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A wolf stands inside its enclosure at the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center in Divide, Colo., March 28.

Colorado finalizes gray wolf plan

May 12, 2023, 6:02am Pets & Wildlife

Colorado’s plan to capture and release dozens of wolves into the Western Slope’s wilderness is now finalized, though the timeline might suffer thanks to a bill proposed by the region’s lawmakers. Read story

River, a rhesus macaques who was previously used in medical research, sits in an outdoor enclosure at Primates Inc., in Westfield, Wis., on May 13, 2019.

Research monkey shortage affects U.S.

May 12, 2023, 6:02am Pets & Wildlife

There’s a shortage of monkeys available for medical research and the U.S. should expand its breeding programs rather than rely on international suppliers to solve it, a scientific advisory panel said Thursday. Read story

FILE - River, a German shepherd, competes for best in show at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Wednesday, June 22, 2022, in Tarrytown, N.Y. To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look as simple as getting a dog, grooming it and leading it around a ring. But there's a lot more to getting to and exhibiting in the United States' most prestigious canine event.

Dog Show 101: What’s what at the Westminster Kennel Club

May 5, 2023, 10:06am Life

To the casual viewer, competing at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show might look pretty simple: Get a dog. Groom it. Pose it. Lead it around a ring. Read story

Ya Ya, a giant panda, eats bamboo April 8 at the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, Tenn. On April 26, Ya Ya began her trip back to China from the Memphis Zoo, where she has spent the past 20 years as part of a loan agreement.

After 20 years, giant panda Ya Ya heads back to China

May 5, 2023, 6:32am Pets & Wildlife

Ya Ya the giant panda has begun her trip to China from the Memphis Zoo, where she has spent the past 20 years as part of a loan agreement. Read story

Women wearing face masks walk with their dogs March 31, 2021, at the Areopagus hill, in front of the ancient Acropolis hill, as a rainbow is seen in the Athenian sky.

Pets OK’d to enter some Greek archaeological sites

May 5, 2023, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife

Pets will soon be allowed into more than 120 archaeological sites across Greece, the country’s Culture Ministry announced last week, although not in the Acropolis or some of the other top tourist draws. Read story

An 8-month-old toy poodle named Bondi sits next to his "best friend" Colleen Briggs at home before a walk to the park April 6 in New York.

Pot poisoning of dogs is on the rise

May 5, 2023, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife

Bondi, an 8-month-old toy poodle, had just returned from a walk when he began stumbling. His head wobbled and soon he could barely stand, so his owner, Colleen Briggs, rushed him to the vet. The good doctor quickly made a diagnosis: Bondi was stoned. Read story

Restoring northwestern pond turtle populations will take time.

Aiming to save turtles in Columbia River Gorge

May 2, 2023, 6:03am Latest News

It’s February in the Columbia River Gorge. Cold and windy, with a hint of snow in the air. Read story

In this photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, a feral cat looks towards a nene in a Big Island shopping center parking lot, in Waikoloa, Hawaii, on Monday, April 17, 2023. State authorities have cited two women for allegedly harming nene, an endangered species of geese native to Hawaii, by feeding feral cats in the lot.

States could move to ban declawing of cats

May 1, 2023, 6:05am Life

Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have filed legislation this year to outlaw the declawing of cats, which many animal advocates and some veterinarians say is a cruel deforming of felines’ bodies and impedes their natural instincts to climb and scratch. Read story

Pickles, a new baby goat at the Wildlife Safari, drinks from a bottle on Tuesday at the Safari Villiage in Winston, Ore.

Oregon’s Wildlife Safari park welcomes goats

April 30, 2023, 6:05am Life

Wildlife Safari has welcomed a trio of baby goats to its animal park, named Roma, Dante and Pickles. Read story