August 31, 2021, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife
Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories — like the dramatic comeback of bald eagle populations in North America — birds of prey are in decline worldwide. Read story
August 30, 2021, 3:33pm Nation & World
An 80-pound cougar was removed from a New York City apartment where she was being kept illegally as a pet, animal welfare officials said Monday. Read story
August 29, 2021, 2:00pm Nation & World
Manatee deaths reported in the past half-century include nearly 5,000 from boat strikes, water structures and red tides. Read story
August 29, 2021, 6:00am Northwest
A second litter of wolverine offspring has been born in the Mount Rainier National Park, park officials and the Cascades Carnivore Project confirmed on Tuesday. Read story
August 27, 2021, 6:00am Life
Mystic Aquarium says a second of the five beluga whales it imported in May from a marine park in Canada is in failing health. Read story
August 27, 2021, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife
On a warm Saturday in July 2019, a 911 caller reported a disturbance at 24th and Colfax in south Minneapolis: a group of 100-some people in the street, not letting vehicles pass. Read story
August 26, 2021, 9:12am Nation & World
A former Royal Marine who runs an animal charity in Afghanistan said Thursday that he, his Afghan staff and dozens of dogs and cats were caught in the chaotic aftermath of a suicide attack outside Kabul’s airport as they sought to get a flight out of the country before evacuation… Read story
August 25, 2021, 8:18am Nation & World
Federal ocean regulators are considering new rules to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales from fishing gear. Read story
August 24, 2021, 2:16pm Nation & World
Five months into the pandemic, things were getting desperate for Robin Betancourt, The tourists he depended upon as a boat captain were unable to visit the Galapagos Islands, whose isolation — 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) from the mainland — makes alternative employment hard to find. Read story
August 22, 2021, 6:05am Business
You’re a college kid in need of a part-time job when a really tempting offer appears in your inbox. Read story