"Horse around and find out." Tourist suffers instant consequences after getting too close to wild horse: 'Please obey park regulations' first appeared on The Cool Down.

In April of 2024, I took a trip to Assateague Island for my 27th birthday. While most people visit this spot in the summer, I opted to go in the off-season to avoid the crowds. While it was a little ...

The park offers an extraordinary beach experience that allows visitors to enjoy wildlife and outdoor activities in a beautiful natural setting. About 3.2 million people visit the national seashore ...

Many animals eat “senior feed” and receive dietary supplements ... With a few exceptions, such as Theodore Roosevelt National Park and Assateague Island National Seashore where wild horses are deemed ...

Looking for some of the wildest travel experiences? Wait, by wild, we don’t mean national parks or ultra cool parties and ...

Oct. 15, 2024 — A study in the Cascade Range in Oregon of a tiny, elusive skunk found the animal can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to climate change, ... Bonobos May Be More ...

Alcohol — and animals that love to consume it — is far more common in the natural world than scientists once believed, a study has found. Because ethanol — the kind of alcohol that forms ...

including Assateague—became concerned about the agency’s management of wildlife in the parks. He recruited University of California wildlife biologist Starker Leopold, the son of famed ...

According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service, the southern end of Assateague is migrating west 10 to 13 feet per year. It's made the current location of the public ...

Human beings live every day with the understanding of our own mortality, but do animals have any concept of death? It's a question that has long intrigued scientists, fueled by reports of ants ...

Two miles of the Maryland district are managed by the state (this area is known as Assateague State Park). The Virginia district is managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as Chincoteague ...