Saving freshwater crocodiles — by teaching them to not eat poisonous toads Thousands of freshwater crocodiles die in Australia each year after eating poisonous cane toads. A team of researchers is trying to teach the crocs to avoid the toads, and it appears to be working. Ari Daniel
Here’s why snake hunters from across the U.S. are wading into the Florida Everglades The annual Florida Python Challenge invites participants to catch and kill invasive Burmese pythons, which feed on the state's native animal population. Joe Hernandez
Meet the ManhattAnt, the ant that's taken New York's streets by storm The ManhattAnt has become the dominant ant species in the Big Apple, and scientists aren't sure why. Nell Greenfieldboyce
The ant that's taken over Manhattan A decade ago, a new ant showed up in NYC. Now, it's everywhere in the city and is spreading at a rate of about a mile a year. Scientists are trying to understand why this ant has been so successful. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Baby gorilla to move to surrogate mother after maternal bonding fails at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo In what seems to be a trend, the new baby gorilla at the Woodland Park Zoo has not bonded with his mother and is being moved to a surrogate mom at another zoo. Stephen Howie
Point Defiance Zoo mourns loss of beloved elephant Suki Suki, a former circus elephant and resident of Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, has died after nearly 28 years at the facility. Diana Opong
'Like something out of a horror movie': Scientists tackle invasive sea lampreys in the Great Lakes Invasive sea lamprey populations spiked in the Great Lakes during the pandemic. But scientists are finding new ways to keep their numbers in check.
Endangered red wolf population on the rebound with captive breeding program Efforts to bring back the critically endangered red wolves are showing optimistic signs of some success. Elizabeth Friend
Do cats experience grief? New research suggests they might Researchers from Oakland University surveyed hundreds of cat caregivers and found that cats exhibited behaviors associated with grief after a fellow cat or dog in the household died. Joe Hernandez
Bellingham man fined $1,000 for steering yacht through orca pod A Bellingham man has been fined $1,000 for driving his 51-foot recreational vessel through a pod of killer whales off the west side of San Juan Island in 2022. Stephen Howie