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Pets & Wildlife

Rhode Island becomes 1st state to ban elephant bullhooks

July 21, 2016, 11:33am Nation & World

Rhode Island has become the first state to ban the use of bullhooks to train elephants. Read story

Cora McGill, 9, reads the &quot;The Time of the Fireflies&quot; to Limon as part of the Ridgefield Community Library&#039;s Read to Dogs program.

Read to the Dogs helps build reading skills, confidence in kids

Cora McGill, 9, reads the &quot;The Time of the Fireflies&quot; to Limon as part of the Ridgefield Community Library&#039;s Read to Dogs program.

July 21, 2016, 6:05am Clark County Life

Sophia Goodwin was absolutely giddy Tuesday as her mother drove her to the Ridgefield Community Library. Read story

Settlement: Uber drivers must accept service animals

July 16, 2016, 6:00am Business

Uber drivers who refuse to take passengers with service animals may soon be dropped under policies the ride-hailing company is adopting as part of a lawsuit settlement with the National Federation of the Blind. Read story

Rare sea turtles pass 50-year recovery milestone in Ga.

July 15, 2016, 9:18pm Life

Rare loggerhead sea turtles reached a conservation milestone on the coast of Georgia in the midst of a strong nesting season on southern Atlantic beaches. Read story

The Columbus Zoo&#039;s middle-aged male alligator had a respiratory illness and died after being given CPR and other emergency treatment.

Columbus Zoo zookeepers give alligator hands-only CPR

The Columbus Zoo&#039;s middle-aged male alligator had a respiratory illness and died after being given CPR and other emergency treatment.

July 15, 2016, 6:03am Life

For several weeks, the adult male alligator at the Columbus Zoo had been treated by veterinarians for respiratory disease. So it was no enormous surprise to the reptile keepers when they checked on him July 9 and found him unconscious and not breathing. Read story

One study found that half of those deemed pit bulls don&#039;t have any pit bull DNA.

Pit bull label can doom adoption

One study found that half of those deemed pit bulls don&#039;t have any pit bull DNA.

July 15, 2016, 6:02am Life

Pit bulls are often known as Public Enemy No. 1 of American dogs. Read story

‘Pokemon Go’ players walk dogs as they hunt digital monsters

July 14, 2016, 10:42am Life

An animal shelter is asking “Pokemon Go” players to walk an adoptable dog as they wander the streets of an eastern Indiana city doing battle with digital monsters on their smartphones. Read story

Gray seals and their pups lie on the beach of Muskeget Island at Nantucket, Mass. NOAA scientists are using a pair of drones to photograph the country&#039;s biggest seal breeding colony on the island.

Scientists use drones to count seal colonies

Gray seals and their pups lie on the beach of Muskeget Island at Nantucket, Mass. NOAA scientists are using a pair of drones to photograph the country&#039;s biggest seal breeding colony on the island.

July 14, 2016, 6:06am Life

On a remote island off of Nantucket, scientists are using a tool most commonly associated with war and surveillance to get a look at fuzzy baby seals. Read story

Larry the Downing Street cat sits on the steps of 10 Downing Street in London, after Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron left to face prime minister&#039;s questions for the last time Wednesday.

Larry the Cat stays: 5 things to know about U.K. power shift

Larry the Downing Street cat sits on the steps of 10 Downing Street in London, after Britain&#039;s Prime Minister David Cameron left to face prime minister&#039;s questions for the last time Wednesday.

July 13, 2016, 11:51am Nation & World

Here are five things to know about Wednesday’s formal handover of power in Britain from David Cameron to Theresa May. Read story

Agency proposes protection changes for bald eagles, others

July 13, 2016, 10:26am Northwest

State wildlife managers are proposing to remove bald eagles and peregrine falcons from Washington’s endangered species list. Read story