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People walking their dog walk past fields of grazing goats doing fire mitigation work May 22 in Dutch Creek Open Space in Louisville, Colo. The goats belong to Goat Green LLC, a company that specializes in using Cashmere goats for fire prevention and weed control. (Helen H.

Goats recruited to prevent wildfires

People walking their dog walk past fields of grazing goats doing fire mitigation work May 22 in Dutch Creek Open Space in Louisville, Colo. The goats belong to Goat Green LLC, a company that specializes in using Cashmere goats for fire prevention and weed control. (Helen H.

June 14, 2024, 6:07am Life

The hundreds of goats munching dead vegetation on a patch of roadside open space represent this Boulder County town’s latest effort at staving off wildfires. Read story

It is illegal in Washington to leave a dog alone in a care in the heat.

It’s illegal to leave dogs in a hot car in Washington; leaving the window cracked isn’t enough

It is illegal in Washington to leave a dog alone in a care in the heat.

June 14, 2024, 5:40am Courts & Crime

Without ventilation, the temperature inside your car will rise high and fast. Leaving pets in a hot car can cause heat stroke or death — and no, cracking a window open isn’t enough. Read story

Ayke, a member of the Santa Fe Police Department&rsquo;s K-9 unit, during a fundraising event Santa Fe Police Department in Santa Fe, N.M.

Police dog subject of probe

Ayke, a member of the Santa Fe Police Department&rsquo;s K-9 unit, during a fundraising event Santa Fe Police Department in Santa Fe, N.M.

June 14, 2024, 5:40am Life

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — As a puppy, there were high hopes for Ayke to help revive the Santa Fe Police Department’s K-9 program. Now, four years later, the German shepherd is in the doghouse. Read story

A rare  white buffalo calf, reportedly born in Yellowstone National Park&#039;s Lamar Valley, is shown on June 4, 2024, in Wyo. The birth fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times, according to members of the American Indian tribe who cautioned that it&rsquo;s also a warning more must be done to protect the earth and its animals.

Reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park fulfills Lakota prophecy

A rare  white buffalo calf, reportedly born in Yellowstone National Park&#039;s Lamar Valley, is shown on June 4, 2024, in Wyo. The birth fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times, according to members of the American Indian tribe who cautioned that it&rsquo;s also a warning more must be done to protect the earth and its animals.

June 11, 2024, 1:08pm Life

The reported birth of a rare white buffalo in Yellowstone National Park fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times, according to members of the American Indian tribe who cautioned that it’s also a signal that more must be done to protect the earth and its animals. Read story

Dave Crenshaw sits June 3 with his service dog, Doc, in front of his home in Kearny, N.J. Crenshaw served with the Army National Guard in Iraq and was diagnosed with PTSD in 2016 while working undercover in law enforcement.

Service dogs ease PTSD in vets; Researchers hope results of study will help expand options for service members

Dave Crenshaw sits June 3 with his service dog, Doc, in front of his home in Kearny, N.J. Crenshaw served with the Army National Guard in Iraq and was diagnosed with PTSD in 2016 while working undercover in law enforcement.

June 11, 2024, 6:01am Health

Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members. Read story

Blue crabs crawl in a bin aboard the FV Southern Girl in July 2022.

Chesapeake’s blue crabs holding steady after rebound

Blue crabs crawl in a bin aboard the FV Southern Girl in July 2022.

June 11, 2024, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife

After a rebound last year from a rock-bottom count the year before, the number of blue crabs estimated in the Chesapeake Bay held fairly steady, according to this year’s winter survey. Read story

Shiba Inu that was face of dogecoin dies at 18

June 7, 2024, 6:17am Life

The dog that skyrocketed to internet fame and became the face of the cryptocurrency dogecoin has died. Read story

Some areas see fewer Canada geese

June 7, 2024, 6:17am Life

Canada geese honk and hiss at us in suburban shopping centers, city parks, and on soccer fields, where players slide tackle through the mess they leave behind. Read story

A firefighter holds Tator, who authorities described as a bluetick coonhound, after rescuing him from about 20 feet up in a tree.

Virginia dog climbs tree chasing cat, then needs rescuing

A firefighter holds Tator, who authorities described as a bluetick coonhound, after rescuing him from about 20 feet up in a tree.

June 7, 2024, 6:17am Life

Tator the hound can climb trees, if properly motivated. Tator is not nearly as good at getting down. Read story

Julie Skogland, director of operations at International Bird Rescue, examines a rescued pelican May 23 in Fairfield, Calif. Found ailing in Benicia, the bird is among a glut of pelicans being sent to the facility.

California pelicans are starving; experts think food too deep, distant for birds to find

Julie Skogland, director of operations at International Bird Rescue, examines a rescued pelican May 23 in Fairfield, Calif. Found ailing in Benicia, the bird is among a glut of pelicans being sent to the facility.

June 7, 2024, 6:07am Life

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- There’s a broken link in the food chain of California’s brown pelicans, adding a sad chapter to one of conservation’s most striking success stories. Read story