Other Animals

Beyond grasslands and dense forests teeming with wildlife, verdant wetlands are found in the north of Upemba National Park. These wetlands are inaccessible on foot and take days to reach, yet they are home to the last remaining 200 savanna elephants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Since 2017, Forgotten Parks Foundation (FPF), an

Webinar: The Grey Way: Moving – Applying Behavior Techniques to Prepare Your Birds Date: Friday, May 17, 2024 Time: 12 p.m. PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering on May 17. Our special guest, Lisa Bono, CPBC, presents Episode 26 of

Photo by Angel Luciano on Unsplash One of the great mysteries of humans is why we dream. Dreaming – as far as we can determine – is a necessary function that suggests the ability to process the mental and emotional receptions of the day. Dreaming itself is a process that occurs during REM sleep segments.

Recently, WCN was honored to be invited to speak at Bioneers, an annual conference designed to highlight breakthrough solutions to restoring people, nature, and our planet. For over 30 years, Bioneers has brought together some of the most innovative and inspiring minds to share thought-provoking insights about ways we can collectively act to improve the

Webinar: Avian Vet Insider: Wild Bird Diseases – Is My Parrot at Risk? Date: Friday, May 10, 2024 Time: 12 p.m. PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us on May 10, when avian veterinarian Stephanie Lamb, DVM, DABVP (Avian Practice), shares her expertise on diseases found in wild bird species

The bed of dry leaves and ferns were carefully arranged on a framework of broken branches, clear hallmarks of an orangutan nest. It resembled any other nest found in the canopies of Malaysian Borneo’s Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, with one crucial difference—this nest was on the forest floor. Ground-nesting behavior has never been recorded among

As the sun began crawling over the horizon, Clara Sabal and an eager group of local fishers left the shoreline, each headed to a different site around Turneffe Atoll. Located 20 miles off the coast of Belize, this area was declared a marine reserve a decade ago. Since 2014, with help from these fishers, MarAlliance

When Dr. Olivier Nsengimana first encountered Crane 039, he was a decoration in a private garden. He repeatedly jumped, flapping his clipped wings and trying to fly. Rwanda Wildlife Conservation Association (RWCA) has rescued many grey crowned cranes from captivity, but none as animated as 039. Olivier believed 039 was trying to tell him something.

From his apartment window, Bernardo Segura can see the high slopes of the Andes Mountains just outside of Santiago, Chile. He routinely ventures up their steep cliffs to diligently place camera traps for his collaboration with Andean Cat Alliance (AGA). AGA studies and protects some of the world’s rarest small wild cats coexisting alongside Santiago’s

Image by Alison Hales, Paradise Park, Cornwall, UK Paradise Park is a Wildlife Sanctuary in Cornwall, UK. It is home to many endangered species, but of particular interest to us is their conservation effort for a relatively new group of Lear’s macaws (Anodorhynchus leari). The Lear’s Macaw is found in northeast Brazil, roosting in communes

An icon of wildlife, African elephants are a pivotal player when it comes to mitigating climate change. Sadly, even though elephants are putting up a mighty effort to combat climate change, they are still becoming victims of it. Researchers conducted a study on how climate change directly impacts African elephant populations. The data revealed a

Photo by Jennifer Uppendahl on Unsplash Sunshine has sufficiently given an untold number of sunbathers warmth and a kind of meditative period as well. But did you know that other animals are equally keen on spending time in the sun? The sun provides a few benefits for people (as well as some concerns due to

Webinar: A Look Back at the Phoenix Landing Wellness Retreat Date: Friday, April 26, 2024 Time: 12:00 p.m. PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Lisa Bono,

Note position of Athena’s cage and our set-up. Photo courtesy Dr. Irene Pepperberg Temple Grandin (2006) was one of the first to write extensively for the public on the topic of seeing the world through the eyes of nonhumans. Grandin wrote, for example, about cows that would not walk over shadows or that spooked at

Webinar: Avian Vet Insider: Passerines — A Lot of Bird in a Little Package Date: Friday, Aril 12, 2024 Time: 12 p.m. PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our

