according to state data. As leaf-peeping season approaches, three University of Vermont researchers explained the science behind the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (691+ words) TWELVE years have passed since the Nero Perla mutation first appeared and gained international recognition by the COM. Italian canary breeder and COM/OMJ judge Carlo Maria Nobili, in whose birds the mutation occurred, has worked tirelessly with fellow Italian…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (111+ words) Caledonian Record Mount Washington will be lit up with twin beams of light through the weekend, raising concerns about the impact on migratory birds traveling through the area. Two beams are being projected from the Mount Washington summit to honor…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (277+ words) Two beams are being projected from the Mount Washington summit to honor the 25th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks this weekend, but local conservationists are worried the memorial could hurt migrating birds. “This is the peak time for fall migration…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (457+ words) Hunters traveling outside Vermont to hunt deer, elk or moose need to keep in mind that a regulation designed to protect Vermont’s deer and moose from chronic wasting disease remains in effect. Hunters traveling outside Vermont to hunt moose, deer,…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (332+ words) September 17th Public Hearing Will Consider Appeal Asking for Improvements to Protect Mature Forests and Connected Wildlife Habitat September 10, 2026 (Augusta, ME) – More than 2,000 Mainers have signed a petition calling for improvements to a flawed conservation plan that Central Maine Power (CMP)…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (79+ words) Midwestern Newspapers WALKERTON – Folmer Landscaping, Botanical Gardens and Garden Centre has created a 10-acre native meadow to support pollinators on its rural Walkerton property in Bruce County Site preparation began in fall of 2025, after which the meadow was hand-broadcast seeded…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (331+ words) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR] and the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS], part of Arizona State University, are highlighting their recent collaborative research into factors affecting Bermuda’s spiny lobster fishery. A spokesperson said, “The results could…...