Ishinomaki City in Japan's eastern Miyagi Prefecture has ordered drones that will spray bear repellent at attacking bears. Drone manufacturer Terra Drone said in a press release on Monday that it will supply the city with what it calls "bear repellent spray-equipped drones," which it said could remotely and safely repel bears without human intervention. A video of the drone's demonstration showed a drone spraying repellent on a human dressed in a bear suit, crouching on all fours to mimic a bear's stance.
Seeing the photos of trophy hunters gloating over their slaughtered bears has been deeply upsetting for all Floridians who love Florida's bears and want them protected. This bloody spectacle has been a heartbreaking way for Floridians to enter the holiday season, she said in a statement. To say FWC missed the mark on this might be the understatement of the year, and like the 2015 hunt, it will surely haunt our state for years to come.
Johnson said yes. A 550-pound black bear was still wedged in the crawl space under his Altadena home, as it had been since Sunday, giving him his 15 minutes of unwanted fame. The homeowner, who lives across from the canyon where the devastating Eaton fire sparked in January, is no stranger to bears. Residents say Altadena's bear problem has been escalating for years.
That 2015 hunt was found constitutional under the rational basis test, and this hunt is significantly more conservative than that hunt in 2015, both in the number of bears that could be harvested, as well as the timing, when it's a little less likely for more female bears to be killed.
Rome is burning, and the bureaucrats are fiddling. Each year it gets worse and worse, with more carnage and death to the trees, said Warren Hoselton, who worked on the islands as the park supervisor for over two decades. We manage Canada geese, we manage beavers and we're letting these guys have at it. Around 18,000 double-crested cormorants have made Hanlan's Point their home, close to a public docking area.
The picturesque wedding swan can now be legally shot in California year-round, without a license. Under a bill signed into law this month by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the mute swan has been added to the list of nongame birds that can taken or possessed at any time. Assembly Bill 764, by Jeff Gonzalez, R-Coachella, takes effect Jan. 1, 2026, and expires after five years.
A crocodile discovered lying in a luxury Queensland resort's pool has been removed by wildlife rangers, with the state's environment regulator issuing new warnings about the reptiles. Two TikTok users posted footage of what appears to be a juvenile crocodile in the lagoon-style pool at the Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas, in far north Queensland, on Saturday afternoon. I don't want to alarm anyone, but there is a crocodile in the Sheraton pool, Lisa Keller says in her TikTok video.
If you start flapping and shouting, you are behaving like a predator. This might trigger the wasp's attack mode. Keeping your mouth closed and avoiding heavy breathing helps minimize carbon dioxide release, which wasps use to detect predators.
"Supporters of the approach believe the cull is necessary to avert disastrous consequences for the spotted owls. But the coalition argues the effort is too expensive, unworkable and inhumane."
