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China: Mother Seal Guides Pup Across Thin Sea Ice in Liaodong Bay

A heartwarming scene captured a mother seal and her pup moving across thin sea ice in Liaodong Bay, Liaoning, China, on January 29. The mother led steadily over the frozen surface while the pup, still covered in patches of white down, slipped and scrambled to keep up.

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China: Penguins Race at Harbin Winter Attraction, Drawing Crowds

On December 21, 2025, in Harbin, Heilongjiang, a video showed penguins racing at Poseidon Ocean World during its Ice and Snow Fairy Tale Season. Wearing numbered outfits, the penguins waddled along a set course as visitors watched and filmed. The playful event quickly drew crowds and became a popular winter attraction.

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RECAP: Iguanas Drop From Trees as Florida Temperatures Plunge

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s °F (around 1–2°C), cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

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US: Cold Snap Sends Iguanas Falling From Trees Across South Florida 4

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s, cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

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US: Cold Snap Sends Iguanas Falling From Trees Across South Florida 3

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s, cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

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US: Cold Snap Sends Iguanas Falling From Trees Across South Florida 2

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s, cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

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US: Cold Snap Sends Iguanas Falling From Trees Across South Florida

As a cold snap pushed temperatures in south Florida into the mid-30s, cold-stunned iguanas began falling from trees. Around 600 iguanas were dropped off at Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission facilities over the weekend, while professional trappers collected hundreds more in a single day. Because iguanas are considered an invasive species, those collected are not released back into the wild.

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China: Trees Seem Lush in Winter, Revealed to Be Covered in Birds

On December 15, 2025, in Xuzhou, eastern China’s Jiangsu province, a video showed several trees that looked unusually lush for winter. From a distance, their branches appeared thick with leaves, even though most nearby trees were bare. As the camera moved closer, the “leaves” were revealed to be small, round birds packed tightly along the branches. They filled almost every twig, giving the trees a dense, full appearance. Occasionally, a few birds shifted or fluttered, but the overall outline remained like a giant canopy. Chinese netizens admired the scene, saying the living “bird trees” reflected the area’s improving environment.

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NW China nature reserve helps wildlife in winter

STORY: NW China nature reserve helps wildlife in winter SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: WUSU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of bundles of alfalfa grass being prepared and distributed 2. various of the nature reserve 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ADELIHAN MULATI, Deputy Chief of Resource Conservation and Forestry Department of Xinjiang Ganjiahu Sacsaoul Forest National Nature Reserve Management Bureau Wusu Branch STORYLINE: Wild animals always face shortage of food in winters. Staff of a national nature reserve in northwest China's Xinjiang has lent their helping hands to wildlife. Xinjiang Ganjiahu Sacsaoul Forest National Nature Reserve Management Bureau Wusu Branch covers a woodland area of about 400,000 mu (about 26,700 hectares), with over 170 species of wildlife, including black storks, Eurasian lynx, white swans, wapiti and others. The staff has purchased nearly 1,000 bundles of alfalfa grass and 3 tons of corn for wildlife recently. SOUN

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Wildlife in the winter

03.01.2024, Rasina. Nature in wintertime. Group of roe deer on a snowy field. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Wildlife in the winter

03.01.2024, Rasina. Nature in wintertime. Group of roe deer on a snowy field. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Wildlife in the winter

03.01.2024, Rasina. Nature in wintertime. Group of roe deer on a snowy field. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Wild yellow sheep herd spotted in N. China's grassland

STORY: Wild yellow sheep herd spotted in N. China's grassland SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 5, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: TONGLIAO, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild yellow sheep STORYLINE: A herd of wild yellow sheep has been spotted in a grassland in the Horqin Right Front Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. They are believed in their annual winter migration from Mongolia to China. Wild yellow sheep are under first-class national protection in China. In recent years, local authorities have been making efforts in ecological environment restoration and wildlife protection. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tongliao, China. (XHTV)

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Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang

STORY: Volunteers contribute to swan protection efforts in NW China's Xinjiang SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 28, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of swans 2. various of volunteers 3. various of Swan Bay of Kaidu River 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHIYA, Local resident, volunteer STORYLINE: More and more people are making their contributions to protecting swans and other wild birds in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Swan Bay of Kaidu River is home to a variety of migratory birds, thanks to the efforts to protect the local ecosystem. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GE YUJIE, Head of local volunteer service team for wildlife protection "I was very surprised to find six swans here in the winter of 2013. Later, we quickly set up a wildlife protection volunteer service team. The number of people in our team has grown from just a few i

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yan, member of a bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), uses binoculars to observe migrant birds in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 26, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

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CHINA-JILIN-ZHENLAI-MIGRANT BIRDS (CN)

(231027) -- ZHENLAI, Oct. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a bird guarding team of the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) observe and take pictures of migrant birds in Zhenlai County of Baicheng City, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 26, 2023. Flocks of migratory birds have made stopovers in Zhenlai of Jilin Province, as they make their way toward the south to get through the winter. (Xinhua/Ji Yang)

