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Pets & Wildlife

A rat scurries near the Navy Pier Flyover in Chicago on Dec. 18. (Jose M.

Winter no match for Chicago rats

A rat scurries near the Navy Pier Flyover in Chicago on Dec. 18. (Jose M.

March 12, 2021, 6:05am Pets & Wildlife

Chicagoans hoping that brutal cold and epic snowfall would wipe out the rat population in America’s “rattiest city” should know: Rats are much tougher than that. Read story

Southern resident orca J-41 surfaces with her new calf, born in September 2020.

Southern resident orca born last year confirmed to be female

Southern resident orca J-41 surfaces with her new calf, born in September 2020.

March 9, 2021, 11:41am Latest News

A small barrel roll gave Washington whale watchers a gender reveal over the weekend and reason to be hopeful about a pod of endangered southern resident orcas that frequent Puget Sound. Read story

Katie Warner, 13, shown here with her camera near Salmon Creek, was recently named the American Birding Association's 2021 Young Birder of the Year.
Buildup of a powerful insecticide is being found in deer across the state of Minnesota.

Insecticide found in deer across Minnesota

Buildup of a powerful insecticide is being found in deer across the state of Minnesota.

March 5, 2021, 6:06am Pets & Wildlife

Powerful insecticides are turning up in deer in nearly every corner of Minnesota, raising concerns that the ubiquitous chemicals may be keeping fawns from surviving to maturity or harming deer reproduction. Read story

Laura Klein takes her cat, Remy, on hikes and adventures around Colorado, chronicling their adventures on Instagram, (Courtesy Laura Klein/TNS)

‘Adventure kitty’ is couple’s hiking buddy

Laura Klein takes her cat, Remy, on hikes and adventures around Colorado, chronicling their adventures on Instagram, (Courtesy Laura Klein/TNS)

March 5, 2021, 6:03am Life

Laura Klein’s cat was stealing the show. And it was her own fault. Read story

In this photo provided by the Audubon Nature Institute, a Sumatran orangutan named Reese, holds her baby after giving birth Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. It is the second Sumatran orangutan born in two years at the zoo. Veterinarians haven&#039;t yet been able to weigh, measure and determine the sex of the baby born early Sunday to 12-year-old Reese, Audubon Zoo spokeswoman Annie Kinler Matherne said Monday, March 1.

2nd endangered orangutan baby in 2 years at New Orleans zoo

In this photo provided by the Audubon Nature Institute, a Sumatran orangutan named Reese, holds her baby after giving birth Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. It is the second Sumatran orangutan born in two years at the zoo. Veterinarians haven&#039;t yet been able to weigh, measure and determine the sex of the baby born early Sunday to 12-year-old Reese, Audubon Zoo spokeswoman Annie Kinler Matherne said Monday, March 1.

March 1, 2021, 1:15pm Life

It’s cute, cuddled, red-haired, and critically endangered — and the second Sumatran orangutan born in two years at the zoo in New Orleans. Read story

Endangered right whale found dead off South Carolina beach

March 1, 2021, 9:48am Nation & World

A critically endangered North Atlantic Right whale was found dead over the weekend off the coast of South Carolina, more than four months after it had been spotted entangled in fishing gear. Read story

Brandy, a brown tabby cat, was reunited  with her owner, Charles after she went astray for 15 years.

Cat, owner reunited after 15 years

Brandy, a brown tabby cat, was reunited  with her owner, Charles after she went astray for 15 years.

February 28, 2021, 6:00am Life

A cat that went astray about 15 years ago has been reunited, older and maybe wiser, with its owner. Read story

48 horses seized from farm, owner accused of animal neglect

February 26, 2021, 7:26am Northwest

The owner of a horse farm southwest of Portland is facing a felony charge for animal neglect, after investigators found nearly 50 horses there were not being given adequate food or water. Read story

A family of chickens is seen in front of Acropolis Greek Taverna in Ybor City.

Tampa legal advice: Run wild, run free, chickens of Ybor City

A family of chickens is seen in front of Acropolis Greek Taverna in Ybor City.

February 26, 2021, 6:05am Life

Score one more for the chickens that roam free on the historic brick streets of Ybor City. Read story