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First responders saved a moose that fell through lake ice in New York. Here's how they did it

Jan. 17, 2025 21:06 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A bull moose that fell through lake ice in the Adirondack Mountains was saved by New York conservation officials in a laborious cold-water rescue. The moose fell through the ice around 11 a.m. Thursday, about 200 feet (60 meters) from shore on Lake Abanakee, the New...

One of four lynx captured in the Scottish Highlands dies

Jan. 11, 2025 11:51 AM EST

LONDON (AP) — One of four lynx thought to have been released illegally in the Scottish Highlands has died within hours after it was captured, wildlife authorities said Saturday. The medium-sized wildcats extinct in Scotland for hundreds of years were spotted in the snowy Cairngorms...

Elk on a shelf: Colorado wildlife officials rescue elk tangled in rope on ice climbing route

Jan. 07, 2025 19:36 PM EST

LAKE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials and several climbers rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after the animal became entangled in a rope at a popular ice climbing area in southwestern Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said a group of ice climbers in...