The elf owl, the smallest owl in the world, inhabits the deserts of the southwestern US and Mexico. Measuring 12-14 cm and ...

Once considered an endangered species, there are now more than 3,100 bald eagles wintering in at least 27 Illinois counties.

In 1782 the bald eagle was placed on the Great Seal of the United States and Americans just assumed it was our national bird − wrongly it turned out. While the U.S. had a national mammal (bison) and ...

In the starkness of winter, squirrel dreys reveal themselves in the tree canopy. They’ve been there all along — just screened by trees’ leafy crowns for much of the year. Dreys are shaggy masses of ...

The destruction of the eagles’ nest is no small loss by many measures, as their nests can be 4 or 5 feet in diameter and ...

In the starkness of winter, squirrel dreys reveal themselves in the tree canopy. They’ve been there all along — just screened ...

Crossing the borders of Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe, land and water safaris follow the flow of the Zambezi to Lake ...

Stand still long enough in the Upstate and a Carolina wren might nest in your pocket. It’s maybe a slight exaggeration, but ...

Vail Daily reporter John LaConte snowboards through the trees at the Kamui Ski Links, a municipally owned ski resort in Central Hokkaido, Japan.

After decades of coaching stability, FGCU Athletics is going through a period of change. Despite the moves, the Eagles are excited and eager for this new era.

Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal's population ...

The overall condition of Estonia's natural environment has been in decline for decades. In an era marked by the loss of biodiversity and high industrial pressures, strengthening the Nature ...