Bear attacks surge in Japan as bears increasingly lose fear of humans

On Oct. 7, a car traveling on a road in southern Hokkaido suddenly encountered a massive figure. Before the shocked driver ...

De-extinction of the woolly mammoth takes a MAJOR step forward: Scientists extract the RNA from a creature that lived 40,000 years ago - and it could allow them to res…

Researchers in Sweden and Denmark have for the first time managed to successfully isolate and sequence RNA molecules from the ...
AZ Animals on MSN

Tiger vs. Elephant: Who Would Win in a Battle of Behemoths?

Tigers and elephants are two creatures that live side by side in India and other parts of Asia. For the most part, they keep ...
Opinion
CounterPunchOpinion

The Super Predator: How Humans Became the Animal Kingdom’s Most Feared Hunters

Hunting is considered critical to human evolution by many researchers who believe that several characteristics that distinguish humans from our closest ...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

What is people-centered tiger conservation?

Empowering communities to protect tigers through trust, shared values, and sustainable conservation in tiger landscapes.
The Japan Times

Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years

Death by bear is far more likely in Japan than in North America, if the data are boldly interpreted and a few assumptions made, and this has probably been the case for more than a century. The ...
PetMojo on MSN

Tigers May Be Orange To Us, But They’re Invisible To Prey And Here’s Why

To us, a tiger’s bright orange coat seems like it would stand out in any jungle. Yet to its prey, that same bold colour acts ...
Arizona Daily Star

Tiger that mauled 3 at S.F. zoo may have been taunted by its victims

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Police are reportedly investigating whether one or more of the young men mauled by a tiger at the San Francisco Zoo may have taunted the animal before its deadly rampage, a ...