While many office workers browse through the web at their desk or catch up on their favorite TV show during lunch hours, one amateur photographer from England has instead used this time, and any other spare time he gets, to go outside and capture stunning wildlife shots and share them on social media—winning the hearts…
Office Worker Captures Incredibly Amazing Wildlife Shots During His Lunch Break (Photos)
Photos: Award-Winning Photographer Snaps Tiger ‘Lahja’ Playing in the Snow, and More
Lahja, a regal 6-month-old tiger from the Czech Republic, paws playfully at the snow. Then, with her barrel chest, she canters squarely at the camera, giving the impression that she will pounce straight through the lens. Her golden-brown eyes stare unflinching and with a carnivorous frankness—but Lahja is merely enjoying her playtime. These rare moments…
California Family Finds 5 Bears Hibernating Under Their Lake Tahoe Home
By Muri Assuncao From New York Daily News Bear with them. They were just hibernating. A family in California had quite a surprise after finding five bears hibernating under their Lake Tahoe home. According to the BEAR League (Bear Education Aversion Response), a wildlife rescue service based in Homewood, California, a family contacted the group…
Rare Photo: Cheetah Seems to Have ‘3 Heads’ in This Perfect Safari-Time Illusion
Three heads are better than one. Wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein spotted a quirky sight in early January this year: a cheetah with “three heads.” And amusingly, all three heads appear to be looking in different directions. The optical illusion, named “Me, Myself, and I” by Goldstein, occurred in Kenya’s rainswept Masai Mara North Conservancy on Jan. 17. On…
Photos: Rare Sighting of Caracal Kitten Caught on Camera Up Close
A photographer has captured rare close-up shots of a caracal kitten. Braeme Holland, 54, took the pictures in the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa, in September 2021 and again three months later in December. “I have always wanted to photograph these generally shy elusive cats, and to see a 3-month-old kitten…
Photos: Lucky Photographer Surprised When Cheetah Quietly Comes Closer and Hugs Him
Adorable images have captured the surprising moment when a cheetah hugged a photographer. Photographer and filmmaker Sasan Amir, 27, was taking pictures at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa when he noticed a cheetah walking towards him. The pictures show the cheetah rubbing its head against Sasan and eventually sitting down next…
Couple Gifts $50M for California Preserve 5 Times the Size of Manhattan
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—Philanthropists Frank and Joan Randall recently continued their long-standing dedication to the conservation of California’s open space with a $50 million gift to The Nature Conservancy, which will allow for the acquisition and preservation of more than 72,000 acres in the Southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountain ranges. Located 100 miles north of…
From Ashes to Beauty: How a Tragic Fire Helped Transform One Man’s Relationship With Nature
Nature has always been at the forefront of photographer Colin Tyler Bogucki’s life. Growing up, he and his family lived in Outing—a small town in “Lake Country” in Northern Minnesota. Surrounded by woodland and lakes, he felt it was the perfect place to grow up. “I was outside all the time and always connected to…
Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve to Reopen in February After Closure Due to Wildfires
SILVERADO, Calif.—Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve will reopen to the public in February, having been closed since two wildfires impacted the area in fall 2020, Irvine Ranch Conservancy (IRC) and Orange County (OC) Parks officials announced on Jan. 17. “Nearly all of OC Parks’ Limestone Canyon Nature Preserve burned in the 2020 Silverado and Bond fires,…
New Zealand Artist Carves Into Layers of Acrylic Paint to Create Breathtakingly Intricate Animal Artworks
A New Zealand artist has found a nonconventional way to use traditional woodcut printmaking tools to create splendidly colorful carved paintings, featuring animal and nature motifs. Following designs drawn lightly in chalk atop painted wooden panels, the artist, Hannah Jensen, 37, from Christchurch, New Zealand, plunges her engraving tool into the still slightly soft acrylic…
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