January 3, 2025, 7:22am Latest News
A new law requiring all boaters to stay a minimum of 1,000 yards away from endangered southern resident orcas in Washington waters is now in effect. Read story
January 3, 2025, 5:59am Life
A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month, officials said — the third baby hippo born at the zoo within the past five years. Read story
January 3, 2025, 5:58am Life
Southern right whales can live to be more than 130 years old — which is decades longer than previously thought, according to new research. Read story
January 3, 2025, 5:57am Life
After a nearly weeklong search, Athena found her way home to her Florida family in time for Christmas Eve and even rang the doorbell. Read story
January 3, 2025, 5:56am Life
The past two mating seasons ended in heartbreak for Jackie and Shadow, Big Bear’s beloved bald eagle couple. Read story
January 2, 2025, 1:45pm Latest News
An endangered Pacific Northwest orca that made global headlines in 2018 for carrying her dead calf for over two weeks is doing so once again following the death of her new calf, in another sign of grief over lost offspring, researchers said. Read story
January 2, 2025, 9:28am Life
Say hello to the latest dog in the American Kennel Club’s lineup of recognized breeds. Or you might say “hej.” Read story
January 1, 2025, 9:51am Life
A new state law that takes effect Wednesday requires motorized and nonmotorized vessels to stay 1,000 yards away from southern resident orca whales. Read story
January 1, 2025, 9:49am Life
It doesn’t take long to spot a bald eagle along the Lake Coeur d’Alene shoreline in December, with hundreds of birds flocking to the area to feast during the annual kokanee salmon spawn. Read story
December 31, 2024, 7:27am Life
China cracked down on rumors that a Washington, D.C., zoo abused its pandas, as it seeks to steady ties with the United States weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to return to the White House. Read story
