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<em>High-flying jay</em> by Lasse Kurkela, Finland, Winner, 15-17 Years. Lasse Kurkela watches a Siberian jay fly to the top of a spruce tree to stash its food. Kurkela wanted to give a sense of scale in his photograph of the Siberian jay, tiny among the old-growth spruce-dominated forest. He used pieces of cheese to get the jays accustomed to his remotely controlled camera.

Immerse yourself in nature with these 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year images

The top two winners of the 2021 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition were selected from more than 50,000 entries worldwide. They are a biologist from France and a 10-year-old from India.

<strong>Portfolio Award Winner: </strong><em>The ancient mariner. </em>Pangatalan Island, Palawan, the Philippines. The tri-spine horseshoe crab has survived for more than 100 million years but now faces habitat destruction and overfishing for food and for its blood, used in the development of vaccines.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year winners show the beauty — and precarity — of nature

The winning photographs star different species from around the world, all highlighting the interplay between animals and humans. The two grand titles went to shots of a horseshoe crab and barn owls.

A team of wildlife officials collaborated with whale experts to free a humpback whale off the coast of Gustavus, Alaska last month.

How wildlife officials saved a humpback whale found 'hogtied' to a 300-pound crab pot

The juvenile whale was seen swimming in a clockwise circle, making unusual noises and trailing two buoys. A team of wildlife experts had to move fast, but with plenty of patience, to save its life.

KY Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources Commissioner Announces Retirement

Kentucky’s Commissioner for the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has announced his retirement after nearly four decades of public service in…

Pressure Mounts On 4 Remaining Wildlife Refuge Occupiers

After federal agents closed in on four remaining anti-government militants still holed up in Oregon, they indicated they would probably surrender to the FBI Thursday morning.

Peter Petokas, from the Clean Water Institute at Lycoming College, and Michelle Herman, from The Wetland Trust, with a young hellbender they helped raise in captivity and released in 2018.

Wildlife conservation tends to save charismatic species. That may be about to change

Bald eagles have soared back from the brink. Grizzly bear numbers are rebounding. But thousands of less charismatic species are competing for scarce conservation resources in the United States.

Fresh Air Weekend: Wildlife 'Dynasties'; The Neuroscience Of Addiction

The BBC series Dynasties examines the social lives of five animal species. Ken Tucker reviews new albums by Steve Gunn and Michael Chapman. Judith Grisel discusses the biological basis of addiction.

Datebook 5/25: Wildlife Celebration, Kids' Fishing Tournament, Golf Scramble

The Woodlands Nature Station at Land Between the Lakes holds a Wildlife Celebration during Memorial Day Weekend. Special programs include visits with…

Pickin' Party This Weekend, Nathan Blake Lynn & Josh Coffey Emcee

The Pickin' Party returns to LBL's Homeplace this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and picnic baskets…

Wild horses graze at the Doñana National Park, in the Guadalquivir delta, in southern Spain. Last year, UNESCO threatened to put Doñana on its so-called 'Danger List' of World Heritage Sites where wildlife or conservation are at risk.

Drought Threatens Crops, Wildlife Along Spain's Guadalquivir River Delta

As they drill more wells to water crops, drought-stricken farmers in southwest Spain confront environmentalists in Doñana National Park, a migratory bird refuge that's lost 80 percent of its aquifer.

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