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Magellan penguins stand in their enclosure at the Blank Park Zoo, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza. Penguins may be the only birds visitors to many zoos can see right now, because they already are kept inside and usually protected behind glass in their exhibits, making it harder for the bird flu to reach them. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Zoos Hiding Birds As Avian Flu Spreads in North America
  • 6 April 2022
Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife...
  • AP News
Zoos Hiding Birds As Avian Flu Spreads in North America
Wildlife, Animal, Mammal
Are Opossums ‘Nature’s Pest Control’ and ‘Clean-up Crew’?
  • 23 March 2022
Unsung hero or overhyped nuisance? You decide.
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Are Opossums ‘Nature’s Pest Control’ and ‘Clean-up Crew’?
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows a northern long-eared bat. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list it as endangered. Officials say its population has fallen sharply because of a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome, which has spread across nearly 80% of the species' range. (Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources via AP, File)
Fungus-Ravaged Bat Proposed for Endangered Species Listing
  • 22 March 2022
Federal officials proposed designating the northern long-eared bat, once common but ravaged by a deadly...
  • AP News
Fungus-Ravaged Bat Proposed for Endangered Species Listing
Eagle, Bird, Animal
If a Bald Eagle Loses a Feather, Will It Symmetrically Shed Another to Maintain Balance?
  • 12 March 2022
From tip to tip, the wingspan of an adult eagle can reach up to 8...
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If a Bald Eagle Loses a Feather, Will It Symmetrically Shed Another to Maintain Balance?
In this photo provided by Estelle Shuttleworth in February 2022, bald eagles compete for a deer carcass in Montana. While the bald eagle population has rebounded from the brink of extinction since the U.S. banned the pesticide DDT was banned in the U.S. in 1972, harmful levels of toxic lead were found in the bones of 46% of bald eagles sampled in 38 states, from California to Florida, researchers reported in the journal Science on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. (Estelle Shuttleworth via AP)
Nearly Half of US Bald Eagles Suffer Lead Poisoning
  • 18 February 2022
America’s national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles...
  • AP News
Nearly Half of US Bald Eagles Suffer Lead Poisoning
Ashley Johnson of Dallas watches entertainment while waiting for Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, to come out and make his prediction during the 136th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022. Johnson traveled from Texas to Punxsutawney with members of her book club. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger)
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
  • 2 February 2022
There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from...
  • AP News
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
This satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a thunderstorm complex which was found to contain the longest single flash that covered a horizontal distance on record, at around 768 kilometers (477 miles) across parts of the southern United States on April 29, 2020. Two stormy parts of the Americas set records for longest lightning flashes back in 2020, the World Meteorological Organization said Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. (NOAA via AP)
Longest Lightning Bolt Record: 477 Miles over 3 States
  • 1 February 2022
A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 500 miles across three U.S. states is the...
  • AP News
Longest Lightning Bolt Record: 477 Miles over 3 States
Ice clings to a strawberry in a field Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Plant City, Fla. Farmers spray water on their crops to help keep the fruit from getting damaged by the cold. Temperatures overnight dipped into the mid-20's. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Brrr! It Got So Cold in Florida, Iguanas Fell from Trees
  • 31 January 2022
A cold snap in Florida is different than in other places.
  • AP News
Brrr! It Got So Cold in Florida, Iguanas Fell from Trees
In this Dec. 31, 2021 photo provided by Zachary Holderby, a Steller's sea eagle is seen off Georgetown, Maine near a crow. The rare eagle has taken up residence thousands of miles from its home range, delighting bird lovers and baffling scientists. (Zachary Holderby, Downeast Audubon via AP)
Rare Eagle Seen in Maine, Wowing Birders, Might Stay a Bit
  • 27 January 2022
A rare species of eagle that has thrilled bird lovers and baffled scientists since arriving...
  • AP News
Rare Eagle Seen in Maine, Wowing Birders, Might Stay a Bit
This undated photo provided by Save the Redwoods League shows some of the 523 acres of redwood forestland in Mendocino County, Calif., which was donated to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council for lasting protection and ongoing stewardship. The conservation group is turning over a historic redwood grove on the Northern California coast to the descendants of the original Native American inhabitants. (Max Forster/Save the Redwoods League via AP)
California Redwood Forest Returned to Native Tribal Group
  • 25 January 2022
The descendants of Native American tribes on the Northern California coast are reclaiming a bit...
  • AP News
California Redwood Forest Returned to Native Tribal Group
Land, Nature, Outdoors
Back in Shape: Maine’s Famous Spinning Ice Disk Says Hello
  • 13 January 2022
Maine's famous rotating ice disk is back.
  • AP News
Back in Shape: Maine’s Famous Spinning Ice Disk Says Hello
This photo released by the the National Galapagos Park communications office shows, from above, lava from the eruption of Wolf Volcano on Isabela Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (Wilson Cabrera/National Galapagos Park communications office via AP)
Tallest Galapagos Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava, Ash
  • 7 January 2022
A cloud of gas and ash from Wolf Volcano rose to 3793 meters (12,444 feet)...
  • AP News
Tallest Galapagos Volcano Erupts, Spewing Lava, Ash
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