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An orca swims by itself.

Watch: Orca Kills and Eats Great White Shark on Its Own, Stunning Scientists Watch: Orca Kills and Eats Great White Shark on Its Own, Stunning Scientists

A gray wolf walks through the snow in Yellowstone National Park.

Montana Authorities Are Investigating a Suspected Wolf Poaching Near Yellowstone Montana Authorities Are Investigating a Suspected Wolf Poaching Near Yellowstone

Poached deer antlers rest on the hood of a police vehicle.

Tennessee Man Who Poached 20 Deer from the Road, Threatened to Kill a Landowner Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban Tennessee Man Who Poached 20 Deer from the Road, Threatened to Kill a Landowner Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban

A deer disease like arterial worm makes this deer have puffy cheeks.

9 Deer Diseases Every Hunter Should Know 9 Deer Diseases Every Hunter Should Know

Screenshots of a hawk being attacked by muscovy ducks and a guy rescuing them

Watch: “The Hawk’s Gotta Die,” Man Tells Buddy Who Breaks Up Bird Fight Watch: “The Hawk’s Gotta Die,” Man Tells Buddy Who Breaks Up Bird Fight

By Natalie Krebs

A giant white sturgeon lays on a dock.

Oregon Man Does Jail Time for Poaching 7-Foot White Sturgeon, Estimated to Be 80 Years Old Oregon Man Does Jail Time for Poaching 7-Foot White Sturgeon, Estimated to Be 80 Years Old

A drone-mounted camera shows a wounded buck in the woods.

Man Convicted of Wildlife Crimes for Trying to Help Undercover Game Wardens Recover a Deer with His Drone Man Convicted of Wildlife Crimes for Trying to Help Undercover Game Wardens Recover a Deer with His Drone

A coyote walks across the snow in Canada.

Coydog, Coywolf, or Coyote? A Complete Guide to Eastern Canids Coydog, Coywolf, or Coyote? A Complete Guide to Eastern Canids

A pack of hogs in Texas as seen through a drone-mounted thermal imaging camera.

Mississippi Has a Wild Hog Problem. Lawmakers Think Legalizing Drones for Hunting Them Will Help Mississippi Has a Wild Hog Problem. Lawmakers Think Legalizing Drones for Hunting Them Will Help

A bull moose in a field in Denali National Park.

Two Men Poached a Moose in Denali National Park, Then Abandoned the Meat Because They Were Scared of Bears Two Men Poached a Moose in Denali National Park, Then Abandoned the Meat Because They Were Scared of Bears

A dead Fin whale washed up on a beach.

Photos: Endangered Whale Found on Oregon Beach Was Attacked by Orcas Photos: Endangered Whale Found on Oregon Beach Was Attacked by Orcas

A bull elk looks across grassy plains.

Man Busted for Allegedly Killing 42 Elk, Selling Meat for Cash at a Rest Stop Man Busted for Allegedly Killing 42 Elk, Selling Meat for Cash at a Rest Stop

wolves wisconsin

Retired Game Warden Under Investigation After Shooting a Collared Wolf in Wisconsin. He Claims Self Defense Retired Game Warden Under Investigation After Shooting a Collared Wolf in Wisconsin. He Claims Self Defense

Dead snow geese with avian influenza are frozen into a lake.

The Story Behind the Snow Goose Mass Die-Off Video The Story Behind the Snow Goose Mass Die-Off Video

Two hunters in Texas with a plains zebra.

There’s Now a Jurassic Park for Vanishing Wildlife. It’s Called Texas There’s Now a Jurassic Park for Vanishing Wildlife. It’s Called Texas

Story by Dac Collins, Photographs by Jeff Wilson

Minnesota Congressman Posts Viral Video of Wolf Killing Deer at Logging Site. Calls for Delisting Minnesota Congressman Posts Viral Video of Wolf Killing Deer at Logging Site. Calls for Delisting

Wildlife biologists and houndsmen with a cougar they fitted with a GPS collar.

Utah Mountain Lion Makes 1,000-Mile Journey to Colorado, Where It’s Killed by Another Cougar Utah Mountain Lion Makes 1,000-Mile Journey to Colorado, Where It’s Killed by Another Cougar

A living buck drags a dead buck around by the antlers, and a shed hunter crouches next to the shed antlers and dead buck.

Watch: Locked-Up Buck Sheds Its Antlers, Freeing Itself from Dead Rival Watch: Locked-Up Buck Sheds Its Antlers, Freeing Itself from Dead Rival

A dead mountain lion was discovered in Arkansas.

A Dead Cougar Was Found in Arkansas for the First Time in a Decade. Experts Aren’t Sure What Killed It A Dead Cougar Was Found in Arkansas for the First Time in a Decade. Experts Aren’t Sure What Killed It

Michel Beaulieu poses with a shed bighorn sheep horn.

