The American Ornithological Society has vowed to change the English names of all bird species currently named after people, along with any other bird names deemed offensive or exclusionary.
Wildlife
Conservation group plans to sue federal government over deaths of orcas in trawl nets
This follows a NOAA report that said 10 orcas were hauled up in trawl nets over the last year, nine of which died.
Sitka dog, 13, comes home after 65 days lost in the woods
The same dog previously survived getting trapped in a truck that was crushed during Sitka’s deadly 2015 landslides.
21 species have been declared extinct, the US Fish and Wildlife Service says
The species, including birds, mussels and a bat, have been moved off the threatened and endangered list. They join 650 other species that have gone extinct in the U.S.
An empty-nest mama bear just won Fat Bear Week
Like an ursine Sarah Connor, Grazer is one tough mother. She preemptively attacks huge males that might threaten her offspring. And she’s focused on the future, eating all the salmon she can catch.
Post-mortem shows that a local humpback calf was killed by a large boat
The fatal injuries included deep lacerations on the calf’s body and pectoral fin, likely caused by a propeller.