South Carolina Department of Natural Resources / Facebook screen shot Experts Warn Not to Swim with Strange Worms Infesting South Carolina Coast A frightening creature has begun its annual invasion of the South Carolina coastline, promting state officials to issue warnings. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal May 2, 2021
Friends of Big Bear Valley and Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam / Facebook screen shot 'Hard to Watch': Big Bear's Resident Bald Eagles Lose Newly Hatched Baby Eagle Still in Eggshell Despite the disappointment of the egg losses, so many people have been able to view a secret world they otherwise wouldn't get to see. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 29, 2021
KRON 4 / Video screen shot Fifth Whale in Three Weeks Washes Up on Shore, Likely Killed by Blunt Force Trauma Due to Ship Traffic In its nearly 50-year history, the center has investigated six fin whale deaths and determined that five were due to ship strikes. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 27, 2021
NSW SES / Facebook screen shot Rescuers Called to Remove Cow After It Ran Through Fence and Ended Up Stuck in Backyard Pool Thankfully, the cow did not appear stressed - quite the opposite. She seemed to be thoroughly enjoying her weekend soak. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 17, 2021
New York State Police / Facebook screen shot Trooper Spots Wounded Bald Eagle on Side of Busy Highway, Teams with Rescuers to Bring It to Safety Using his K9 bite gear, Whalen was able to coax the bird into a crate provided by the Warwick Valley Animal Rescue. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal March 19, 2021
WBBH-TV screen shot Arapaima, a Razor-Toothed River Monster That Can Grow to 10 Feet in Length, Found in US Waters 'They can get up to 10 feet, weigh a couple of hundred pounds at least, and they can leap out of the water at great heights.' By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal February 20, 2021
@BAS_News / Twitter screen shot Scientists Stunned to Find Life Under Nearly 3,000 Feet of Antarctic Ice 'We were expecting to retrieve a sediment core from under the ice shelf, so it came as a bit of a surprise when we hit the boulder and saw from the video footage that there were animals living on it.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal February 16, 2021
Giraffe Conservation Foundation / YouTube screen shot First Dwarf Giraffes Ever Recorded Found in Heart of Africa 'Instances of wild animals with these types of skeletal dysplasias are extraordinarily rare.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal January 18, 2021
likeaduck / Flickr Man Dead from Rare Disease, Doctors Think It Had Something To Do with Squirrels One fateful decision made after a hunt may have had devastating consequences for this 61-year-old man in New York. By Samantha Kamman, The Western Journal January 4, 2021
Miles Hennis / Flickr Age 14 Girl Bags 42-Point Buck, Sets New World Record The Werth family had waited on the 42 point whitetail for almost three years, watching expectantly as the deer matured on their residence. By Andrew J. Sciascia, The Western Journal December 21, 2020
@SunSentinel / Twitter screen shot from video Man Pries Dog from Jaws of Alligator; Nearby Camera Captured the Struggle A 74-year-old Florida man learned the hard way not to let his 3-month-old puppy get near water where an alligator lurked. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal November 29, 2020
Ravensbeard Wildlife Center / Facebook Tiny Owl Rescued from Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree After Journeying 170 Miles Thanks to the kindness of the humans she bumped into, the little owl was able to continue on her way even stronger than she was before. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal November 27, 2020
Jim Mulhaupt / Flickr Utah Votes To Add Amendment to Constitution Declaring Hunting and Fishing To Be Rights Hunters should be championing this new amendment, which assures that hunting will continue to be a popular pastime in The Beehive State. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal November 9, 2020
@mederiosbabb / Twitter screen shot 'One in a Million Shot': Pilot Battling Wildfires Shocked When Owl Lands in Helicopter An owl somehow flew through a 16-inch square open window in the side of the helicopter and landed on the co-pilot seatback. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal October 19, 2020
Jeremy Jacobson / Facebook screen sho Muskoxen, Little-Known Alaskan Behemoths, Battle It Out in Middle of Road The hairy beasts are one of the few Ice Age megafauna in the Americas to survive changing weather and human hunters. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal October 11, 2020
@BellaLack / Twitter Can You Spot the Leopard Before It Turns You Into Lunch? A photo of a perfectly camouflaged leopard is making the rounds, and people are blown away by what an amazing job its coat does of hiding it. By Jared Harris, The Western Journal September 4, 2020