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The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation "Stray" doesn't just wind along rusted pipes, leap over sludge and decode clues in a seemingly abandoned city. The daring tabby helps real-world cats, too.

‘Stray’: How a virtual orange tabby is helping real-world cats

The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation "Stray" doesn't just wind along rusted pipes, leap over sludge and decode clues in a seemingly abandoned city. The daring tabby helps real-world cats, too.

December 9, 2022, 6:02am Life

The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation “Stray” doesn’t just wind along rusted pipes, leap over unidentified sludge and decode clues in a seemingly abandoned city. The daring orange tabby is helping real-world cats as well. Read story

Pug who went viral on TikTok for ‘no bones day’ dies at age 14

December 9, 2022, 5:17am Pets & Wildlife

Noodles, a senior pug who predicted on social media whether it would be a bones day or a no bones day, has died, according to his owner. Read story

Farm co-owner Shannon Joy, right, readies for a "carrot kiss" from 12-year-old therapy alpaca Jean-Pierre. Getting a kiss from the farm's alpacas and llamas is the highlight for many visitors.

Cute camelids for Christmas in Ridgefield

Farm co-owner Shannon Joy, right, readies for a "carrot kiss" from 12-year-old therapy alpaca Jean-Pierre. Getting a kiss from the farm's alpacas and llamas is the highlight for many visitors.

December 4, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

Mention therapy animals, and many people think of a happy-go-lucky golden retriever or fluffy cat happily lounging on a lap. For Shannon Joy and her mother, Lori Gregory, their tastes run a bit larger than the average lap. Read story

A turkey vulture tussles with a bald eagle for a remnant of food at the Hernando County Landfill on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022, in Brooksville, Florida. More than half of all Florida counties have confirmed or suspected cases of the extremely infectious bird flu strain this year. The epicenter of the outbreak initially emerged in Brevard County and along Florida's Atlantic Coast. (Douglas R.

Bird flu has killed thousands of Florida’s wild birds this year. Is it here to stay?

A turkey vulture tussles with a bald eagle for a remnant of food at the Hernando County Landfill on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2022, in Brooksville, Florida. More than half of all Florida counties have confirmed or suspected cases of the extremely infectious bird flu strain this year. The epicenter of the outbreak initially emerged in Brevard County and along Florida's Atlantic Coast. (Douglas R.

December 4, 2022, 6:00am Nation & World

It was the morning of Jan. 22 when the fears of Florida wildlife biologists became reality. Read story

Billy the elephant is ailing from 30 years at LA Zoo and should be moved, City Council panel says

December 2, 2022, 8:01am Life

Billy, an Asian elephant who has lived at the Los Angeles Zoo for more than three decades, is suffering from his time in captivity and should be moved to an elephant sanctuary, an L.A. City Council committee recommends. Read story

Physical activity is important to keeping a dog at a healthy weight.

AKC offers tips to keep dogs’ weight in check

Physical activity is important to keeping a dog at a healthy weight.

December 2, 2022, 6:13am Life

Recent surveys show that the No. 1 preventative health issue in American dogs today is obesity. Managing the weight of our dogs can be just as difficult as managing our own, often because owners don’t recognize or are unable to admit that their pets are overweight. Read story

FILE - In this aerial file photo provided by the National Park Service is the Junction Butte wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on March 21, 2019. A Montana judge has temporarily restricted wolf hunting and trapping near Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks and imposed statewide limits on killing the predators.

Montana judge restores state wolf hunting regulations

FILE - In this aerial file photo provided by the National Park Service is the Junction Butte wolf pack in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on March 21, 2019. A Montana judge has temporarily restricted wolf hunting and trapping near Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks and imposed statewide limits on killing the predators.

November 29, 2022, 4:34pm Life

A Montana judge on Tuesday lifted a temporary restraining order that limited wolf hunting and trapping, saying there is nothing to suggest rules now in place will make wolf populations unsustainable in the short term. Read story

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows a northern long-eared bat. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, the Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered, a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by a deadly fungus. This is the third species of bat recommended for the designation this year due to white-nose syndrome.

U.S. bat species devastated by fungus now listed as endangered

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows a northern long-eared bat. On Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, the Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered, a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by a deadly fungus. This is the third species of bat recommended for the designation this year due to white-nose syndrome.

November 29, 2022, 8:57am Nation & World

The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease. Read story

A harbor seal looks around in Casco Bay on July 30, 2020, off Portland, Maine.

Facial recognition can help conserve seals, scientists say

A harbor seal looks around in Casco Bay on July 30, 2020, off Portland, Maine.

November 29, 2022, 6:00am Life

Facial recognition technology is mostly associated with uses such as surveillance and the authentication of human faces, but scientists believe they’ve found a new use for it — saving seals. Read story

A desert tortoise on the move in the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area on Oct. 10, 2022, in California City, California.

California’s Mojave desert tortoises move toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard

A desert tortoise on the move in the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area on Oct. 10, 2022, in California City, California.

November 28, 2022, 6:05am Life

Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix of wild greens and flowers. Read story