Most people don’t realize this — but Wind Wolves Preserve near Bakersfield feels like multiple ecosystems in one place. In a single visit, you can photograph desert cactus, rolling grasslands, spring wildflowers, oak woodlands — and in winter, even snow on the upper hills thanks to the dramatic changes in elevation. It’s one of California’s most underrated places for landscape photography, wildlife, and wide-open views — especially if you love places that feel remote and untouched. Would you rat

Have you heard of the Ethiopian wolf? The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) is the world’s rarest canid and Africa’s most endangered carnivore, found only in Ethiopia’s high-altitude Afro-alpine ecosystems. Fewer than ~500 adults remain in the wild. But here’s the wild part: scientists recently discovered Ethiopian wolves feeding on flower nectar from red hot poker plants (Kniphofia foliosa). As they do, pollen sticks to their muzzles, meaning these wolves may act as accidental pollinators, one of

WOLF VIDEO: Check out this video of wolves in Yellowstone National Park. Thanks to Brandon Beshears for sending it in. Please submit all your wildlife photos and videos here: https://nbcmontana.com/chimein | NBC Montana

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