Nacho Cheese or Cool Ranch? Doritos Lure Rogue Pig Back Home
Deputies in California have used Doritos to lure a pig “the size of a mini horse” back home.
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Walk on the Wild Side: Dutch Jogger Runs Into Lion Cub
A jogger’s run through the Dutch countryside turned into a walk on the wild side when he discovered a lion cub in a field.
Read moreFeds Propose Threatened Status for Humboldt Marten
A furry relative to minks and otters and native to the West Coast may get federal protection as threatened under the Endangered Species Act due to lost habitat, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday.
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Veterinarian Sues Texas for the Right to Practice Online
Citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on abortion services and the First Amendment, a Texas veterinarian claims in court that a state law prohibiting him from giving pet owners advice on the internet is unconstitutional.
Read moreDrones Help Search for Escaped Kangaroo in Florida
A runaway kangaroo in South Florida has wildlife officers sending up a pair of drones to help search for a second day.
Read moreElephant Supporters Hurdle Zoo’s Motion to Dismiss
A Massachusetts zoo must face Endangered Species Act claims over its treatment of two Asian elephants in the collection, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Read moreJudge Voids Denial of Protected Status for Pacific Fisher
A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to reconsider its denial of Endangered Species Act protection for the weasel-like Pacific Fisher, finding it ignored evidence of persistent threats to the animal’s survival.
Read moreLA Scurries to Ban Most Fur Sales by 2020
Fur is out. Or that’s the plan the city of Los Angeles set in motion Tuesday as officials voted on a proposal to ban the sale and manufacture of fur products by 2020, including clothing and accessories.
Read moreThousands of Pacific Walruses Return to Herd Up on Alaska Coast
Thousands of Pacific walruses have again gathered on the northwest shore of Alaska as the Chukchi Sea approaches its annual sea ice minimum.
Read moreVolunteers Help Horses, Pigs and Goats Ride Out Hurricane
A network of animal lovers is helping owners find sanctuary for their horses, goats and pigs as they evacuate Eastern North Carolina ahead of Hurricane Florence.
Read moreGoats Airlifted Out of Park Into Other Washington Forests
Helicopters and trucks are relocating hundreds of mountain goats from Olympic National Park in an effort officials said will protect natural resources, reduce visitor safety issues and boost native goat populations elsewhere in Washington state.
Read moreNorth Carolina’s Wild Horses Expected to Survive Hurricane
By DENISE LAVOIE For many vacationers on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a trip there is not complete without at least
Read moreWildlife Group: Exotic Pets Trade Activity Rises on Facebook
A wildlife monitoring group says research it has conducted since 2016 has found a sharp increase in the number of people belonging to Facebook groups in Thailand where endangered animals are bought and sold.
Read moreA Benefit of Drought: Fewer Rattlesnake Bites
It’s a good bet the year after a rainy season someone is going to get bit by a rattlesnake in California, according to a study of 20 years of snakebite data released Thursday.
Read moreBotswana, Long an Elephant Refuge, Faces Poaching Threat
Botswana, long viewed as a rare refuge for African elephants, is coming under increasing threat from poachers.
Read moreNinth Circuit Declines to Revisit Feud Over Monkey Selfies
The Ninth Circuit will not rehear a case over the disputed ownership of monkey selfies, closing the book on a three-year legal saga that sought to establish new rights for animals to own works of arts.
Read morePolice Break Up Spanish Ring Selling Endangered Turtles
The European law enforcement agency says Spanish police have shut down what they believe to be Europe’s biggest illegal turtle farm, selling endangered species worth 10,000 euros ($11,500) each.
Read morePrairie Dogs
The Friends of Animals brought a federal complaint against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for authorizing the take of endangered Utah prairie dogs on nonfederal land.
Read moreTexas Files New Conservation Plan for Rare Lizard
Texas’ chief tax collector released an updated conservation plan this week that it hopes will help better protect the rare dunes sagebrush lizard that lives in the heart of the oil-rich Permian Basin in west Texas.
Read moreSpacewalkers Install Bird Trackers, Send Satellites Flying
Spacewalking cosmonauts set up an antenna for tracking birds on Earth and sent a series of tiny satellites flying from the International Space Station on Wednesday.
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