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Pets & Wildlife

Make sure dogs gets in on the staycation fun

September 1, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

Traveling on vacation can be very costly and stressful, especially if you plan on bringing your family pet. With plenty of dog-friendly fun in your area, you don’t need to stray far from home to enjoy a vacation with your dog included. Read story

Fiona makes her debut to the media May 31 in Hippo Cove at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, in Cincinnati. The zoo says its popular baby hippo will star in an internet video series called “The Fiona Show” starting this week.

Cincinnati Zoo’s star baby hippo to star in web series

Fiona makes her debut to the media May 31 in Hippo Cove at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, in Cincinnati. The zoo says its popular baby hippo will star in an internet video series called “The Fiona Show” starting this week.

September 1, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

The Cincinnati Zoo says its popular baby hippo will star in an internet video series called “The Fiona Show” which started this week. Read story

One dog in a load of 35 from Texas shelters looks out while being unloaded after being flown to make space for companion animals rescued in the Hurricane Harvey aftermath, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at Boeing Field in Seattle. The dogs arriving in Seattle were already in Texas shelters when Harvey hit and are being transferred to Seattle-area shelters so animals displaced from the flooding can be cared for in Texas until they can be reunited with their families there. The rescue transfer is a collaboration between Humane Society of the United States, Wings of Rescue, the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and other Seattle-area shelters.

Seattle group takes in dogs from Texas

One dog in a load of 35 from Texas shelters looks out while being unloaded after being flown to make space for companion animals rescued in the Hurricane Harvey aftermath, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at Boeing Field in Seattle. The dogs arriving in Seattle were already in Texas shelters when Harvey hit and are being transferred to Seattle-area shelters so animals displaced from the flooding can be cared for in Texas until they can be reunited with their families there. The rescue transfer is a collaboration between Humane Society of the United States, Wings of Rescue, the Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) and other Seattle-area shelters.

September 1, 2017, 5:11am Life

Nearly 40 dogs that were in Texas shelters before Hurricane Harvey have arrived in Seattle by plane. Read story

Cute, fit and popular: Angolan colobus monkey born at NY zoo

August 31, 2017, 9:26am Life

One of New York City’s latest residents is young, physically fit and wildly popular. Read story

Oregon court rules couple must surgically ‘debark’ dogs

August 31, 2017, 9:21am Northwest

An Oregon court has ruled a couple must have their dogs surgically “debarked” after causing their neighbors several years of disruption. Read story

FILE - This July 6, 2011 file photo shows a grizzly bear roaming near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Wildlife advocates and a Montana Indian tribe are asking a U.S. court to restore protections for grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park so that trophy hunting of the fearsome animals would not be allowed.

Groups sue to protect Yellowstone bears as hunts anticipated

FILE - This July 6, 2011 file photo shows a grizzly bear roaming near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Wildlife advocates and a Montana Indian tribe are asking a U.S. court to restore protections for grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park so that trophy hunting of the fearsome animals would not be allowed.

August 30, 2017, 10:31am Life

Wildlife advocates and a Montana Indian tribe have asked a U.S. court to restore protections for grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park so that trophy hunting of the fearsome animals would not be allowed. Read story

Maine woman, 2 goats unhurt after crash on interstate

August 30, 2017, 9:34am Life

Vermont State Police say a Maine woman and two goats that were riding in her car were unhurt when she crashed after falling asleep while traveling on an interstate in Guilford. Read story

Conservationists of Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program prepare a makeshift stretcher to carry a tranquilized male orangutan to be relocated from a swath of destructed forest located too close too a palm oil plantation at Tripa peat swamp in Aceh province, Indonesia. It’s been called the orangutan capital of the world, but the great apes in Indonesia’s Tripa peat forest on the island of Sumatra are under threat by palm oil plantations that have gobbled up thousands of acres of land to make room for trees that produce the most consumed vegetable oil on the planet.

AP PHOTOS: Palm oil kills orangutans in Indonesia peat swamp

Conservationists of Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program prepare a makeshift stretcher to carry a tranquilized male orangutan to be relocated from a swath of destructed forest located too close too a palm oil plantation at Tripa peat swamp in Aceh province, Indonesia. It’s been called the orangutan capital of the world, but the great apes in Indonesia’s Tripa peat forest on the island of Sumatra are under threat by palm oil plantations that have gobbled up thousands of acres of land to make room for trees that produce the most consumed vegetable oil on the planet.

August 28, 2017, 9:24am Life

The Tripa peat forest has been called the orangutan capital of the world, but its great apes are under threat by palm oil plantations gobbling up thousands of acres of native vegetation to instead grow the trees that produce the most consumed vegetable oil on the planet. Read story

A rare white moose is spotted in Gunnarskog, Varmland province, Sweden. There are around 100 white moose in Sweden.

Rare white moose finally captured on video

A rare white moose is spotted in Gunnarskog, Varmland province, Sweden. There are around 100 white moose in Sweden.

August 25, 2017, 5:20am Pets & Wildlife

Hans Nilsson has spent three years trying to spot an elusive white moose in Eda, Sweden. Last week he got lucky and crossed paths with the ghost-colored herbivore two days in a row. Read story

There is no data to support the idea that grain-free pet food is actually better for your furry friend.

Vets: Grain-free pet foods no healthier

There is no data to support the idea that grain-free pet food is actually better for your furry friend.

August 25, 2017, 5:20am Health

Losing weight is tough. It would be easier if a benevolent someone concerned about your health controlled exactly how much you ate and how often you exercised, right? That’s the situation for most dogs and cats in the United States, and yet the majority are overweight or obese. Read story