The initial report of 10 fatalities has leaped to 31, following the massive wildfires which began on Tuesday evening and continues to sweep through multiple counties in North California and has damaged thousands of homes, businesses and other buildings, ABC News reports. The tragic casualties and devastation According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection,... Read More

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January 20, 2013

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Fearless 3-year-old wildlife ranger wrestles feisty alligator (PHOTOS)

These pictures are enough to make the most undaunted of animal lovers wince. They show three-year-old Charlie Parker confidently swimming with a North American alligator called Gump, lifting him up, and then wrestling with his squirming body before cradling him to the bank. The plucky youngster, who claims to be Australia’s youngest wildlife ranger, is... Read More

Alligator, Charlie Parker, wildlife

August 14, 2012

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“This thing is monstrous” – Discovery of 17-foot python (with 87 eggs) raises concerns

by Adeniyi Abdul A 17.5 foot Burmese python was discovered last week in the Everglades in Florida and is believed to be the largest ever in the state. The snake was examined by scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History and found to weigh 164.5-pounds, after it was brought there from the Everglades National... Read More

Burmese Python, Kenneth Krysko, Skip Snow, snake, wildlife

May 12, 2012

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Video: Rarest Cross River Gorilla specie caught on camera for the 1st time

by Chi Ibe Researchers estimate that there are only around 250 to 300 Cross River Gorillas on the planet and recently, they were caught on camera for the first time. This very special video captures reveals the Cross River gorillas live in the mountains on the Cameroon-Nigeria border, it shows eight gorillas traveling through the... Read More

Cross River Gorillas, endangered specie, wildlife