Don’t ever say National Park Service employees aren’t multitalented. As it turns out, some rangers have been secretly honing a talent for crochet — and they’re now ready to share those skills with the world. An art journal called Colossal recently shared crochet patterns for halibut and walleye, both created by Park Ranger Hailey Burley. The [...]
“The enemy isn’t Mother Nature, it’s human nature.” That was Netflix’s spot-on tagline for its adventure competition series Outlast. Over eight episodes, 16 type-A lone wolves were sent to the Alaskan Wilderness to see who could last the longest in one of the harshest environments on planet Earth. In the end, this series didn’t come [...]
A recent video shows what looks like a great white shark caught off the Alabama coast. If confirmed, it will be the first great white ever caught in the state. The catch came as a total surprise to anglers Dylan Wier and Blaine Kenny. Both are shark fishing guides and were familiar with the waters [...]
Those close to Mr. Pickles always thought he’d make a great father. Now, after nearly a century of trying, the 90-year-old tortoise will finally get the chance to find out. Earlier this week, the Houston Zoo announced that Mr. Pickles and Mrs. Pickles—both endangered radiated tortoises native to Madagascar—welcomed three new babies into the world. [...]
On March 21, the Biden Administration officially designated two brand-new national monuments: Avi Kwa Ame in Nevada and Castner Range in Texas. The monuments will protect a combined 514,000 acres of public land, which will be open to hiking, camping, and outdoor recreation of all kinds. Avi Kwa Ame National Monument is a swath of [...]
A leopard never changes its spots. So it’s inevitable that Team CHARLIE was going to see the real Jill, warts and all. Luckily for them, her true personality emerges right before they’re going to walk her across the river into their open arms. Jill is the strongest competitor left on Outlast, Netflix’s reality competition pitting [...]
Harrison Ford has probably attended a lot of release parties in his day. Film releases, record releases, album releases—but this January, he attended a slightly different event: a shark-release party on the coast of Indonesia. The event marked the culmination of a years-long conservation campaign to release 500 baby zebra sharks into the Indian Ocean. [...]
Earlier this February, just before Valentines Day, Deb Hoyt spotted a classified ad for a lonely goose. Blossom, the newspaper ad read, had been recently widowed and was seeking a life partner. Could this be the message from the universe that Hoyt had been looking for? Hoyt immediately called the number, hoping to set up [...]
Last week, a group of Maine lobster industry advocates filed a lawsuit against the Monterey Bay Aquarium for warning its visitors not to purchase American lobsters. The California aquarium had stated that lobster fishing equipment can harm the endangered right whale. Boycotting American lobster, it suggested, was among the best ways to help protect the [...]
National Parks may be one of the greatest public resources our country has to offer, but that doesn’t mean they’re cheap. With many parks charging $30 per vehicle just to enter, those fees can stack up, especially if you aren’t a frequent visitor. Fortunately, there’s a way to get into national parks for free. Every [...]
