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A Black bear walks through a neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Ashville, N.C.

Bears make selves at home in Calif. city

A Black bear walks through a neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, in Ashville, N.C.

October 4, 2024, 5:14am Life

Owning a home in Southern California isn’t just a dream for humans. Apparently the bears want in on the market too. Read story

This October 2024 photo provided by Newhouse Wildlife Rescue shows Nibi, a 1-year-old beaver, at the Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford, Mass.

Nibi the ‘diva’ beaver to stay at rescue center, Massachusetts governor decides

This October 2024 photo provided by Newhouse Wildlife Rescue shows Nibi, a 1-year-old beaver, at the Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford, Mass.

October 3, 2024, 4:24pm Life

BOSTON -- The question of whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi can stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild was resolved Thursday when the Massachusetts governor stepped in to protect Nibi. Read story

A path winds through flower beds at the Port of Vancouver&rsquo;s Terminal 1. The port used bird-friendly building practices for its Terminal 1 reconstruction project.

Vancouver planning is for the birds: Codes will help reduce bird collisions with buildings

A path winds through flower beds at the Port of Vancouver&rsquo;s Terminal 1. The port used bird-friendly building practices for its Terminal 1 reconstruction project.

October 3, 2024, 6:10am Business

Mid-September to mid-October is one of the busiest times for birds migrating to warmer, southern climes. Sadly, many will never reach their destination. A study from the American Bird Conservancy released in August found that collisions with buildings resulted in the deaths of more than a billion birds in the… Read story

This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 32 Chunk at Katmai National Park in Alaska on Sept. 19, 2024. (E.
A beluga whale swims behind a boat through the Churchill River, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, near Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

Offering a dose of healing, curious beluga whales frolic in a warming Hudson Bay

A beluga whale swims behind a boat through the Churchill River, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, near Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

October 1, 2024, 8:42am Life

Playful large white beluga whales bring joy and healing to Hudson Bay. Their happy chirps leap out in an environment and economy threatened by the warming water melting sea ice, starving polar bears and changing the entire food chain. Read story

909 Jr. at Katmai National Park in Alaska on Sept.

The chunkiest of chunks face off in Alaska’s Fat Bear Week

909 Jr. at Katmai National Park in Alaska on Sept.

October 1, 2024, 6:44am Life

An Alaska national park’s yearly celebration of the beefy, brown and bristly is getting underway as some of the chunkiest bears on the planet fatten up for their long winter slumber. Read story

FILE - This undated handout photo provided by the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, shows a sheep nicknamed Montana Mountain King that was part of unlawful scheme to create large, hybrid species of wild sheep for sale to hunting preserves in Texas.

Montana man to be sentenced for cloning giant sheep to breed large sheep for captive trophy hunts

FILE - This undated handout photo provided by the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, shows a sheep nicknamed Montana Mountain King that was part of unlawful scheme to create large, hybrid species of wild sheep for sale to hunting preserves in Texas.

September 30, 2024, 8:38am Nation & World

An 81-year-old Montana man faces sentencing in federal court Monday in Great Falls for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S. to illegally create hybrid sheep for captive trophy hunting in Texas and Minnesota. Read story

A Petco store in Feasterville, Pa. Pet owners are projected to spend about $60.6 billion this year on food, toys, grooming and boarding, among other things — up from $58 billion in 2014.

Petco stops rabbit sales and encourages adoption after pressure from animal rights groups

A Petco store in Feasterville, Pa. Pet owners are projected to spend about $60.6 billion this year on food, toys, grooming and boarding, among other things — up from $58 billion in 2014.

September 30, 2024, 7:52am Business

Petco, the San Diego-based animal goods and services brand, announced this week it will shift from selling rabbits to putting them up for adoption. Read story

A Cape fur seal Nov. 22, 2020, on Seal Island near Cape Town, South Africa.

Scientists see 1st known outbreak of rabies in seals

A Cape fur seal Nov. 22, 2020, on Seal Island near Cape Town, South Africa.

September 27, 2024, 5:36am Life

Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals. Read story

FILE - A woman walks a dog across the street in Denver on Oct. 29, 2023.

Stay focused to prevent dog-walking injuries

FILE - A woman walks a dog across the street in Denver on Oct. 29, 2023.

September 20, 2024, 6:05am Health

There’s a lot of joy in having a dog, not the least of which is heading out for a brisk walk. And therein lies a peril some dog people should pay more attention to. Read story