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Pets & Wildlife

A green turtle crawls to the ocean after laying her eggs on the beach at Coral Cove Park in Tequesta, Fla. in 2019.

Nesting sites for green sea turtles to be protected

A green turtle crawls to the ocean after laying her eggs on the beach at Coral Cove Park in Tequesta, Fla. in 2019.

August 22, 2020, 3:08pm Life

Endangered green sea turtles will have some of their nesting beaches protected by federal agencies under a new legal agreement with conservation groups. Read story

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, The Smithsonian National Zoo's Giant Panda Mei Ziang, sleeps in the indoor habitat at the zoo in Washington. Zookeepers at Washington's National Zoo are on baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Ziang is pregnant and could give birth this week.

Birth of panda cub brings ‘joyous news’ to the National Zoo

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, The Smithsonian National Zoo's Giant Panda Mei Ziang, sleeps in the indoor habitat at the zoo in Washington. Zookeepers at Washington's National Zoo are on baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Ziang is pregnant and could give birth this week.

August 21, 2020, 5:06pm Latest News

Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth Friday to a wiggling cub and immediately began cuddling her offspring, Washington’s National Zoo said. Read story

A team of scientists and local rangers prepare to extract eggs from one of the two remaining female northern white rhinos at an enclosure at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. An international team of scientists said they have successfully extracted eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhino females, a step on the way to possibly save the subspecies from extinction.

More eggs harvested from last 2 northern white rhinos

A team of scientists and local rangers prepare to extract eggs from one of the two remaining female northern white rhinos at an enclosure at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020. An international team of scientists said they have successfully extracted eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhino females, a step on the way to possibly save the subspecies from extinction.

August 19, 2020, 9:33am Nation & World

An international team of scientists said they successfully extracted eggs from the last two remaining northern white rhinos, a step on the way to possibly saving the subspecies from extinction. Read story

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, The Smithsonian National Zoo's Giant Panda Mei Ziang, sleeps in the indoor habitat at the zoo in Washington. Zookeepers at Washington's National Zoo are on baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Ziang is pregnant and could give birth this week.

National Zoo awaits birth of pandemic panda cub

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2015 file photo, The Smithsonian National Zoo's Giant Panda Mei Ziang, sleeps in the indoor habitat at the zoo in Washington. Zookeepers at Washington's National Zoo are on baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Ziang is pregnant and could give birth this week.

August 18, 2020, 9:43am Life

Zookeepers at Washington’s National Zoo are on furry black-and-white baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Xiang is pregnant and could give birth this week. It’s a welcome bit of good news amid a pandemic that kept the zoo shuttered for months. Read story

Halo takes a break from policing duties to get some belly rubs from Lt. Mickey Curran.

Dog adopted by police station now an officer

Halo takes a break from policing duties to get some belly rubs from Lt. Mickey Curran.

August 14, 2020, 6:02am Life

Halo wasn’t the kind of rescue dog everybody wanted, or that anybody wanted, for nearly a year. Read story

Bald eagle shows air superiority, sends drone into lake

August 13, 2020, 8:52am Life

A bald eagle launched an aerial assault on a drone operated by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy — known as EGLE — ripping off a propeller and sending the aircraft into Lake Michigan. Read story

‘Miracle dog’ survives 9 days in Washington wilderness after falling over ridge

August 11, 2020, 10:30am Life

After an incredible nine-day journey through the backwoods around Mount Shuksan, Penny, a 3-year-old miniature Australian labradoodle, is back home in Portland. Read story

In this aerial drone photo, provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, staff from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital and U.S. Coast Guard release "Emma," a loggerhead sea turtle, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, off Islamorada, Fla. "Emma" was one of two turtles Coast Guard personnel helped to rescue about two months ago off the Keys that were treated at the Turtle Hospital for various ailments.

2 rescued sea turtles released in Florida after recovery

In this aerial drone photo, provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, staff from the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital and U.S. Coast Guard release "Emma," a loggerhead sea turtle, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, off Islamorada, Fla. "Emma" was one of two turtles Coast Guard personnel helped to rescue about two months ago off the Keys that were treated at the Turtle Hospital for various ailments.

August 7, 2020, 9:21am Life

Two rehabilitated sea turtles, rescued at different times and locations by the U.S. Coast Guard, have been released off the Florida Keys. Read story

A chimpanzee holds an enrichment treat at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on April 14, 2020. Zoos and aquariums from Florida to Alaska are struggling financially because of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yet animals still need expensive care and food, meaning the closures that began in March, the start of the busiest season for most animal parks, have left many of the facilities in dire financial straits.

Struggling zoos could be next pandemic victim

A chimpanzee holds an enrichment treat at the Oakland Zoo in Oakland, Calif., on April 14, 2020. Zoos and aquariums from Florida to Alaska are struggling financially because of closures due to the coronavirus pandemic. Yet animals still need expensive care and food, meaning the closures that began in March, the start of the busiest season for most animal parks, have left many of the facilities in dire financial straits.

August 7, 2020, 6:02am Life

Since the coronavirus pandemic began keeping visitors at home, the jaguars and chimpanzees at the Oakland Zoo have enjoyed the quiet, venturing out to areas of their exhibits they usually avoid. Read story

The Stile family and their dog Josie, who have taken online training classes, pose for a photo in Ellicott City, Md. Both trainers and owners are finding that online dog training is effective and convenient, and it's a safe way to learn needed skills when in-person lessons are not possible.

Virtual training good for trainers, owners and dogs

The Stile family and their dog Josie, who have taken online training classes, pose for a photo in Ellicott City, Md. Both trainers and owners are finding that online dog training is effective and convenient, and it's a safe way to learn needed skills when in-person lessons are not possible.

August 7, 2020, 6:01am Pets & Wildlife

Jennifer Stile was apprehensive when she found out that training classes for her puppy Josie would be moving online because of the pandemic. Read story