Pets & Wildlife

FILE - This July 31, 2021, file photo provided by Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care shows a bear cub that was taken in for treatment after it suffered burns in a California wildfire, to Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care in South Lake Tahoe, Calif. A private donor's pledge to match $500,000 in contributions for a $1 million expansion at a Lake Tahoe wildlife rescue center is bringing smiles back to staff and volunteers who've been on an emotional rollercoaster since the bear cub recovering from severe wildfire burns made a much-publicized escape back into the wild.

Cash coming to Tahoe animal center where burned cub escaped

November 26, 2021, 8:37am Life

Private donors’ new pledge to match $500,000 in contributions for a $1 million-expansion at a Lake Tahoe wildlife rescue center is bringing smiles back to staff and volunteers, who have been on an emotional rollercoaster since a bear cub being treated for severe wildfire burns made a much-publicized escape this… Read story

The Shoup family stops on the way to their flight to pet Yakeley, a dog from Paw Force One, at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.

Therapy dogs to provide comfort at airport

November 26, 2021, 6:02am Pets & Wildlife

Jabbar Fant isn’t a big fan of flying. Read story

A bear cub wandering for days with a large jug stuck on its head has been rescued by North Carolina wildlife officials.

Bear had jug stuck on head for days — N.C. community helped save it

November 26, 2021, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

A bear that wandered for days with a jug stuck on its head has been rescued and North Carolina wildlife officials are crediting the community for helping the creature be freed of its unfortunate situation. Read story

German Shepherd Gunther VI sits by the pool at a house formally owned by pop star Madonna, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Miami. Gunther VI inherited his vast fortune, including the 9-bedroom waterfront home once owned by the Material Girl from his grandfather Gunther IV. The estate, purchased 20 years ago from the pop star, was listed for sale Wednesday.

Millionaire dog selling Miami villa once owned by Madonna

November 26, 2021, 5:54am Pets & Wildlife

Gunther the German shepherd spent a recent morning playing with his tennis ball, rolling in the grass, slobbering a little and napping a lot. Later, he had a “meeting” with the real estate agents selling his Miami mansion that his handlers bought from Madonna. Read story

$1K offered for President Warren Harding’s stolen dog collar

November 25, 2021, 8:45am Life

A radio station serving U.S. President Warren G. Harding’s Ohio hometown says a reward offered by one of its listeners is providing new hope of finding a long lost dog collar stolen from his historic home. Read story

Pets are increasingly influencing their owners’ housing decisions

Christopher Hsieh walks his dog Petunia at Clark Park in Philadelphia. Sidewalks and proximity to parks are two amenities that pet owners seek when they decide where to live.

November 22, 2021, 6:05am Life

Hannah Wood, a work-from-home product manager for a health-care company, would like to relocate to Philadelphia to live near her mother, but she’s struggling to find a place that will welcome her roommate, Lea, a 55-pound mixed breed dog. Read story

Biden mulls reversing Trump rules on western grouse species

FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, male Greater Sage Grouse perform their mating ritual on a lake near Walden, Colo. The Biden administration is considering new measures to protect the ground-dwelling bird that was once found across much of the U.S. West. It has lost vast areas of habitat in recent decades due to oil and gas drilling, grazing, wildfires and other pressures.

November 19, 2021, 10:10am Northwest

The Biden administration on Friday said it will consider new measures to protect greater sage grouse, a bird species once found across much of the U.S. West that has suffered drastic declines in recent decades due to oil and gas drilling, grazing, wildfires and other pressures. Read story