Minnesota Ignores Indians, Allows Wolf Hunting

Against the steadfast opposition of American Indians in the state, Minnesota will hold its first managed wolf hunting and trapping season this fall. As a result, a cultural clash is brewing between state officials and Indians, who revere wolves.

Lakota and Others to Gather for White Buffalo Naming Ceremony

In the rolling meadow below Mohawk Mountain in the northwest corner of Connecticut, a white buffalo baby trots alongside his massive mother, his whiteness highlighted against her dark brown winter fur that is still molting in the summer heat.

Mother Earth Strikes Back: Rogue Grass Makes Cyanide, Kills Texas Cattle

One second they were munching contentedly, as bovines do, in a field that had been providing sustenance for at least 15 years. An instant later they were convulsing, bellowing and dying as ranchers looked on helplessly. Over the next few hours, 15 of the 18 cattle died.

Horse Rescued After Swimming Two Miles off California Coast

 

William, a seven-year-old Arabian horse, was spooked while filming a commercial Tuesday on a Southern California beach and ran into the water, finally being rescued after swimming some two miles, reports CNN.com.

Lynx Snapped at Lifesaving TransCanada Highway Animal Crossing

 

They look ghostly, but their lives are actually being saved. The TransCanada animal overpasses have provided safe crossing to hundreds of animals over the years, as evidenced by motion-sensored cameras that monitor the traffic. Recently Parks Canada cameras captured a rarely seen lynx crossing near Banff, British Columbia.

Live Feed of Bald Eagle Mother and Her Chicks

It’s Friday and just like these bald eagle chicks we’re ready to leap out from behind our desks and soar into the weekend! Watch this live feed of a beautiful bald eagle mother take care of her adorable, newly born chicks … .