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Articles

As Screwworm Spread Continues, U.S. Resumes Cattle Imports from Mexico

The United States will reopen parts of the southern border to Mexican cattle imports in August after keeping it closed for more than a year to prevent the spread of the New World screwworm.

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The Deadliest Animal in America Isn’t a Bear, a Shark, or a Snake. It’s Not Even Close

A surgeon analyzed nine years of CDC fatality data to rank every animal most likely to kill you in the U.S. The top two on the list will stop you cold — and permanently change how you think about outdoor risk.

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Videos

Animal Trails: Rediscovering Grand Teton Migrations

Recent GPS tracking of migratory mule deer and other big game species revealed that animal trails radiate out in all directions from Jackson Hole to the far reaches of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

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1,578-Foot Wave: Unearthed Footage Shows Aftermath of Alaska Mega-Tsunami

Helicopter crews fly over Tracy Arm to reveal forests erased, rock walls scraped clean, and the haunting scars left behind by one of history’s tallest waves.

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What We've Been Reading

Wild Horses Can Help Prevent Wildfires, Advocates Say

Horses don’t tear out the roots of plants while grazing, unlike cattle and sheep, says Simpson.

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Astounding footage shows peregrine falcon attacking foxes in Los Angeles — BBC Wildlife Magazine

A wildlife photographer filmed the moment a peregrine falcon fiercely protects her chicks from red foxes. July 28, 2026 A wildlife photographer managed to capture this dramatic encounter at a peregrine falcon nesting site in Los Angeles, where two young red foxes were attacked by the birds. The female falcon launched a series of high-speed attacks on the foxes, seen roaming near her cliffside nest. Despite the foxes’ larger size, they were no match for the falcon’s speed, and one was seen off

The biggest trees on Earth are being set on fire – to help them survive — BBC Wildlife Magazine

Prescribed burns could help California’s giant sequoias to survive the wildfires of the future, new study suggests. July 28, 2026 The old saying ‘fight fire with fire’ may be especially apt for California’s giant sequoia trees. Trees that are burned in planned, low-intensity fires are more likely to survive subsequent wildfires, a study in Nature Communications has found. “If the goal is protecting giant sequoias, prescribed fire is an essential tool,” says Dan Dixon from the University of

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