Wildlife

The Big Rusty wildfire in Hainesport, Burlington County is mostly out after it went dangerously close to homes Monday night. No one was hurt and no homes were damaged. It is now 40 acres and 50% contained Tuesday afternoon. NBC10’s Karen Hua spoke with families who witnessed the fire crews battling this in their backyards.

Bear sightings are not unusual in Sierra Madre, but a bear shows no signs of leaving after moving into the crawlspace under a couple’s home.

A young girl was attacked in Montana by a black bear that has since been euthanized, authorities said.

Officials say an 83-year-old woman was gored and seriously injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park.

A Houston police officer shot and killed an alligator after it was found with the remains of a woman inside its mouth, officials said in a statement.

Video from a Monrovia, California, homeowner captured a mama bear dive into a backyard pool as her two curious but cautious cubs watched.

“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.”

Cicadas are clearly king when it comes to peeing, urinating two to three times stronger and faster than elephants and humans.

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.

A wildlife center in Richmond, Virginia, is going the extra mile for a young fox that was found alone in an alleyway.

A bald eagle and a driver accidentally collided along Route 4 in Calvert County.

Rare basking sharks made for an impressive display when they were spotted off Ventura’s coast.

A new United Nations report says nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline.

A Brazilian woman was arrested on charges of wildlife trafficking after police in Colombia discovered 130 poisonous frogs in her luggage.

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.

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.

The University of Michigan Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of reptile and amphibian specimens, including many snakes.

The 61-year-old retired firefighter rescued six baby possums after spotting their mother on the road.

Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, scientists are promoting a potentially more effective way to control the disease with the help of mosquitoes.

Rainstorms battering southern China have killed at least seven people and allowed dozens of crocodiles to escape from a farm.