Rose-winged parakeets were some of the birds observed in the study on birds’ habits when cities became empty during COVID lockdowns .Photo by Sumeet Mishra on Unsplash In a groundbreaking study during Covid-19 lockdowns, researchers from Tel Aviv University and Hebel Normal University used acoustic recorders to monitor the behavior of urban birds in the

Photo by Jacob Spaccavento on Unsplash As our climate changes, concerns go not only to how humans will adapt but how Earth’s many creatures will equally adapt to the world around them. Their processes differ from ours in that they have no resources to help them acclimate. Instead, they move from location to location to

Nan Knighton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons This bit of sad news concerning NYC’s Central Park resident, Flaco, cannot be avoided for several reasons. Chief among those is the high popularity status that Flaco enjoyed for the better part of a year. For those unaware of Flaco and his unique story, Lafeber published two

A new study with Goffin’s cockatoos set out to discover why parrot’s dunk their food. Lee from Washington State, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons It’s never been a secret that the human connection among animals exists. If you’re a bird lover – and you most certainly are – then this is not a

Webinar: Avian Vet Insider: The Truth About Toxins Date: Friday, March 15, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm PDT (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Dr. Stephanie Lamb, DVM,

February 21, 2024 By Wildlife Conservation Network WCN is proud to announce the addition of three organizations to our global network of community-led Conservation Partners: Misool Foundation works to safeguard the most biodiverse reefs on Earth through the empowerment of local communities in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Proyecto Washu, based in Ecuador, is focused on protecting

Webinar: Translating Parrot: Hormonal Parrots – Just the Facts! Date: Friday, March 1, 2024 Time: 12:00 p.m. PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Pamela Clark, is

Webinar: The Grey Way: Greys & Hormones Live Q&A Date: Friday, March 1, 2024 Time: 12:00 p.m. PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Lisa Bono, CPBC,

Alex circa 2005 A play, called Beyond Words, will have its premiere in Cambridge, MA, in the middle of March. It is roughly based on the book, “Alex & Me”—thus it is a light fictionalization of my time with Alex. Many people have asked how I feel about the prospect of seeing myself and a

Last year, a dramatic escape occurred at New York City’s famed Central Park from what is a stop of renown, the Central Park Zoo. On February 2 of 2023, vandals had cut into the enclosure that housed a Eurasian Eagle Owl, who saw an opportunity to find freedom by escaping the enclosure. He roamed the

Migrating songbirds like the Swainson’s Thrush are at the highest risk of building collisions.TonyCastro, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons The tragedy of bird migration deaths has become a top-desk issue over the last few years. During migration birds of many species fall victim to lights and therefore crash into tall buildings. Fortunately, some cities

Fossilized riverbeds in Botswana. An Andean cat geoglyph in Chile’s Atacama Desert. A pre-Incan burial site in a remote region of Peru. These archaeological treasures were recently discovered through the fieldwork of several conservation groups: Cheetah Conservation Botswana, Spectacled Bear Conservation, and Seeking the Andean Cat, a partner of Small Wild Cat Conservation Foundation. Conservation

African grey Griffin, Courtesy Dr. Irene Pepperberg The recent storms here in New England have not been the most serious we’ve ever experienced, but they certainly remind us of the need to have emergency backup plans…something that EVERYONE should have—not only for themselves, but for their companion animals! At my home, I have a backup

A sun conure hangs from a tree branch. Photo courtesy of One Earth Conservation Sun conures are a very popular pet due to their size and wide availability. But we are only recently learning more about their wild nature and behaviors. The only place to see wild sun parakeets (Aratinga solstitialis) is primarily near the

Webinar: Translating Parrot: Finding a Reputable Bird Breeder Date: Friday, February 16, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm PST (double-check your local time with this time zone converter) Join us for a FREE, live, interactive webinar hosted by Laura Doering, former editor of Bird Talk magazine and Birds USA magazine. Our special guest, Pamela Clark, is a