A Hunting T.V. Show Host Who Says He Didn’t Know the Regs Just Got Fined $31K for Poaching Violations A Hunting T.V. Show Host Who Says He Didn’t Know the Regs Just Got Fined $31K for Poaching Violations

A herd of elk in Nebraska

Nebraska Politicians Are Jeopardizing $20M in Wildlife Funding, Partly Because a Senator Can’t Catch Fish Nebraska Politicians Are Jeopardizing $20M in Wildlife Funding, Partly Because a Senator Can’t Catch Fish

By Andrew McKean

A flock of Marco Polo sheep rest on a hillside.

Montana Man Charged for Illegally Cloning and Breeding Marco Polo Sheep from Central Asia Montana Man Charged for Illegally Cloning and Breeding Marco Polo Sheep from Central Asia

Kansanans culling jackrabbits during a Dust Bowl rabbit drive.

The Dust Bowl Jackrabbit Drives Were the Darkest Days of Small-Game Hunting in America The Dust Bowl Jackrabbit Drives Were the Darkest Days of Small-Game Hunting in America

By Natalie Krebs

Watch: Net-Wielding Thief Steals Live Tarpon from Indoor Pond at Bass Pro Shops

Watch: Net-Wielding Thief Steals Live Tarpon from Indoor Pond at Bass Pro Shops Watch: Net-Wielding Thief Steals Live Tarpon from Indoor Pond at Bass Pro Shops

A mountain lion jumps over a man standing below.

Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him Watch: A Biologist Darts a Mountain Lion. It Nearly Attacks Him

A black bear sits in a green field.

Florida Rep Cites ‘Crack Bears’ in Effort to Legalize Killing Black Bears in Self Defense Florida Rep Cites ‘Crack Bears’ in Effort to Legalize Killing Black Bears in Self Defense

A mule deer buck lowers his head in Canada.

British Columbia Records First Instances of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Whitetail and a Mule Deer British Columbia Records First Instances of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Whitetail and a Mule Deer

A man interacts with Kodiak bear cubs in Florida.

Body Cam Footage: Kodiak Bear Cubs Found Wandering Down Road in Florida, Thousands of Miles from Native Range Body Cam Footage: Kodiak Bear Cubs Found Wandering Down Road in Florida, Thousands of Miles from Native Range

A taxidermy polar bear on display.

Mysterious Polar Bear Heist Has Canadian Authorities Scratching Their Heads Mysterious Polar Bear Heist Has Canadian Authorities Scratching Their Heads

High fence deer could hold the key to CWD resistance.

Here’s What Top Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Can’t Say on the Record Here’s What Top Chronic Wasting Disease Researchers Can’t Say on the Record

By Andrew McKean

A hunter in camo secures a tag around the antlers of a nice elk.

Why Everybody Loves to Hate Nonresident Elk Hunters Why Everybody Loves to Hate Nonresident Elk Hunters

By Andrew McKean

A hunter sits beside a dall ram, and looks into a steep alpine basin.

Welcome to the New, Uncertain Era of DIY Sheep Hunting Welcome to the New, Uncertain Era of DIY Sheep Hunting

Chase Cominsky sits on a curb and talks to police.

Walleye Tournament Cheater’s Deer Poaching Charges Dropped Walleye Tournament Cheater’s Deer Poaching Charges Dropped

A grizzly bear walks over dead timber in the woods.

Montana Man Killed a Grizzly, Threw Its GPS Collar in the River, and Hid Its Claws in a Hollow Tree, Feds Allege Montana Man Killed a Grizzly, Threw Its GPS Collar in the River, and Hid Its Claws in a Hollow Tree, Feds Allege

New York poacher Kevin Butler was caught on trail camera.

Poachers Posed as Photographers, Hikers in ‘Elaborate Scheme’ to Kill Big Urban Bucks Poachers Posed as Photographers, Hikers in ‘Elaborate Scheme’ to Kill Big Urban Bucks

An alligator lies submerged under ice with its nose poking through to breath.

Watch: Alligator Frozen Stiff in Icy Pond Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Brumating Watch: Alligator Frozen Stiff in Icy Pond Isn’t Dead. It’s Just Brumating

A flock of Canada geese stand on a riverbank in North Dakota.

North Dakota Saw a Record Number of Canada Geese This Winter North Dakota Saw a Record Number of Canada Geese This Winter

A grizzly bear walks through a snowy forest in Yellowstone National Park.

After 31 Years, Feds Move Ahead with Plans to Introduce Grizzlies to Bitterroot Mountains After 31 Years, Feds Move Ahead with Plans to Introduce Grizzlies to Bitterroot Mountains

A mountain lion tom peeks through some branches.

Colorado Cancels April Mountain Lion Season Amid Anti-Hunting Opposition Colorado Cancels April Mountain Lion Season Amid Anti-Hunting Opposition

poachers with redacted faces pose with a pile of wood ducks

Poachers Who Shot 100-Plus Wood Ducks Over Bait Get Caught After Posting to Social Media Poachers Who Shot 100-Plus Wood Ducks Over Bait Get Caught After Posting to Social Media

A composite image of screenshots from a video that shows a cougar dragging a whitetail deer into the woods.

