Early one morning in White County, Oregon, firefighters with Jackson County Fire District 3 received a call that sounded unusual. A passerby had noticed what looked like a brown object…
After every storm in Tampa Bay, Florida, Brianna Varner makes her way to Pass-a-Grille Beach. She knows rough weather can leave marine animals stranded, and she often helps return them…
Every morning at dawn, Joni Hart takes her two dogs, Dixie and Trigger, on a walk through their wooded neighborhood near a river. The area is full of wildlife, so…
Last year, researchers set up trail cameras across Kosciuszko National Park in New South Wales, Australia, hoping to capture footage of the endangered smoky mouse. Known for their soft gray…
A woman was tending to her backyard garden when something unusual caught her eye. What at first looked like a trick of the light turned out to be a pair…
Scuba diver Casey Barrick has an ambitious goal: to explore 500 of Florida’s natural springs — crystal-clear oases teeming with wildlife. But during one dive earlier this year, his mission…
One April morning, staff at the Little Creek Navy Base in Norfolk, Virginia, noticed two unexpected visitors outside an administration building — tiny, shivering otter pups, no more than 5…
When a Good Samaritan spotted a central ratsnake with a strange lump in his belly, they knew something wasn’t right. The snake was rushed to Blue Ridge Wildlife Center in…
At first glance, the eastern quoll could be mistaken for an ordinary, cat-sized marsupial. Native to Tasmania, Australia, these nocturnal creatures sport brownish-gray or black fur peppered with white spots…
