2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1023+ words) By the late 1970s, the nation's only native storks had plummeted from an estimated 20, 000 nesting pairs to about 5, 000 nesting pairs. They were placed on the endangered species list by 1984. Now, after 40 years of conservation and protection efforts, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (495+ words) Two orphaned black bear cubs from Monrovia have been admitted to San Diego Humane Society's Ramona Wildlife Center for long-term rehabilitation. The cubs' mother was euthanized by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) after DNA evidence linked her…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (547+ words) Nearly 500 ducks are looking for a new place to waddle after the owner of a troubled Southern California rescue sanctuary surrendered the birds following allegations of overcrowding and improper care " with local animal activists squawking that the situation is more…...

5+ hour, 18+ min ago  (626+ words) The population of sage grouse in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is dwindling partly due to plane strikes. Conservationists are trying to move a lekking site (breeding site) from the airport to a safer location. To help persuade the birds to move,…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (398+ words) If you've ever had a pet who's a little on the needy side, same. I'm not talking about cats who politely ask for pets a few times a day or laid-back pups who understand they'll get attention if they just…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (359+ words) POCATELLO " Seventy goats are earning their keep in Pocatello this week as part of an innovative project using the grazing animals to control weeds and improve wildlife habitat " no chemicals required. In a collaboration between Idaho Goat Grazers and the…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago  (331+ words) A longtime executive in animal welfare services was named by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday to oversee the city's animal shelters, which have been criticized for overcrowding and inhumane treatment of animals. Gabrielle Amster was director of the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (427+ words) Owners of large dogs know an uncomfortable truth long before it arrives. A Great Dane might give them eight good years, maybe a bit more, while a chihuahua could still be trotting along two decades later. That gap shapes the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (640+ words) A bird known for its funny walk and dazzling sky show during mating, the woodcock, is also known for something else: its propensity to be injured or killed by striking windows during its annual spring and fall migrations. In multiple…...

21+ hour, 59+ min ago  (299+ words) There is nothing more wholesome than knowing that your rescue pup now feels at home and loved by their new members. Even this video is about one such rescue dog who found love for the first time and couldn't stop…...