Susanne Rust

Something is killing gray whales. Is it a sign of oceans in peril?

August 18, 2021 at 12:31 p.m.

SAN IGNACIO, Mexico — For thousands of years, the gray whales of the eastern Pacific have undertaken one of the longest annual migrations of any mammal — starting in the...

A female gibbon looks bored without visitors to look at at the Oakland Zoo, which has been closed since March 17, 2020. The Oakland Zoo is closed due to the coronavirus, leaving the zoo without ticket sales. The costs of operating the zoo is $2 million per month.

Zoos struggle to find funds to feed animals, who seem to miss the crush of humanity

April 24, 2020 at 12:37 p.m.

OAKLAND, Calif. — While animals in deserted national and state parks seem to be thriving without the presence of people, many at the Oakland Zoo seemed downright bored without the...

Un coyote deambula por Curry Village en busca de comida en el Valle de Yosemite, el 11 de abril de 2020. El Parque Nacional de Yosemite está cerrado a los visitantes debido al coronavirus, Covid 19. Los animales deambulan por el parque sin tener que preocuparse por las multitudes de personas.

La vida silvestre se adueña del Parque Nacional Yosemite

April 15, 2020 at 6:34 p.m.

Yosemite Village es normalmente una mezcla de humanidad y congestión de tránsito. El sábado, lucía pacífico como pocas veces antes: los únicos sonidos provenían del viento y los pocos residentes...

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