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FILE - Elephant tusks are stacked in one of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya on April 28, 2016. According to a report released on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, scientists found that most large ivory seizures between 2002 and 2019 contained tusks from repeated poaching of the same elephant populations.

DNA analysis of elephant ivory reveals trafficking networks

FILE - Elephant tusks are stacked in one of around a dozen pyres of ivory, in Nairobi National Park, Kenya on April 28, 2016. According to a report released on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, scientists found that most large ivory seizures between 2002 and 2019 contained tusks from repeated poaching of the same elephant populations.

February 14, 2022, 9:41am Life

As few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa, according to a new study. Read story

2nd of 5 whales brought from Canada to Mystic Aquarium dies

February 14, 2022, 8:56am Life

The second of five whales brought from Canada to Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium last year for research purposes has died. Read story

Kingston Leong, 82, looks for the ears on a monarch butterfly at the Coastal Access Monarch Butterfly Preserve on Jan. 20, 2022, in Los Osos, California.

A flutter of magical hope on the Central Coast, as monarch butterflies return

Kingston Leong, 82, looks for the ears on a monarch butterfly at the Coastal Access Monarch Butterfly Preserve on Jan. 20, 2022, in Los Osos, California.

February 14, 2022, 6:05am Life

There was the distinctive noise of something falling. Read story

A male Anna's hummingbird feeds on a red flowering currant.

Birds of a feather hum together in Clark County

A male Anna's hummingbird feeds on a red flowering currant.

February 13, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Life

There he is: Humbird Humbird. I can see him out the back window, across the yard. Read story

Wealthy town has an answer against building affordable housing: Mountain lions

February 13, 2022, 6:02am Nation & World

The well-heeled Silicon Valley suburb of Woodside has come up with a novel way to block plans that would potentially bring in more affordable housing: Declare itself Cougar Town. Read story

Concerned residents posted handmade signs warning drivers to slow down for turtles. Road crossings are often fatal for turtles.

Turtles focus of Connecticut survey

Concerned residents posted handmade signs warning drivers to slow down for turtles. Road crossings are often fatal for turtles.

February 11, 2022, 6:05am Pets & Wildlife

How much do Connecticut residents know about the state’s native turtles and the many dangers they face, including illegal trade? That’s what a state-sponsored survey seeks to find out. Read story

Dr. Mark Planco holds a dachshund named Domino at Planco Veterinary Care on Jan. 24 in Wellington, Fla.

Veterinarians find dogs, cats can get COVID

Dr. Mark Planco holds a dachshund named Domino at Planco Veterinary Care on Jan. 24 in Wellington, Fla.

February 11, 2022, 6:05am Pets & Wildlife

As omicron sweeps through households in Florida, more pet owners are reporting their dogs or cats show signs of coronavirus. Read story

White Pass Ski Patrol armed with Uzi

February 11, 2022, 5:56am Pets & Wildlife

An avalanche dog, or “avy dog,” is a service animal trained to search for and rescue people trapped in snow. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden, and first lady Jill Biden's new dog Commander, a purebred German shepherd puppy, arrives to meet virtually with service members around the world, Dec. 25, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington. Commander will make his TV debut on Super Bowl Sunday.

Biden dog Commander to make TV debut during ‘Puppy Bowl’

FILE - President Joe Biden, and first lady Jill Biden's new dog Commander, a purebred German shepherd puppy, arrives to meet virtually with service members around the world, Dec. 25, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington. Commander will make his TV debut on Super Bowl Sunday.

February 10, 2022, 3:07pm Life

President Joe Biden’s puppy Commander  will make his TV debut on Super Bowl Sunday. Read story

FILE - This March 21, 2019, aerial file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the Junction Butte wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Park officials say 23 wolves have been killed by hunters and trappers after roaming out of the park in recent months.

Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of U.S.

FILE - This March 21, 2019, aerial file photo provided by the National Park Service shows the Junction Butte wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Park officials say 23 wolves have been killed by hunters and trappers after roaming out of the park in recent months.

February 10, 2022, 12:32pm Latest News

A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday after they were removed in the waning days of the Trump administration. Read story