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Lorraine Young hugs her dog, Andy, on a visit Aug. 12 to the vet after the dog received emergency spine surgery in July and is now almost fully recovered at St. Francis Veterinary Center in Swedesboro, N.J.

Dog’s 3D surgery a source of comfort

Lorraine Young hugs her dog, Andy, on a visit Aug. 12 to the vet after the dog received emergency spine surgery in July and is now almost fully recovered at St. Francis Veterinary Center in Swedesboro, N.J.

August 30, 2019, 6:00am Life

It’s hard to keep a good dog down, and Andy, a dachshund with Yoda ears and boundless energy, was as good as they get. Read story

Niko went missing July 26 in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. On Sunday, two park visitors spotted Niko, grabbed him and brought him home.

Niko the dog survives 31 days lost in Gifford Pinchot

Niko went missing July 26 in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. On Sunday, two park visitors spotted Niko, grabbed him and brought him home.

August 28, 2019, 9:12pm Clark County News

It had been a month since Niko, David Alt’s shiba inu, was struck by a car and ran off into the wilderness of Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Read story

Donna Mowery, from Catawissa, Mo., holds an immature big brown bat July 23 at her home, where she is raising three young bats that she rescued. J.B. Forbes/St.

Missouri woman batty about rescuing, rehabilitating planet’s only flying mammal

Donna Mowery, from Catawissa, Mo., holds an immature big brown bat July 23 at her home, where she is raising three young bats that she rescued. J.B. Forbes/St.

August 23, 2019, 6:00am Life

Donna Mowery really ought to have her own bat signal. Read story

In this July 25, 2019, photo, a fire crew walks past a sign at a proposed site for a wildlife crossing in Agoura Hills, Calif. Hoping to fend off the extinction of mountain lions and other species that require room to roam, transportation officials and conservationists will build a mostly privately funded wildlife crossing over a freeway. It will give big cats, coyotes, deer, lizards, snakes and other creatures a safe route to open space and better access to food and potential mates.

California freeway crossing to give wildlife room to roam

In this July 25, 2019, photo, a fire crew walks past a sign at a proposed site for a wildlife crossing in Agoura Hills, Calif. Hoping to fend off the extinction of mountain lions and other species that require room to roam, transportation officials and conservationists will build a mostly privately funded wildlife crossing over a freeway. It will give big cats, coyotes, deer, lizards, snakes and other creatures a safe route to open space and better access to food and potential mates.

August 20, 2019, 7:03am Nation & World

Like many urban singles, the mountain lion P-22 lives a solitary life in a too-small habitat. And he has a hard time finding a mate in the big city. Read story

All members of wolf pack killed in Washington

August 19, 2019, 11:35am Latest News

All members of a wolf pack that had been preying in cattle in Washington state have been killed. Read story

Martine Colette, founder and director of the Wildlife Waystation, at the organization’s facility in the Angeles National Forest in December 2011.

Wildlife Waystation in California closing for good

Martine Colette, founder and director of the Wildlife Waystation, at the organization’s facility in the Angeles National Forest in December 2011.

August 16, 2019, 6:00am Life

California state officials on Tuesday said the long-struggling Wildlife Waystation in the Angeles National Forest is shutting down for good, and the center is collaborating with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to relocate more than 470 exotic animals including lions, tigers, alligators, wolves, owls and 42 chimpanzees. Read story

Dogs’ owner warns of deadly toxic algae

August 16, 2019, 6:00am Life

It took 15 minutes for the play date to turn deadly. Read story

This July 18, 2019 photo shows Fiona, a Bernese mountain dog at a funeral home in New York. Fiona passed the test to become the club’s 1 millionth “canine good citizen.” Owner Nora Pavone says that Fiona spends her days comforting people at the Pavone family’s Brooklyn funeral home, and she’s been “blown away” by the response to the empathetic animal.

NYC funeral home dog is 1 millionth ‘canine good citizen’

This July 18, 2019 photo shows Fiona, a Bernese mountain dog at a funeral home in New York. Fiona passed the test to become the club’s 1 millionth “canine good citizen.” Owner Nora Pavone says that Fiona spends her days comforting people at the Pavone family’s Brooklyn funeral home, and she’s been “blown away” by the response to the empathetic animal.

August 14, 2019, 2:45pm Nation & World

Who’s a good dog? The American Kennel Club says there are now a million of them. Read story

A monarch butterfly perches on milkweed at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Md., Friday, May 31, 2019. Farming and other human development have eradicated state-size swaths of its native milkweed habitat, cutting the butterfly’s numbers by 90% over the last two decades. It is now under considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act.

Monarch symbol of species in crisis as U.S. protections shrink

A monarch butterfly perches on milkweed at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Laurel, Md., Friday, May 31, 2019. Farming and other human development have eradicated state-size swaths of its native milkweed habitat, cutting the butterfly’s numbers by 90% over the last two decades. It is now under considered for listing under the Endangered Species Act.

August 14, 2019, 6:00am Northwest

Hand-raising monarch butterflies in the midst of a global extinction crisis, Laura Moore and her neighbors gather round in her suburban Maryland yard to launch a butterfly newly emerged from its chrysalis. Eager to play his part, 3-year-old Thomas Powell flaps his arms and exclaims, "I'm flying! I'm flying!" Read story

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2016 file photo, a bald eagle takes flight at the Museum of the Shenandaoh Valley in Winchester, Va. While once-endangered bald eagles are booming again in the Chesapeake Bay, the overall trajectory of endangered species and the federal act that protects them isn’t so clearcut.

Trump overhauls landmark endangered species protections

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2016 file photo, a bald eagle takes flight at the Museum of the Shenandaoh Valley in Winchester, Va. While once-endangered bald eagles are booming again in the Chesapeake Bay, the overall trajectory of endangered species and the federal act that protects them isn’t so clearcut.

August 12, 2019, 9:40am Pets & Wildlife

The Trump administration is finalizing major changes Monday to the way it enforces the landmark Endangered Species Act, a move it says will reduce regulatory burden but critics charge will drive more creatures to extinction. Read story