President Trump suggested that the concept of Alligator Alcatraz is to discourage detainees from escaping by posing a threat from local wildlife, stressing it's not a nice business.
Prosecutors have filed burglary charges against 11 individuals accused of repeatedly breaking into a home in northern California, ultimately leading to further chaos as wild bears entered due to its vacancy.
Advocates say these are "some of the most significant intact landscapes in the United States...vital not only to the human communities in and around them but also to vulnerable wildlife."
"The Tongass National Forest makes up over 90 percent of Southeast Alaska," says Peter Nave, owner and lead guide of Wild Coast Excursions. "It is a region of mountains and fjords, where towns are thinly stretched between steep forested slopes and deep, rich waters."
Much of what happens in the floodplain landscape is hidden from view, he said, but streams like these are all along the river. "They can be fast-flowing streams, or narrow or wider ones, resembling ponds. All these labyrinths existed before the area was flooded to build the dam."
Millions of people have been watching this happen in real time thanks to a viral nest camera operated by the nonprofit Friends of the Big Bear Valley (FOBBV), located in California.
The deer have been back for one month now and are settling in really well. They are keeping to themselves as they get used to their new environment which is why they might be harder to spot for the first few months.
When cats are triggered, usually by the sight of another animal, there's a buildup of emotions and because they can't take it out on the offending animal, they will turn that rage on someone else.
Wildlife officials in Florida are perplexed by the discovery of a headless and tailless alligator, prompting an investigation into the unusual circumstances surrounding the carcass.