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CANADA-ONTARIO-AYLMER-TUNDRA SWAN-MIGRATION

(230330) -- AYLMER (CANADA), March 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tundra swans are seen at the Aylmer Wildlife Management Area in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 2023. Every winter, thousands of wild tundra swans use the Ontario's Aylmer Wildlife Management Area to refuel on their migration to the high Arctic Region. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-ONTARIO-AYLMER-TUNDRA SWAN-MIGRATION

(230330) -- AYLMER (CANADA), March 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tundra swans are seen at the Aylmer Wildlife Management Area in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 2023. Every winter, thousands of wild tundra swans use the Ontario's Aylmer Wildlife Management Area to refuel on their migration to the high Arctic Region. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-ONTARIO-AYLMER-TUNDRA SWAN-MIGRATION

(230330) -- AYLMER (CANADA), March 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tundra swans are seen at the Aylmer Wildlife Management Area in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 2023. Every winter, thousands of wild tundra swans use the Ontario's Aylmer Wildlife Management Area to refuel on their migration to the high Arctic Region. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-ONTARIO-AYLMER-TUNDRA SWAN-MIGRATION

(230330) -- AYLMER (CANADA), March 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tundra swans are seen at the Aylmer Wildlife Management Area in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 2023. Every winter, thousands of wild tundra swans use the Ontario's Aylmer Wildlife Management Area to refuel on their migration to the high Arctic Region. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-ONTARIO-AYLMER-TUNDRA SWAN-MIGRATION

(230330) -- AYLMER (CANADA), March 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tundra swans are seen at the Aylmer Wildlife Management Area in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 2023. Every winter, thousands of wild tundra swans use the Ontario's Aylmer Wildlife Management Area to refuel on their migration to the high Arctic Region. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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CANADA-ONTARIO-AYLMER-TUNDRA SWAN-MIGRATION

(230330) -- AYLMER (CANADA), March 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tundra swans are seen at the Aylmer Wildlife Management Area in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, on March 30, 2023. Every winter, thousands of wild tundra swans use the Ontario's Aylmer Wildlife Management Area to refuel on their migration to the high Arctic Region. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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6,000 common cranes spotted in China's Qiemo County for wintering

STORY: 6,000 common cranes spotted in China's Qiemo County for wintering DATELINE: Dec. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of common cranes on Qarqan River STORYLINE: More than 6,000 common cranes have been spotted in Qiemo County in China's Xinjiang for wintering. Large flocks of the birds were first spotted in the region in early 2021. This winter, the number of common cranes in the county is three times that of last winter. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI CIKE, Bureau of Natural Resources in Qiemo County in Xinjiang, China "Qiemo County has been pressing ahead with environmental protection, and water has been supplied to the downstream via the Dashimen water conservancy project. These have led to a notable improvement in the ecology in Qiemo, which provides a safe habitat for wild birds." The common crane is a second class nationally protected wildlife in China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Urumqi, China. (XHTV)

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Qinling golden monkeys enjoy winter "snacks" in Shaanxi, China

STORY: Qinling golden monkeys enjoy winter "snacks" in Shaanxi, China DATELINE: Nov. 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: XI'AN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of golden monkeys eating STORYLINE: Golden snub-nosed monkeys are enjoying winter "snacks" at a wildlife breeding center in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Oranges and carrots are provided to increase their nutrition. The primates belong to the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey species living in the Qinling Mountains. Qinling golden monkeys are under first-level protection in China. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xi'an, China. (XHTV)

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CHINA-LUNAR NEW YEAR-YEAR OF TIGER (CN)

(220201) -- BEIJING, Feb. 1, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tiger cub Duo Duo is seen at Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 1, 2022. With the arrival of Chinese New Year on Tuesday, the country enters the Year of the Tiger.Tiger, one of the 12 animal signs of the Chinese zodiac, symbolizes strength, bravery and fearlessness. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)

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NETHERLANDS-BIRDS

European robin bird species, scientifically named Erithacus rubecula as seen in a park in Meerhoven near Eindhoven during a cold winter day with low temperature. The bird is known as robin or robin redbreast and is a small insectivorous passerine bird. Meerhoven, The Netherlands on January 6, 2021 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto) (Credit:Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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walrus on sand beach

walrus (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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long-eared owl (Asio otus) on tree in forest, this owl is as a pet

long-eared owl (Asio otus) on tree in forest, this owl is as a pet (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet.

barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet.

barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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Eurasian wild cat, Lynx lynx

Eurasian wild cat in wild nature habitat, Czech, Europe. Lynx lynx. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet.

barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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long-eared owl (Asio otus) on tree in forest, this owl is as a pet

long-eared owl (Asio otus) on tree in forest, this owl is as a pet (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet.

barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet.

barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet.

barn owl (Tyto alba) at morning in winter time. This owl is as a pet. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)

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northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning.

northern hawk owl (Surnia ulula) as pet. Winter morning. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Zaruba)