Tag: wildlife
Sustainable seafood labels becoming common, but do they mean what they say?
Popular retailers like Target, Costco and Walmart have started to sell fish labeled as certified sustainable. But there's disagreement on what these labels mean....
Erupting volcano in Africa provides sight-seeing opportunity for tourists
A few brave tourists in the central African Democratic Republic of the Congo are going on mountain hikes to take in a spectacular sight in nature: the eruption of a volcano. Virunga National Park is a short, but safe distance from the erupting Mount Nyamulagira, giving park visitors a front row seat....
European Union turning to science to help find, stop illegal fishing
A genetic study of fish and fishing in the European Union is aiming to help scientist determine whether fish were pulled from sustainable populations or areas that are under threat....
Deadly bat disease kills entire colonies
Scientists have recently determined that a European fungus is decimating whole colonies of bats in New England....
VIDEO: Australian conservationists using a dog to help save endangered penguins
The Little Penguins are disappearing around Sydney in Australia, but a new tool — a dog — is helping conservationists get a handle on their hard-to-find birds....
VIDEO: Camera catches stunning pictures of what lies in waters of Australian harbor
A small video camera was lowered into Darwin Harbor to monitor the health of that ecosystem. They discovered more than 50 fish — some not known to live in the area — and pronounced it very healthy....
VIDEO: Celebrity Canadian bear shot by wildlife officials
Jeanie, a famous bear with distinct markings, was shot and killed in Whistler, Canada, last week after becoming too aggressive toward humans....
Shark tourism draws millions of dollars, thousands of tourists to Bahamas
With shark populations threatened around the world, the Bahamas has become a sort of sanctuary for the creatures. And it's also become a beacon for people who want to get up-close with the powerful creatures....
Endangered birds survive hurricanes during migration, only to be killed by hunters
A pair of whimbrels had survived a hurricane and had nearly completed their lengthy, 3,000 mile migration when they were shot from the sky by hunters in the Caribbean country of Guadeloupe....
Animal populations plummeting at Nairobi National Park
The growth of Nairobi is choking a big piece of African wilderness, The Nairobi National Park, where thousands of wild migrating animals call home....
