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A livestock helicopter pilot rounds up wild horses from the Fox & Lake Herd Management Area from the range in Washoe County, Nev., near the town on Empire, Nev. Wild horse advocates say President Trump’s new budget proposal would undermine protection of an icon of the American West in place for nearly a half century and could send up sending thousands of free-roaming mustangs to slaughter houses in Canada and Mexico.

Trump budget would allow sale of wild horses for slaughter

A livestock helicopter pilot rounds up wild horses from the Fox & Lake Herd Management Area from the range in Washoe County, Nev., near the town on Empire, Nev. Wild horse advocates say President Trump’s new budget proposal would undermine protection of an icon of the American West in place for nearly a half century and could send up sending thousands of free-roaming mustangs to slaughter houses in Canada and Mexico.

May 25, 2017, 12:30pm Northwest

President Donald Trump’s budget proposal calls for saving $10 million next year by selling wild horses captured throughout the West without the current requirement that buyers guarantee the animals won’t be resold for slaughter. Read story

A can for Listermann Brewing Company’s Team Fiona beer, featuring an image of the Nile hippopotamus named Fiona born prematurely Jan. 24 at the zoo in Cincinnati. Zoo officials say the Cincinnati microbrewery’s New England-style India pale ale will be introduced June 10 with 25 percent of proceeds from sales at seven Cincinnati-area stores earmarked for the zoo’s #TeamFiona fundraising campaign.

Brewing company creates beer in honor of baby hippo Fiona

A can for Listermann Brewing Company’s Team Fiona beer, featuring an image of the Nile hippopotamus named Fiona born prematurely Jan. 24 at the zoo in Cincinnati. Zoo officials say the Cincinnati microbrewery’s New England-style India pale ale will be introduced June 10 with 25 percent of proceeds from sales at seven Cincinnati-area stores earmarked for the zoo’s #TeamFiona fundraising campaign.

May 25, 2017, 9:57am Life

The Cincinnati Zoo’s prematurely born hippo named Fiona is getting a new beer in her honor. Read story

More invasive green crabs found near Sequim

May 25, 2017, 9:50am Northwest

A team with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to catch more invasive European green crabs on the Dungeness Spit on the northern edge of the Olympic Peninsula. Read story

A message is seen painted on a rock wall overlooking Letchworth State Park in Castile, N.Y. A dog stuck about half-way down a 400-foot cliff in the park was rescued by a police officer who had to use ropes to reach the stranded canine.

Dog stuck on 400-foot cliff rescued by cop using ropes

A message is seen painted on a rock wall overlooking Letchworth State Park in Castile, N.Y. A dog stuck about half-way down a 400-foot cliff in the park was rescued by a police officer who had to use ropes to reach the stranded canine.

May 24, 2017, 9:30am Life

A dog stuck about half-way down a 400-foot cliff in a western New York gorge has been rescued by a police officer who had to use ropes to reach the stranded canine. Read story

Family of girl snatched by sea lion lambasted for ‘reckless behavior’

May 22, 2017, 9:14am Northwest

The terrifying video of a sea lion snatching a little girl off the edge of a dock and yanking her into murky British Columbia seawaters last week is buzzing across the internet and social media today - and drawing some critical insights. Read story

A wild obese macaque named Uncle Fat, who was rescued from a Bangkok suburb, sits in a rehabilitation center Friday in Bangkok, Thailand. The morbidly obese wild monkey, who gorged himself on junk food and soda from tourists, has been rescued and placed on a strict diet.

Thailand’s chunky monkey on diet after gorging on junk food

A wild obese macaque named Uncle Fat, who was rescued from a Bangkok suburb, sits in a rehabilitation center Friday in Bangkok, Thailand. The morbidly obese wild monkey, who gorged himself on junk food and soda from tourists, has been rescued and placed on a strict diet.

May 19, 2017, 9:51am Life

BANGKOK -- A morbidly obese wild monkey who gorged himself on junk food and soda left behind by tourists has been rescued and placed on a strict diet of lean protein, fruits and vegetables. Read story

A great white shark is autopsied May 3, 2017, on a beach in Gansbaai, South Africa. The formidable shark is just another meal to orca whales, which hunt in groups and can enjoy a diverse diet of seals, whales and a host of other marine species.

Orcas prey on great white sharks in South African waters

A great white shark is autopsied May 3, 2017, on a beach in Gansbaai, South Africa. The formidable shark is just another meal to orca whales, which hunt in groups and can enjoy a diverse diet of seals, whales and a host of other marine species.

May 19, 2017, 9:51am Life

JOHANNESBURG -- The great white shark is one of the ocean's most powerful predators, yet it is sometimes prey for orcas that killed several of the formidable creatures off South Africa's coast this month. Read story

Ann Edie, who has been blind since birth, walks with her miniature guide horse, Panda, on a street May 12, 2017, near her home in suburban Albany, N.Y. Retired teacher Edie and her husband drained more than $30,000 from their retirement nest egg to get Panda a life-saving operation after she suffered a serious intestinal blockage. Horse lovers who follow a blog about Panda’s training have also kicked in more than $11,000 to help defray costs.

My sick little pony: Blind woman nurses pal back to health

Ann Edie, who has been blind since birth, walks with her miniature guide horse, Panda, on a street May 12, 2017, near her home in suburban Albany, N.Y. Retired teacher Edie and her husband drained more than $30,000 from their retirement nest egg to get Panda a life-saving operation after she suffered a serious intestinal blockage. Horse lovers who follow a blog about Panda’s training have also kicked in more than $11,000 to help defray costs.

May 19, 2017, 9:40am Life

DELMAR, N.Y. -- As a blind woman, Ann Edie has relied on her hip-high miniature horse for 14 years to guide her through life's obstacles. The fuzzy black-and-white service pony, named Panda, has led Edie across busy streets and up and down stairways, fetched her house keys and even stood… Read story

Anana and her cub play at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio.

Three polar bear cubs get names

Anana and her cub play at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio.

May 19, 2017, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

Three polar bear cubs born to two different mothers at a central Ohio zoo last year now have names. Read story

In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, photo, cockleburs fill the mane of a wild or abandoned horse in Jackson, Ky. Curtis Bostic, an attorney from South Carolina, has leased 4,000 acres of land and is attempting to turning it into a horse sanctuary. (AP Photo/Timothy D.

Free-roaming horses disputed

In this Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, photo, cockleburs fill the mane of a wild or abandoned horse in Jackson, Ky. Curtis Bostic, an attorney from South Carolina, has leased 4,000 acres of land and is attempting to turning it into a horse sanctuary. (AP Photo/Timothy D.

May 18, 2017, 6:05am Life

Curtis Bostic is an attorney, a politician and — for a few weeks in 2016 — an accused horse thief. Read story