A heartbreaking photo taken by a vacationer shows just how disrespectful some people can be to wildlife. "On vacation in Orange Beach Alabama and was admiring a local heron and some a****** dings him ...

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Jim Wilson, a former national chairman of Birdwatch Ireland, says several new species have already established a foothold ...

Conservation efforts aim to bring the endangered Karner blue butterfly back to its former glory in Indiana Dunes National Park. ©Alexandra Lande/Shutterstock.com One of the animals that defines ...

The showdown took place beneath a large tree where herons are known to nest year-round. When CNA visited the spot, another ...

Discover the wide range of fish and freshwater creatures that call the Tennessee River and its surrounding valley home.

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Life as the caretaker of a tropical island includes gardening and plenty of birdwatching, but the job is not all glamorous.

Established in 1974, Big Cypress National Preserve was the first nature preserve of its kind in the United States. Its 729,000 acres were purposely excluded from Everglades National Park to allow ...

Summer at Shaver’s Creek featured fascinating behavior from residents old and new. We get an up-close look at ambling black ...

Florida’s coastline is dotted with famous beaches that draw crowds by the thousands, but tucked away on the Gulf Coast lies a stretch of pristine sand where you can actually hear yourself think.