Raptor woes, cheese-loving bugs & a sauntering lizard

[View this email in your browser]( [Raptor]( With a six-foot wingspan and enough predatory prowess to scoop up an impala lamb with ease, martial eagles are Africa's biggest and baddest raptors. However, recent research shows that sightings of these aerial predators in South Africa have dropped by 60% over the last two decades, while human population growth across their shared natural habitat has surged. [Read more]( HIGHLIGHTS [Whales]( Orcas play ‘punt the seabird’ A trio of killer whales in California's Monterey Bay recently made quite the spectacle when they were filmed showing off their signature prey-punting behaviour. [Watch now]( [Puma]( Who ate the Puma leftovers? New research out of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem shows puma kills end up feeding a crazy-diverse roster of scavengers, from chickadees to grizzly bears. [Read more]( FEATURED VIDEO [The best microscope photos from Nikon’s Small World contest]( The world’s best microscope photos For over four decades, Nikon’s Small World photo contest has illuminated the tiny world we cannot see, and this year’s entries certainly didn’t disappoint! [VOD]( WATCH THIS Shadow Trade – The Price of Loyalty Thailand, one of the most beautiful and peaceful nations in the world, houses a deadly secret. A savage and harrowing trade reaches across the entire country yet is somehow hidden from most of its people. [Watch now]( Pride in Battle ‘Pride in Battle’ is the epic story of the rapidly growing Xakanaxa pride as it battles to survive through one of the Okavango’s harshest winters. [Watch now]( IMAGE OF THE WEEK [Wolf]( The Arabian wolf is usually just a shadowy presence in the rugged landscape of Israel's Ein Gedi Nature Reserve. Recently, however, the area's unique, desert-adapted hunters have been getting some more attention – for the wrong reasons. Read more [here.]( Image: [I]( Nature and Parks Authority]( AROUND THE GLOBE [Komodo]( Komodo: Komodo dragon strolls through a village Earlier this month, a Komodo dragon, the world's biggest and baddest lizard, took a walkabout through a busy village attracting plenty of attention! [Watch now]( [Bug]( Turkmenistan: Newly discovered bug loves cheese When researchers set out to study a little-explored cavern in Turkmenistan, their odorously cheesy lures attracted a never-before-recorded species of bug. [Read more]( [Wolf]( Canada: Wolf attempts solo moose hunt in north Ontario It doesn't get more tense than this: a wolf's unbelievable predation attempt on a large moose was recently captured on camera by a drone pilot in north Ontario. [Watch now]( [Quote of the week]( Copyright © 2017 Earth Touch News Network, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](