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Pets & Wildlife

A bull elephant that once lived at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch briefly escaped its enclosure on Sunday, June 17, 2018, at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Jacksonville, Fla. The zoo said the elephant wandered through a gate that was accidentally left open and wound up in a courtyard.

Michael Jackson’s elephant escapes enclosure at Florida zoo

A bull elephant that once lived at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch briefly escaped its enclosure on Sunday, June 17, 2018, at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens in Jacksonville, Fla. The zoo said the elephant wandered through a gate that was accidentally left open and wound up in a courtyard.

June 18, 2018, 9:43am Life

An elephant that once lived at Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch briefly escaped its enclosure at a Florida zoo. Read story

Oregon dog that survived 2 gunshot wounds finds new home

June 18, 2018, 9:04am Latest News

A dog that was shot twice and left for dead in a rugged area of northeast Oregon has been given a new home. Read story

Walter, a golden eagle, sits on the glove of Curator for Wildlife Jon Nelson at the High Desert Museum in Bend.

Researchers aim to reduce eagle deaths

Walter, a golden eagle, sits on the glove of Curator for Wildlife Jon Nelson at the High Desert Museum in Bend.

June 17, 2018, 5:19pm Northwest

On a Monday afternoon, a captive audience watched a 14-year-old golden eagle named Walter fly from branch to branch outside the High Desert Museum, gobbling up bits of dead quail as he went. Read story

Firefighter David O’Keeffe helps rescue a Saint Bernard named Whiskey from a small roof above a door of a home in Spring Lake Park, Minn., on June 8.

180-pound Saint Bernard rescued after getting himself stuck on little roof

Firefighter David O’Keeffe helps rescue a Saint Bernard named Whiskey from a small roof above a door of a home in Spring Lake Park, Minn., on June 8.

June 15, 2018, 6:03am Life

“Roof! Roof!” He was practically begging to be rescued. Read story

Bonnie the duck is seen with her best friend, Copper, and other feathered residents of Hiller Park in Biloxi, Miss.

Bidding adeau to Bonnie the duck

Bonnie the duck is seen with her best friend, Copper, and other feathered residents of Hiller Park in Biloxi, Miss.

June 15, 2018, 6:02am Life

Bonnie “the goodtime duck” waddled her way into the hearts of William “Andy” Linville and his granddaughter, Hailey Hickerson, during their regular trips to Hiller Park in Biloxi. Read story

Tiki the toucan on the lam in Florida

June 15, 2018, 5:15am Pets & Wildlife

Tiki the toucan is a free bird after escaping the Flamingo Gardens wildlife sanctuary. Read story

Whale dolphin washes up on Oregon’s Manzanita Beach

June 14, 2018, 3:14pm Northwest

A right whale dolphin washed up on the Oregon coast last week. Read story

APNewsBreak: Agency considers dropping wolf protections

June 14, 2018, 9:39am Life

The federal government is considering another attempt to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states, reopening a lengthy battle over the predator species. Read story

A member of the Community Engagement team assists in the rehoming of Katrina Glover’s cats in New York in March. Animal welfare experts say there are many sad but good reasons why people have to relinquish pets. Today’s shelters try to offer advice, material aid and other kinds of help to keep pets and owners together. But they also can help determine when it’s time to find a pet a new home.

What to do when faced with rehoming a pet

A member of the Community Engagement team assists in the rehoming of Katrina Glover’s cats in New York in March. Animal welfare experts say there are many sad but good reasons why people have to relinquish pets. Today’s shelters try to offer advice, material aid and other kinds of help to keep pets and owners together. But they also can help determine when it’s time to find a pet a new home.

June 8, 2018, 5:51am Life

You may be sure you’d never give up a beloved pet. But sometimes life happens, like it happened to Katrina Glover. Read story

FILE- This May 2, 2008, file photo shows a cat at the Washington Animal Rescue League in Washington. With companies like BarkBox, PupBox and Meowbox, pets now can get their own monthly subscription boxes. But since your four-legged friend can’t place the order, you’ll have to make the decision.

Subscription boxes cater to pet preferences

FILE- This May 2, 2008, file photo shows a cat at the Washington Animal Rescue League in Washington. With companies like BarkBox, PupBox and Meowbox, pets now can get their own monthly subscription boxes. But since your four-legged friend can’t place the order, you’ll have to make the decision.

June 8, 2018, 5:50am Life

The doorbell rings. Your dog barks up a storm as the delivery person drops off a package. But unlike the other times your loyal companion watched as you received a delivery, this time the box is for her. Read story