A Yellowstone Grizzly Had a Fierce Standoff with a Wolf Pack. It Was Caught on Video.

A new clip out of Yellowstone offers a rare look at the brutal reality of kleptoparasitism in the backcountry. Watch a pack ...
Arkansas Times

Behold, an Arkansas snake breeding ball

While tooling around Lake No. 1 in North Little Rock, we encountered a small group of snakes all tangled up in one another. A ...
Oregonian

‘Fearing for my safety’: Cannon Beach City Council weighs measures to control local elk

Love them or hate them, elk are a certainly a presence on the north Oregon coast. Every year, herds of Roosevelt elk make waves as they prance around the beach, stampede through town and feed in the ...
Willamette Week

Six Years After Its Removal, the Thompson Elk Is Back

That’s the official branding, anyway, from Portland Parks Foundation, which helped return the iconic Thompson Elk Fountain to Southwest Main Street downtown on Thursday, April 9. Six years ago, the ...
KGW8

Portland’s Thompson Elk statue returns downtown after years of repairs

PORTLAND, Ore. — A beloved Portland landmark has returned to downtown after nearly six years away. The Thompson Elk statue was reinstalled along Southwest Main Street, marking the end of a lengthy ...
9NEWS

Elk boost: CPW proposes an increase in hunting licenses

MEEKER, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will propose an increase in hunting licenses for the 2026 Big Game Hunting season. CPW said the proposal is due to an increase in elk populations in ...
Ars Technica

Male octopuses guided through mating by female hormones

Octopuses are one of the most alien creatures on Earth. The lack of bones makes them amazing shapeshifters, most of them can change color like chameleons, and they pump blue copper-based blood through ...
The Aspen Times

Northwest Colorado elk herds bounce back three years after tough winter

Elk herds in northwest Colorado between Meeker and Steamboat Springs have rebounded after a punishing winter in 2022-23 decimated some of the state’s largest herds. With the recovery, Colorado Parks ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

North Carolina has elk? Here's where and how you can see them in 2026

The National Park Service is seeking volunteers for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Elk Rover team. Elk Rovers will help manage traffic and educate visitors on safely viewing the park's elk ...
USA Today

Yellowstone wolf tries to run down elk in 'incredible chase'

A tour guide and his client this week witnessed an extraordinary scene involving wolves chasing two elk for 3-plus miles in Yellowstone National Park. The accompanying footage, captured by guide ...
National Geographic news

Snow leopards are usually solitary. Here's how they drop messages to potential mates.

For a few fleeting weeks each winter, the famously elusive cats emerge from solitude, calling across the mountains in search of a mate. A snow leopard signals its presence by urinating beside his ...