Watch: Michigan Cougar Kills a Deer in Rare Trail Cam Footage Watch: Michigan Cougar Kills a Deer in Rare Trail Cam Footage

smallmouth bass

How Fish Create “Countries” in River Systems How Fish Create “Countries” in River Systems

cooper's hawk on a branch

Kentucky Lawmaker Wants to Legalize Killing Hawks Because One Snatched His Constituent’s Cat Kentucky Lawmaker Wants to Legalize Killing Hawks Because One Snatched His Constituent’s Cat

polar bear walking on Alaskan tundra

A Polar Bear Died from Bird Flu in Alaska A Polar Bear Died from Bird Flu in Alaska

bogus flyer feed bears tahoe, feature

Some Dude Named Steven Says We Should Feed Lake Tahoe’s ‘Suffering’ Bears. That’s a Terrible Idea Some Dude Named Steven Says We Should Feed Lake Tahoe’s ‘Suffering’ Bears. That’s a Terrible Idea

jaguar on trail camera in arizona

Watch: Rare Trail Cam Footage Shows New Jaguar in Arizona Watch: Rare Trail Cam Footage Shows New Jaguar in Arizona

A herd of winter elk feeding in a field at sunset.

New ‘Elk Rent’ Program to Pay Ranchers Each Day Herds Are on Their Land New ‘Elk Rent’ Program to Pay Ranchers Each Day Herds Are on Their Land

By Andrew McKean

megalodon tooth next to great white shark tooth

Deep-Sea Expedition Turns Up Ancient Megalodon Tooth in Historic Discovery Deep-Sea Expedition Turns Up Ancient Megalodon Tooth in Historic Discovery

woman photographs mule deer in national park

Chronic Wasting Disease Has Been Detected in Yellowstone. That Could Be a Good Thing Chronic Wasting Disease Has Been Detected in Yellowstone. That Could Be a Good Thing

video garbage truck moose alaska

Watch: Garbage Truck Driver Chases Moose, Gets Canned Watch: Garbage Truck Driver Chases Moose, Gets Canned

A young mule deer buck with a big seroma cyst on its chest stands in the snow.

Watch: Buck with Massive Lump on Its Chest Struggles to Walk Watch: Buck with Massive Lump on Its Chest Struggles to Walk

A pile of deer legs and offal by the side of the road next to a photo of a pickup truck bed full of neatly lined up deer legs.

Game Warden Discovers 172 Illegally-Dumped Deer Legs, Guts, and Trash Game Warden Discovers 172 Illegally-Dumped Deer Legs, Guts, and Trash

A mallard hen sitting inside a manmade duck nesting house.

Mallard Numbers Have Declined Nationally. New Hen House Bill Aims to Help Mallard Numbers Have Declined Nationally. New Hen House Bill Aims to Help

By Andrew McKean

wolf released in colorado

Watch: 5 Wolves Released into Colorado Reintroduction Area Watch: 5 Wolves Released into Colorado Reintroduction Area

snake river dams lower granite shrunk less than 1mb

Biden Takes Steps Toward Breaching Four Snake River Dams Biden Takes Steps Toward Breaching Four Snake River Dams

sandhill crane decoys

Drive-By Shooter Cited for Firing Rifle into Decoy Spread Drive-By Shooter Cited for Firing Rifle into Decoy Spread

federal wildlife crossings feature

Feds Plan to Spend $350 Million on Wildlife Crossings. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Tells Us Why Feds Plan to Spend $350 Million on Wildlife Crossings. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg Tells Us Why

Bull elk following cows.

Surprise Ballot Initiative Would Allow Montana Landowners to Hunt Big Game Without Permits Surprise Ballot Initiative Would Allow Montana Landowners to Hunt Big Game Without Permits

By Andrew McKean

mule deer seedskadee national wildlife refuge

Conservation vs Preservation: What’s the Difference? Conservation vs Preservation: What’s the Difference?

wolverine carrying moose bone

Wolverines Listed as ‘Threatened’ Under the Endangered Species Act Wolverines Listed as ‘Threatened’ Under the Endangered Species Act

Mr. Adventure photos rock climbing, bridge.

Influencer ‘Mr. Adventure’ Accused of Faking Yukon Residency, Killing Bears Illegally Influencer ‘Mr. Adventure’ Accused of Faking Yukon Residency, Killing Bears Illegally

nevada desert bighorn sheep

Podcast: Here’s Why Hunters Need Help from Birders, Backpackers, and Dog-Walkers Podcast: Here’s Why Hunters Need Help from Birders, Backpackers, and Dog-Walkers

By Andrew McKean

video golfer spanks rutting buck

Watch: Golfer Spanks Fighting Buck on a Dare Watch: Golfer Spanks Fighting Buck on a Dare

mule deer buck yellowstone national park

First Case of CWD Confirmed in Yellowstone National Park First Case of CWD Confirmed in Yellowstone National Park