Pets & Wildlife

Zoo helps older elephants

April 18, 2025, 5:38am Life

At the Barcelona Zoo, a 40-year-old African elephant places her foot through the metal barrier where a zookeeper gently scrubs its sole — the beloved pachyderm gets her “pedicure,” along… Read story

State recommends keeping pinto abalone on endangered species list

April 17, 2025, 7:41am Life Updated 1 day ago

The state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday that it recommends keeping the state’s only native abalone on its endangered species list. Read story

‘Cool aunt’ gorilla Roxie dies at 48 at Colorado zoo

April 18, 2025, 5:38am Life

A gorilla known for her tickle fights was euthanized due to age-related health decline, a Colorado zoo said. Read story

A female African elephant named Pupy stands in her enclosure at the Ecoparque in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 25, 2025, as she is trained for her relocation to a sanctuary in Brazil.

Pupy the elephant heads to Brazilian sanctuary after 30 years in Argentine zoo

April 16, 2025, 11:21am Life

An unusual convoy neared Argentina’s lush border with Brazil on Tuesday, after snaking through traffic-snarled roads for hours. Inside the specialized iron crate strapped to a truck and flanked by vans full of caretakers and veterinarians was Pupy, a female African elephant. Read story

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Western blacklegged ticks are on the rise in Washington and can carry Lyme disease. The Washington Trails Association and the Washington State Department of Health have teamed up to track ticks via hiker trail reports.

Tick habitat is spreading in Washington; stay safe when venturing outdoors

April 15, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Health Updated 11 hours ago

Got ticks? We sure hope not. Read story

A volunteer holds an olive ridley turtle hatchling March 29 on Elliot’s Beach in Chennai, India.

Volunteers in India work to aid endangered turtles

April 15, 2025, 6:03am Life

For nearly four decades, residents in southern India’s coastal city of Chennai have patrolled moonlit beaches at night trying to protect sea turtles and their hatchlings that for millennia have nested along these shores. Read story

Mountain lion cub hit by car is improving

A recovering mountain lion hit in Orange County in January and treated at a facility in San Diego County soon will be released back into the wild.

April 14, 2025, 6:03am Life

A mountain lion cub left with a skull fracture and severe head and eye trauma after being struck by a car in Orange County earlier this year has made a sharp recovery and could soon return to the wild, the San Diego Humane Society announced on April 5. Read story

‘Animals are important to us’: Clark County approves 3-year contract with Humane Society amid rising costs for care

Animal control officer Zach Sandoval says goodbye to a German shepherd surrendered by its owner, after dropping off the animal at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on Dec. 17, 2024. Clark County’s animal control costs are going up now that the county council has approved a new three-year contract with the Humane Society for Southwest Washington.

Clark County’s animal control costs are going up now that the county council has approved a new three-year contract with the Humane Society for Southwest Washington. The council unanimously approved the new contract Tuesday. Read story