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Pakistani caretaker Mohammad Jalal looks at elephant Kaavan at Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan. The plight of Kaavan, a mentally tormented bull elephant confined to a small pen in the Islamabad Zoo for nearly three decades, has galvanized a rare animal rights campaign in Pakistan, which has brought the issue to the floor of parliament.

Elephant’s plight sparks uproar in Pakistan

Pakistani caretaker Mohammad Jalal looks at elephant Kaavan at Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad, Pakistan. The plight of Kaavan, a mentally tormented bull elephant confined to a small pen in the Islamabad Zoo for nearly three decades, has galvanized a rare animal rights campaign in Pakistan, which has brought the issue to the floor of parliament.

July 4, 2016, 10:46am Life

The plight of Kaavan, a mentally tormented bull elephant confined to a small pen in the Islamabad Zoo for nearly three decades, has galvanized a rare animal rights campaign in Pakistan. Read story

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2011, file photo, a harbor seal pup rests on seaweed-covered rocks after coming in on the high tide in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle. As harbor seals are being born in the Pacific Northwest this time of year, marine mammal advocates are urging people not to touch or pick up pups that come up on beaches and shorelines to rest. At least five times this season, well-meaning people have illegally picked up seal pups in Oregon and Washington thinking they were abandoned or needed help, but that interference ultimately resulted in two deaths, said Michael Milstein, a spokesman with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Beachgoers told: Don’t touch seals

FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2011, file photo, a harbor seal pup rests on seaweed-covered rocks after coming in on the high tide in the West Seattle neighborhood of Seattle. As harbor seals are being born in the Pacific Northwest this time of year, marine mammal advocates are urging people not to touch or pick up pups that come up on beaches and shorelines to rest. At least five times this season, well-meaning people have illegally picked up seal pups in Oregon and Washington thinking they were abandoned or needed help, but that interference ultimately resulted in two deaths, said Michael Milstein, a spokesman with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

July 1, 2016, 6:05am Northwest

As harbor seals are being born in the Pacific Northwest, marine mammal advocates up and down the West Coast are urging people not to touch or pick up pups that come up on beaches and shorelines to rest. Read story

One of the first five baboon residents settles in at Peaceable Primate Sanctuary in Winamac, Ind.

5 baboons move into special sanctuary

One of the first five baboon residents settles in at Peaceable Primate Sanctuary in Winamac, Ind.

July 1, 2016, 6:01am Pets & Wildlife

Peaceable Primate Sanctuary welcomed its first five baboon residents this year after a more than decadelong quest to provide housing for primates that are no longer wanted or needed by research facilities, zoos and other places. Read story

New drug aims to help dogs on the 4th

July 1, 2016, 6:01am Pets & Wildlife

The morning of July 5, neighborhoods across the United States will be littered with the remains of the previous night’s patriotic revelries — grass flattened by picnic blankets, crushed plastic cups, spent firework shells smelling of sulfur. Read story

A woman walks her dog into local open space wildland at Chautauqua Park, in Boulder, Colo.

Learn tips to keep pets safe near wilderness areas

A woman walks her dog into local open space wildland at Chautauqua Park, in Boulder, Colo.

July 1, 2016, 6:01am Pets & Wildlife

Interior designer Heather Mourer and her family were considering a move from Denver when her young daughter saw a mountain lion across the street from the mid-century home in the suburbs they were considering. Read story

Officials hunt for bear that killed man

June 30, 2016, 4:45pm Nation & World

Wildlife officials set traps, installed wilderness cameras and scouted the woods by helicopter Thursday for the bear that attacked and killed a U.S. Forest Service employee as he rode a mountain bike along a trail outside Glacier National Park. Read story

Florida man seeks inspection after gator kills service dog

June 24, 2016, 10:00am Life

A southwest Florida man is asking officials to inspect a marina for code violations after he says an alligator killed his pit bull on a dimly lit dock. Read story

Court bites back, exonerates Michigan TV vet who saved dog

June 24, 2016, 9:57am Entertainment

DETROIT -- A Michigan veterinarian who saved a dog's life on a reality TV show has been cleared of misconduct. Read story

Cat rescued from Iraq war zone crawls out of Cowiche house fire alive

June 24, 2016, 9:16am Northwest

With Tuesday's blaze at a mobile home in Cowiche under control, firefighters searched for hidden hotspots as the owners salvaged what they could. Read story

Rescued black Labrador is the latest weapon against child porn

June 24, 2016, 5:51am Life

On a Tuesday morning in July 2015, a swarm of FBI investigators and state officials combed through a large white-brick house in suburban Indiana. Read story