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Oregon wildlife officials kill bear after people fed him

June 17, 2019, 9:22am Northwest

Oregon wildlife officials have killed a young black bear that people have been feeding and taking photos with. Read story

The head of an Ice Age wolf, at the Mammoth Fauna Study Department at the Academy of Sciences of Yakutia, Russia, June 10, 2019. Experts believe the wolf roamed the earth about 40,000 years ago, but thanks to Siberia’s frozen permafrost its brain, fur, tissues and even its tongue have been perfectly preserved, as scientific investigations are underway after it was found in August 2018.

Perfectly preserved head of Ice Age wolf found in Siberia

The head of an Ice Age wolf, at the Mammoth Fauna Study Department at the Academy of Sciences of Yakutia, Russia, June 10, 2019. Experts believe the wolf roamed the earth about 40,000 years ago, but thanks to Siberia’s frozen permafrost its brain, fur, tissues and even its tongue have been perfectly preserved, as scientific investigations are underway after it was found in August 2018.

June 17, 2019, 9:21am Life

Russian scientists have found the furry head of an Ice Age wolf perfectly preserved in the Siberian permafrost. Read story

Lummi Tribe launches effort to save southern resident orcas

June 17, 2019, 9:20am Northwest

Members of the Lummi Tribe, along with activists and scientists, launched the Salish Sea Campaign this weekend to save the southern resident orcas and restore their home. Read story

In this Thursday, May 23, 2019, photo, an official of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources hugs Marium, a baby dugong separated from her mother, near Libong island, Trang province, southern Thailand.

Thai vets nurture lost baby dugong with milk and sea grass

In this Thursday, May 23, 2019, photo, an official of the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources hugs Marium, a baby dugong separated from her mother, near Libong island, Trang province, southern Thailand.

June 17, 2019, 9:19am Life

A baby dugong, a large ocean mammal, that has developed an attachment to humans after being separated from its mother and getting lost off southern Thailand is being nurtured by marine experts in hopes that it can one day fend for itself. Read story

Bagel, a.k.a., Sunglass Cat, was born without eyelids and wears bedazzled sunglasses to protect her eyes from dust and debris. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Toni L.

Sunglass Cat an Instagram star

Bagel, a.k.a., Sunglass Cat, was born without eyelids and wears bedazzled sunglasses to protect her eyes from dust and debris. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Toni L.

June 14, 2019, 10:20am Life

A southern Californian with white socks and crystal-encrusted sunglasses crawls onto a wooden chest at a hotel in downtown Washington, D.C., as a photographer snaps away. The model doesn’t fuss when the camera lens encroaches on her personal space or protest when her handler adjusts her body for a more… Read story

April the giraffe with her fifth calf, Azizi, March 16 at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, N.Y. April will start contraceptives and retire from the park’s breeding program.

April the giraffe retired from breeding program

April the giraffe with her fifth calf, Azizi, March 16 at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, N.Y. April will start contraceptives and retire from the park’s breeding program.

June 14, 2019, 6:21am Life

There will be no more babies for April, the giraffe that enthralled viewers worldwide with two livestreamed pregnancies and births. Read story

Elephants roam the plains of the Chobe district in the northern part of Botswana on Sept. 20, 2018.

In safe haven for elephants, ivory poaching on rise

Elephants roam the plains of the Chobe district in the northern part of Botswana on Sept. 20, 2018.

June 13, 2019, 8:03pm Life

Ivory poaching increased in Botswana during a time when the country was praised for protecting the world’s biggest African elephant population with some of the toughest measures to protect the animals. Read story

No, friend’s kitten isn’t part skunk

June 7, 2019, 6:02am Life

Dear Joan: Is it possible for skunks to mate with cats and produce offspring? Asking for a friend who thinks her black-and-white kitten is part skunk, because when she found him in her backyard, he smelled like a skunk. Read story

Halo goes through a training exercise at a K-9 training facility in Staten Island, N.Y., during the filming for “Superpower Dogs,” a new Imax movie that shows how dogs can save people and other animals.

Real superdogs come to the rescue

Halo goes through a training exercise at a K-9 training facility in Staten Island, N.Y., during the filming for “Superpower Dogs,” a new Imax movie that shows how dogs can save people and other animals.

June 7, 2019, 6:00am Entertainment

Rather than Wonder Woman and Black Panther, a new Imax 3D film stars a different type of superhero — dogs whose powers have helped save people and animals. Read story

Crikey! Kangaroo on the loose in south Mississippi

June 6, 2019, 10:19am Nation & World

It isn’t Australia but residents of a Mississippi town might be feeling like they’re down under. Read story