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250, 000 lost pets reunited: Lifesaving national nonprofit helps bring lost pets and their families back together
17+ hour, 35+ min ago (303+ words) (BPT) - For pet parents, realizing that their beloved dog or cat is missing is their worst fear. Unfortunately, it happens more often than many realize: In fact, a third of pets will go missing at some point in their lifetime....
Whale stranded on German coast swims off, gets stuck again
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (289+ words) Divers try to help the whale free itself on March 26, 2026 Efforts to rescue a humpback whale stranded for weeks on Germany's Baltic Sea coast were complicated Monday when the animal unexpectedly swam away but then appeared to have got stuck…...
Escaped wolf forces school closure in South Korea
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (250+ words) A wolf that escaped from a zoo walks on a road in Daejeon A wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea remained at large Thursday, authorities said, prompting a local school to close over safety concerns as the…...
5 Ways to Shrink Your Cat's Carbon Pawprint This Earth Day
2+ week, 5+ day ago (226+ words) 1. Rethink what's in the bowl. 2. Buy in bulk, buy less often. Every trip to the pet store " or every delivery to your door " has a transportation footprint. Consolidating purchases into larger, less frequent orders reduces both packaging waste and the…...
Virginia's bears are waking up hungry; secure garbage and birdseed!
3+ week, 1+ day ago (535+ words) Herndon police say a young, tagged black bear was seen in town on Monday, June 9, 2025. Wildlife officials say Virginia's black bears are emerging from their winter dens hungry " and our trash cans and bird feeders are easy targets for a…...
Freed whale gets stranded again off German coast
3+ week, 3+ day ago (277+ words) A humpback whale stranded on a sandbank off Germany's Baltic coast had freed itself -- before becoming stranded again A humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast has become stranded for a third time, experts said…...
Outlook worsens for whale stranded on German coast
4+ week, 1+ day ago (272+ words) The stranded whale was said to be weak, with its health deteriorating, according to conservationists The health of a humpback whale stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast is deteriorating, conservationists said Tuesday, as efforts to free the animal continued. The…...
New research reveals sharks have friends
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (677+ words) Natasha D. Marosi among bull sharks. (Mike Neumann via SWNS) Sharks have "friends" who they prefer to socialize with, reveals new research. The apex predators of the ocean are often viewed as solitary. But the study " conducted at the Shark Reef…...
Scavenging ravens memorize vast tracts of wolf hunting grounds: study
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (667+ words) Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Friday: Oil prices'held gains above $100 Friday and most equity mark" A new study suggests ravens use navigation and spatial memory techniques to scavenge with sophistication The partnership between ravens…...
Study finds crocodile-like predator preyed on man's ancestors
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (752+ words) Researchers led by the University of Iowa have described and named a new crocodile species that roamed a region in Africa more than 3 million years ago. (Tyler Stone, University of Iowa via SWNS) A "dominant" crocodile-like predator with a big…...