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Mountain lion bites child in rare attack during family hike on popular Olympic National Park trail

By Julia Clarke Published

The child was flown to a Level 1 Trauma Center following the incident

Wildlife Encounters
Zero fox given! National Park visitors urged to keep an eye on their footwear after furry thief pinched over 30 pairs of shoes in just three weeks

By Will Symons Published

Rangers have hung wanted posters around Grand Teton National Park in an attempt to keep visitors' shoes safe from a certain sly bandit

Wildlife Encounters
"A truly historic moment for wildlife recovery" - pine marten kits sighted in British national park for first time in a century

By Alex Foxfield Published

The young pine martens have been captured on camera in Dartmoor National Park, following the reintroduction of adult pine martens last year

Nature & Wildlife
Bear spray at the ready: warnings issued in Banff National Park over bold black bear behavior, while elsewhere hiker releases viral video of grizzly trailing him

By Charlie Lyon Published

Unsurprisingly, National Park officials recommend doing your best to avoid bear encounters completely

Wildlife Safety
Big orange octopus swimming near the reef in ocean
"What is this thing doing right here?" – Washington hikers come across a giant octopus casually swimming just off the trail

By Julia Clarke Published

These hikers got the surprise of their life

Wildlife Encounters
Feral pigs captured and killed after a second suspected illegal rewilding attempt in the Scottish Highlands

By Will Symons Published

Eight pigs were discovered almost exactly a month after illegally released lynx were found in the Cairngorms National Park

Wildlife Encounters
A moose startles skiers at Breckenridge ski resort
Disoriented moose causes chaos on slopes of popular ski resort

By Julia Clarke Published

Video shows skiers ducking for cover as a moose goes on the loose at Colorado resort

Wildlife Encounters
Eurasian lynx
Lynx illegally released in the Scottish highlands dies after capture

By Will Symons Published

One lynx has died after four were illegally released into a popular hiking area in the Scottish Highlands last week

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Yellow Jacket Wasp Insect on Green Leaf Macro
Hiker, 63, dies after being attacked by "stinging insects" on the trail

By Julia Clarke Published

The hiker was part of a group of four that was attacked by the flying insects

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Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy mountains Australia
A wildlife photographer was missing for almost two weeks in remote Kosciuszko National Park, Australia

By Fiona Russell Published

Rescue mission to find the woman was described as 'like looking for a pinhead in a haystack'

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