Empower

A male African lion had a wire snare around its neck, and wildlife officials leapt into action to help the lion. Here’s what happened.

A mule deer doe somehow got a bucket lid stuck around her neck, and wildlife officials rescued her. Here’s what happened.

Darryl and Kathleen Toupkin have officially visited all 430 of the national park units—a journey they started unintentionally decades ago.

See a shortlist of highly commended entries for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest here. The photographs are stunning.

Erik Fedko drops in from early 80 feet, then soars over the treetops (and much more) in this absolutely insane video.

A Florida man decided to try to trap an alligator in a trash can. What happened next is almost unbelievable. Watch it go down here.

A whitewater kayaker shared a video of him kayaking in a narrow river carved through ice and snow. There’s even a surprise ending.

Ryan Dale’s photos of tiny mushrooms are nothing short of breathtaking. Go behind the scenes on this photographer’s process.

Mountain biker Marco Bassot’s latest video proves he’s still looking for new ways to terrify the rest of us with his first-person videos.