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Many people think they can identify a bear purely based on its coloring, but that isn’t always true. Black bears can be brown, and sometimes a grizzly bear can even resemble a panda, at least in one case in Wyoming. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department shared a video of the bear in question on [...]
Saguaro National Park and its partner organization, Friends of Saguaro National Park, won 2025 Excellence in Wilderness Stewardship Awards.
See clips of dogs surfing in a competition held earlier this month in California. It’ll definitely make you smile.
A new video of a moose is creating some laughs as the animal lounges in the grass and scares several mountain bikers. The clip was posted online by @louellarae. She calls Alaska home, so seeing a moose isn’t too much of a surprise. However, if you’re mountain biking down some single track and turn the [...]
North America is home to tens of thousands of different kinds of plants. Knowing what some of them are can make a difference. Especially when it comes to avoiding poison ivy and other harmful plants. So how well do you know your plants? A recent plant quiz online is asking about two common plants in [...]
Wildlife officials are warning pet owners about an invasive worm in Maine. The hammerhead worm looks like a cross between an earthworm and something you would see in a science fiction movie. As the name suggests, the head is flat like that of a hammerhead shark. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the [...]
It took seven hours and some special harnesses, but a team pulled off a unique rescue of several dogs from a Colorado 14er.
A search and rescue team says a man who was alone in the wilderness survived after carving “HELP” onto a rock. According to multiple media reports, 39-year-old Andrew Barber was first reported missing in British Columbia’s Cariboo region on July 31. It took nine days before he was found by a helicopter flying overhead. Barber [...]
An officer and his K-9 partner located a missing hunter in Palm Beach County, Florida, and a body cam caught the moment on video.
One lucky bride-to-be found a 2.3-carat diamond at a state park in Arkansas. Apparently, people find gems there all the time.
