England released eight beavers onto a dying river, hoping they could rescue its collapsing ecosystem. Five years later, the results stunned everyone—but not in the way scientists predicted.
In 2014, the British government learned that wild beavers had been living and breeding on the River Otter in Devon. Their origin was unknown. The government initially planned to remove them, but a wildlife charity successfully proposed monitoring them instead. Eight beavers were released back onto the river as part of a five-year experiment. The changes they brought to the water, wildlife, and sur…
Florida’s new predator isn’t a python—it’s something far more dangerous, and it hunts humans. Officials are tracking a species that has never been seen this far north, its attacks leaving residents terrified.
Researchers in Florida have confirmed that Nile crocodiles, a species native to Africa, have been found living in the southern part of the state. The discovery has raised questions about how the animals arrived and whether they could establish a permanent population in the region.Between 2000 and 2014, three non-native Nile crocodiles were documented in South Florida, including in Miami-Dade Count…