Recent Wildlife Articles
Vermont's Bear Population Crisis Forces Hunting Rule Overhaul
Vermont's Bear Problem Is Now Too Big to Ignore — And the State Is Finally Doing Something About It Vermont has a bear problem. Not the kind you read about in the abstract — the kind where a black bear breaks into a home in Jamaica, Vermont while the owners are away, ransacks the kitchen, empties
10 Animals That Have Killed More People Than Sharks
10 Animals That Have Killed More People Than Sharks Image credit: Flux.1 Sharks have long held a starring role in humanity's collective nightmares,
Victor Garcia, Washington Wildlife Commissioner, Dies at 17 Months
Victor Garcia, Washington's Newest Fish and Wildlife Commissioner, Dies After 17 Months of Service Victor Garcia — a retired schoolteacher, lifelong fisherman, and dedicated hunter from Skagit County — brought exactly the kind of real-world, boots-on-the-ground perspective that conservation bodies
The Deadliest Insects in the American Backcountry
The Deadliest Insects in the American Backcountry Image credit: Flux.1 The American backcountry is one of the most rewarding places a man can spend
The Most Aggressive Animals in the National Park System
The Most Aggressive Animals in the National Park System Image credit: Flux.1 America's national parks are among the most breathtaking places on eart
The 10 Most Dangerous Snakes in North America
The 10 Most Dangerous Snakes in North America Image credit: Flux.1 North America is home to some of the most medically significant venomous snakes i
Plastic Bottles on Fishing Nets Cut Dolphin Deaths by 88%
The Trash That Saves Lives: How Plastic Bottles Are Keeping Dolphins Out of Fishing Nets It sounds like the setup to a bad joke — a marine biologist walks into a fishing village with a bag of empty soda bottles — but what researchers discovered when they strapped those bottles onto gillnets off th
Yellowstone's Last Original Wolf Pack Is Running Out of Time
The Last Pack Standing: Mollie's Wolves Have Left Yellowstone, and the Clock Is Ticking There is a trail camera strapped to a tree deep in the Sunlight Basin of northwest Wyoming, and it holds footage that has rattled the scientific community, inflamed the ongoing American wolf debate, and sent sh
$10K Bounty Targets Hunters of Yellowstone's Oldest Wolf
A $10,000 Bounty, a 12-Year-Old Wolf, and a Hunting Season Set to Explode The debate over wolves in the American West has never lacked for heat, but what is unfolding in Wyoming this summer has pushed the temperature to a new extreme. A Texas social media influencer has posted a $10,000 cash bount
Hunters and the Public Agree on National Parks Wildlife
Americans and Hunters Are Speaking With One Voice on National Park Wildlife — Washington Isn't Listening There's a political narrative that's been treated as settled fact for years: hunters and environmentalists are adversaries, occupying opposite ends of a culture war that has carved up the Ameri
