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Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region's disease-depleted population
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (578+ words) ENTERTAINMENT ALERT: Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial May 15, 2026, 3: 06 PM Wyoming wildlife managers plan to reduce how many wolves can be hunted by 50% following a canine distemper outbreak that has cut the state's wolf numbers to the…...
US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal's head
20+ hour, 56+ min ago (493+ words) May 14, 2026, 7: 57 PM Igor Mykhaylovych Lytvynchuk, 38, made arrangements to surrender in the Seattle area on Wednesday as special agents with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were seeking to arrest him, Assistant U. S. Attorney Aislinn Affinito in Honolulu said. He is charged…...
Elk Refuge disease discovery calls for talk of reducing nation's largest herd
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1029+ words) May 13, 2026, 6: 44 PM The discovery of chronic wasting disease on the National Elk Refuge adds urgency to a 2021 plan to reexamine the size of the 11, 000-strong Jackson Elk Herd, the nation's largest migratory herd. The discovery also raises questions about the…...
Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives - WTOP News
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (27+ words) NEW YORK (AP) — An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago that…...
A rare sanctuary in Congo looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat - WTOP News
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (517+ words) LOLA YA BONOBO, Congo (AP) — Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small and sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so....
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city's first for more than a century
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (380+ words) May 13, 2026, 11: 30 AM Chicago Park District officials announced last week that bird-watchers observed nesting activity starting in February in Park 597 along the Calumet River on the city's Southeast Side. The first eaglet was spotted in the nest on April 28 and a…...
Disease outbreak cuts Wyoming, Yellowstone wolf numbers to lowest level since reintroduction era - WTOP News
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (317+ words) A flare up of a disease that’s especially lethal to wolf pups took a toll on Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park wolf numbers in 2025, reducing biologists’…...
Black Sabbath bass player, Debbie Gibson praise effort to find new homes for beagles
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (589+ words) May 12, 2026, 6: 01 PM The unlikely pair came together Tuesday not for a most unusual duet, but instead to praise ongoing efforts to find new homes for roughly 1, 500 beagles purchased from dog breeder and research facility Ridglan Farms outside of Madison. Forget…...
Meet Pottz, a 2-year-old kitty who's looking for a loving new home
3+ day, 49+ min ago (109+ words) Kelly Whittier, Humane Rescue Alliance May 12, 2026, 9: 25 AM This sweet, adorable brown tabby is in need of love and a good home. Pottz was left behind when his owner moved away, but a kind neighbor stepped in to care for him…...
Invasive plant threatens livelihoods in Colombia's largest coastal wetland
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (989+ words) LOCAL ALERT: Federal prosecutors charge Dali operator, employee in the Baltimore Key Bridge collapse May 12, 2026, 9: 11 AM From above, the plant forms dense, almost carpet-like mats that stretch across the surface. Up close, its long strands extend deep below the water,…...