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This Nov. 13, 2020 photo provided by the San Diego Humane Society shows a young bobcat at the San Diego Humane Society&#039;s Ramona Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif. The young bobcat that was badly burned in a Southern California wildfire has been returned to its native habitat and will be released back into the wild. The San Diego Humane Society says the 7- to 9-month-old female was picked up on Tuesday, Dec.

Bobcat burned in California wildfire set for release to wild

This Nov. 13, 2020 photo provided by the San Diego Humane Society shows a young bobcat at the San Diego Humane Society&#039;s Ramona Wildlife Center in Ramona, Calif. The young bobcat that was badly burned in a Southern California wildfire has been returned to its native habitat and will be released back into the wild. The San Diego Humane Society says the 7- to 9-month-old female was picked up on Tuesday, Dec.

December 2, 2020, 12:30pm Life

SAN DIEGO -- A young bobcat that was badly burned in a Southern California wildfire will be released back into the wild, the San Diego Humane Society announced Tuesday. Read story

FILE - In this April 1, 2017, file photo, a service dog named Orlando rests on the foot of its trainer, John Reddan, while sitting inside a United Airlines plane at Newark Liberty International Airport during a training exercise in Newark, N.J. The Transportation Department issued a final rule Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, covering service animals. The rule says only dogs can qualify, and they have to be specially trained to help a person with disabilities.

U.S tightens definition of service animals allowed on planes

FILE - In this April 1, 2017, file photo, a service dog named Orlando rests on the foot of its trainer, John Reddan, while sitting inside a United Airlines plane at Newark Liberty International Airport during a training exercise in Newark, N.J. The Transportation Department issued a final rule Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, covering service animals. The rule says only dogs can qualify, and they have to be specially trained to help a person with disabilities.

December 2, 2020, 9:24am Business

The days of pets flying with their owners in airplane cabins are coming to an end. Read story

Ben Maletzke, the statewide wolf specialist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, examines wolf tracks on March 3 in the Wedge Pack&#039;s territory.

Video explains Washington’s wolf countvideo icon

Ben Maletzke, the statewide wolf specialist for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, examines wolf tracks on March 3 in the Wedge Pack&#039;s territory.

December 1, 2020, 6:01am Multimedia

How do you count one of the world’s more elusive ground animals? Read story

The container holding Kaavan the elephant is blessed by monks during its arrival from Pakistan at the Siem Reap International Airport, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Kaavan, dubbed the &quot;world&#039;s loneliest elephant&quot; after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, has arrived in Cambodia where a sanctuary with the much-needed company of other elephants awaits him.

‘World’s loneliest elephant’ arrives safely in Cambodia

The container holding Kaavan the elephant is blessed by monks during its arrival from Pakistan at the Siem Reap International Airport, Cambodia, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Kaavan, dubbed the &quot;world&#039;s loneliest elephant&quot; after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo, has arrived in Cambodia where a sanctuary with the much-needed company of other elephants awaits him.

November 30, 2020, 7:31am Life

The pachyderm dubbed the “ world’s loneliest elephant “ after languishing alone for years in a Pakistani zoo was greeted on his arrival in Cambodia on Monday by chanting Buddhist monks and was then sent on his way to a wildlife sanctuary. Read story

An elephant named &quot;Kaavan,&quot; who waiting to be transported to a sanctuary in Cambodia, walks at the Maragzar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Iconic singer and actress Cher was set to visit Pakistan on Friday to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the &quot;world&#039;s loneliest elephant,&quot; who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after years of lobbying by animal rights groups and activists.

Cher in Pakistan to help ‘world’s loneliest elephant’

An elephant named &quot;Kaavan,&quot; who waiting to be transported to a sanctuary in Cambodia, walks at the Maragzar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. Iconic singer and actress Cher was set to visit Pakistan on Friday to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the &quot;world&#039;s loneliest elephant,&quot; who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after years of lobbying by animal rights groups and activists.

November 27, 2020, 8:35am Life

Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant,” who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after years of lobbying by animal rights groups and activists. Read story

‘Chicken lady’ mentors others

November 27, 2020, 6:00am Life

Gwenne Baile, the mother hen of South Jersey’s thriving backyard chicken scene, knows her flock by more than just their names. Read story

Dog day care owners say front-line workers helped save their businesses when the coronavirus pandemic hit and their other customers started working from home.

Dog day cares weather pandemic

Dog day care owners say front-line workers helped save their businesses when the coronavirus pandemic hit and their other customers started working from home.

November 27, 2020, 6:00am Life

Erica Hill’s best friend weighs only 13 pounds, but he can be a terror of a terrier. Read story

Chobe the lioness, who was rescued from “Tiger King” Joe Exotic’s Oklahoma facility in 2018 and now lives at the WildCat Ridge Sanctuary in Scotts Mills, was brought in for a CT scan at the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Oregon State University.

Lioness originally from “Tiger King” Joe Exotic’s park gets surgery at OSU

Chobe the lioness, who was rescued from “Tiger King” Joe Exotic’s Oklahoma facility in 2018 and now lives at the WildCat Ridge Sanctuary in Scotts Mills, was brought in for a CT scan at the Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Oregon State University.

November 26, 2020, 8:44am Latest News

A lioness previously rescued from “Tiger King” Joe Exotic’s big cat park was treated for a uterine infection at Oregon State University on Monday. Read story

President-elect Joe Biden with his new dog Major on Nov. 17, 2018, at Delaware Humane Association in Wilmington, Del. The Bidens two dogs -- Major and Champ -- will join the prestigious list of White House pets.

White House to be home to two dogs

President-elect Joe Biden with his new dog Major on Nov. 17, 2018, at Delaware Humane Association in Wilmington, Del. The Bidens two dogs -- Major and Champ -- will join the prestigious list of White House pets.

November 26, 2020, 6:00am Life

Of the more than 500 million Americans who’ve ever lived, fewer than four dozen have ascended to the presidency. Read story

In this photo provided by the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center, Ravensbeard Wildlife Center Director and founder Ellen Kalish holds a Saw-whet owl at their facility in Saugerties, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A worker helping to get the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City found the tiny owl among the tree&#039;s massive branches on Monday, Nov. 16. Now named Rockefeller, the owl was brought to the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center for care.

Rocky the Christmas tree stowaway owl returns to the wild

In this photo provided by the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center, Ravensbeard Wildlife Center Director and founder Ellen Kalish holds a Saw-whet owl at their facility in Saugerties, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A worker helping to get the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City found the tiny owl among the tree&#039;s massive branches on Monday, Nov. 16. Now named Rockefeller, the owl was brought to the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center for care.

November 25, 2020, 10:49am Life

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. -- Rocky the stowaway owl is back in the wild. Read story