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Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
“We have had several calls about a noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar,” the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office said. “The sound is cicadas.”
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Giant girder installed on 101 Freeway wildlife crossing. See the construction milestone
Construction of a freeway wildlife crossing designed to preserve Southern California’s mountain lions and other animals reached a significant milestone.
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101 Freeway wildlife crossing reaches construction milestone
A concrete beam is in place in a major milestone for the Agoura Hills project. Michelle Valles reports for Today in LA on Wednesday April 17, 2024.
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Spring brings baby boom to wildlife hospitals in Orange County
Wildlife baby season is here, and the Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach have its hands full with hundreds of baby critters.
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Cicadas are nature's weirdos. They pee stronger than us and an STD can turn them into zombies
Cicadas are clearly king when it comes to peeing, urinating two to three times stronger and faster than elephants and humans.
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Robot disguised as a coyote or fox will scare wildlife away from runways at Alaska airport
A headless robot about the size of a labrador retriever will be camouflaged as a coyote or fox to ward off migratory birds and other wildlife at Alaska’s second largest airport.
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The Pacific Wheel and other destinations will be dimmed during ‘Earth Hour'
Hundreds of countries will participate in the “lights out” event; honoring the planet and climate concerns is at the happening’s heart.
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Wildlife experts working to confirm whether oiled birds were impacted by oil sheen
Concerns for wildlife are growing in Huntington Beach after at least seven birds, possibly drenched in oil, have been found in the last 24 hours after the water was impacted by a sheen.
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Wildlife concerns grow near Huntington Beach oil sheen
Wildlife experts are continuing to help birds that were affected by the oil sheen in Huntington Beach. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News on March 14, 2024.
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WATCH: Wildlife rescue workers wear fox costume for orphaned fox
A wildlife center in Richmond, Virginia, is going the extra mile for a young fox that was found alone in an alleyway.
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See It: A bald eagle got stuck in a car's front grill in Maryland. It was rescued and released back into the wild.
A bald eagle and a driver accidentally collided along Route 4 in Calvert County.
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Rare sighting of enormous basking sharks off Ventura coast leaves wildlife enthusiasts in awe
Rare basking sharks made for an impressive display when they were spotted off Ventura’s coast.
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RV-sized sharks spotted off of Ventura coast
People on an Island Packers cruise from a Ventura pier to Santa Cruz Island encountered a pair of basking sharks that appeared to be nearly 25 feet long. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 21, 2024.
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Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, UN report says
A new United Nations report says nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline.
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Woman arrested at Colombia airport after 130 endangered poisonous frogs found in her luggage
A Brazilian woman was arrested on charges of wildlife trafficking after police in Colombia discovered 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage.
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Learn how “Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom” is back in a big way
California Live’s Danielle Nottingham chats with Peter Gros and Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant about the new series “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild”. The series, a continuation of the 1963 show, travels all over North America showcasing wildlife success stories.
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Behold the ‘tree lobster': Rarest insect on earth now on view in North America for the first time
The Lord Howe Island stick insect was thought to be extinct for many years until several of the species were discovered on a nearby ‘sea stack’ in 2001.
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Australia has too many sheep – and farmers are giving them away for free
Australia’s mutton glut has sent prices tumbling, and some farmers are compelled to give their sheep away to save costs instead of rearing them on-farm.
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The University of Michigan slithers toward history with massive acquisition of jarred snake specimens
The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of reptile and amphibian specimens, including many snakes.
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Pasadena Humane's free ‘Wildlife Day' will offer talks, vendors, and kid activities, too
Local experts will stop by the Raymond Avenue center to chat about living among our urban critters, from birds to coyotes.