On April 10, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is issuing a country-wide regulation to limit the amount of "forever chemicals" in drinking water, CBS News reports. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are commonly found in the air, water and soil.
The threatened creatures are a keystone species in north Florida, wildlife experts said.
The “rare” visitor was just one of dozens of species spotted during a yearslong survey.
The man, who was not carrying bear spray, drew a handgun and fired five shots at the charging bear.
CALGARY — A major Alberta utility has cancelled a large wind power project in response to new government rules on where such developments can be built. TransAlta CEO John Kousinioris said Friday the 300-megawatt Riplinger project near Cardston in southern Alberta will no longer proceed. "We've reassessed our growth plans in the province," he said in a conference call to analysts. "(The project) has been impacted by the new restrictions on development near protected areas and pristine viewscapes
WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal plant used by people throughout Southeast Asia to treat pain and inflammation. The adult male orangutan then used his fingers to apply the plant juices to an injury on the right cheek. Afterward, he presse
Enpro's Roger McKnight says forecasting gas prices lately has been about as challenging as predicting Spring weather in Canada.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission rescued the cub, who is currently living with an orphaned baby bear at the Appalachian Wildlife Refuge
Florida authorities have now identified "several" people caught on camera dumping large buckets of trash into the ocean in Boca Raton.
He went against several bear safety best practices while hunting for shed antlers in grizzly country, officials say.
Scientists say the findings could help shed light on how the knowledge of wound medications evolved in humans.
May is finally here, bringing us one month closer to the coveted summer months! But the first weekend may not be as nice as you’d like
Daniel Lingham, 71, had served two prison sentences for his illegal egg collecting before he was caught on a wildlife trap camera last year.
This is the adorable moment a cheetah in its enclosure at a zoo in Fort Worth, Texas approaches a girl and is mesmerized by her cheetah plushie on April 27.
The non-venomous snakes are a "lynchpin species in the longleaf pine ecosystem," which Florida experts are working to restore
OTTAWA — Environmental groups say the Liberal government is giving up its authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through proposed amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act. "We are concerned that the government is not fully living up to its responsibility to protect Canadians and the environment from the climate impacts of major projects," the groups wrote Wednesday in a letter to cabinet. The changes, which are included in the government's legislation to implement the 2024 budget,
A mass fish die-off in a reservoir in southern Vietnam’s Dong Nai province has shone a new light on soaring temperatures in Southeast Asia.
Wildlife officials submitted the foxes for rabies testing.
A River Alyn trustee says she has "never seen anything like this", describing the water as "grey".
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The Fisheries Department says it's monitoring and patrolling ocean waters off northwest Vancouver Island to ensure boat traffic doesn't interfere with an orphan killer whale calf's ability to reunite with her extended family. The department said in a statement Friday it will be monitoring the location of the young female orca as she searches for her family in ocean waters near Zeballos, B.C., located more than 450 kilometres northwest of Victoria. The killer whale calf, named kw
New figures show Ontario's greenhouse gas emissions jumped for a second straight year, following a pandemic-induced plunge, and have risen back to the level they were before Premier Doug Ford's government came to power. The figures come from the annual national inventory of emissions, which reveals sources of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases across all provinces and all sectors, including industry, transportation and buildings. The report shows Ontario produced 157 megatonnes of c
