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Eagle chick rescued after falling from nest

Eagle chick rescued after falling from nest

By Dean Murray The eagle has landed! A wedge-tailed eagle chick had to be rescued after injuring itself falling from its nest 30 meters up a gum tree. Healesville Sanctuary’s veterinary team identified a wing fracture, meaning the bird needed to rest in a contained space for a

Central Florida Visitors Can Trade Spring Break Crowds For Wide Open Spaces And Nature-First Experiences

Central Florida Visitors Can Trade Spring Break Crowds For Wide Open Spaces And Nature-First Experiences

While Florida in March often makes headlines for its spring break crowds, Central Florida, with its moderate temperatures, lower humidity, and active wildlife, offers a strong window for nature-based travel beyond the beaches. This shift in traveler preference is already visible. In TripAdvisor’s 2026 Travelers’ Choice “Best of

Millie the peregrine falcon educates on conservation at the MOR

Millie the peregrine falcon educates on conservation at the MOR

Editor’s Note: A previously-published version of this story stated that the Montana Raptor Conservation Center (MRCC) had three seagulls come into the center for lead poisoning and that Director of Raptor Education Keaton Thomas uses he/him pronouns. On March 4, this article was corrected online to reflect

Ice melt threatens emperor penguins during annual moult: researchers

Ice melt threatens emperor penguins during annual moult: researchers

Emperor penguins shed all their feathers once a year, a precarious ritual that may have become deadly as climate change pushes them into shrinking patches of Antarctic sea ice, researchers said Wednesday. The flightless birds moult during summer, relying on stored fat to survive for several weeks until their waterproof

Humbug Spires: Butte's climbing and hiking destination

South of Butte in the western reaches of the Highland Mountain range, the Humbug Spires rise to a height of more than 600 feet above the landscape’s trees and boulders. These rock formations are part of an igneous or granitic intrusion. Magma rose from the depths, intruding into the

Warm Springs Ponds: Researcher to study potential metals exposure in migratory birds

They swim like ducks and look like ducks, but American coots are members of the rail family of birds. Coots have faces only a mother coot could love. Their flattened features resemble those of a hapless pugilist. Bald eagles hunt coots because the slow fliers are easy to snatch. Quirky

Bozeman officials pass codes improving protections for local wetlands

Bozeman officials pass codes improving protections for local wetlands

In an effort to strengthen protection for local wetlands, the Bozeman City Commission passed a set of development codes last week increasing the minimum buffer between wetlands and developments from 10 feet to 25. The legislation was passed Sept. 9 in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023