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Giant fish thought to be extinct spotted in Mekong River

December 3, 2024, 6:04am Life

A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. Read story

Paul Koudounaris, author of “Faithful Unto Death: Pet Cemeteries, Animal Graves, and Eternal Devotion,” poses for a portrait next to a pet grave site at an unofficial pet graveyard on the side of the U.S. Highway 95 South in Boulder City, Nev., Sept. 23. People have buried pets at the site since the 1950s.

Book on pet cemeteries examines deep bonds

Paul Koudounaris, author of “Faithful Unto Death: Pet Cemeteries, Animal Graves, and Eternal Devotion,” poses for a portrait next to a pet grave site at an unofficial pet graveyard on the side of the U.S. Highway 95 South in Boulder City, Nev., Sept. 23. People have buried pets at the site since the 1950s.

November 30, 2024, 5:59am Entertainment

It’s the old chew toys that really get you. Read story

The future site of the Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s new low-income pet clinic is at the Holly Park Center in Hazel Dell. The clinic is expected to open next summer.

Humane Society for Southwest Washington will open low-cost vet clinic in Hazel Dell

The future site of the Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s new low-income pet clinic is at the Holly Park Center in Hazel Dell. The clinic is expected to open next summer.

November 29, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Life

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington will open a clinic for low-income pet owners next year. Read story

A pair of eagles that were followed by viewers worldwide on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam are shown in a nest in an undisclosed location in 2023.

New eagle camera goes live in Minnesota

A pair of eagles that were followed by viewers worldwide on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources EagleCam are shown in a nest in an undisclosed location in 2023.

November 29, 2024, 6:03am Life

Eagle lovers around the world who were crushed by the live-streamed collapse of a nest housing two birds and their chick got another viewing opportunity when a new eagle camera went live last week. Read story

A group advertising the first-ever dog-friendly cruise hopes to stage the event aboard Margaritaville at Sea’s Islander out of the Port of Tampa in November 2025.

First dog-friendly cruise scheduled for 2025

A group advertising the first-ever dog-friendly cruise hopes to stage the event aboard Margaritaville at Sea’s Islander out of the Port of Tampa in November 2025.

November 29, 2024, 5:56am Life

Ever wanted to bring your dog with you aboard a cruise ship? Do you have a business focused on dogs and their families? Read story

Retired research chimps to move to Louisiana sanctuary

November 29, 2024, 5:56am Life

The National Institutes of Health decided to relocate nearly two dozen retired research chimpanzees from a facility in New Mexico to a sanctuary in Louisiana, a move celebrated Friday by animal advocates who have been fighting for years to get the animals moved. Read story

FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest after being released near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005.

Canada lynx proposed for new habitat protections in U.S. southern Rockies

FILE - A Canada lynx heads into the Rio Grande National Forest after being released near Creede, Colo., April 19, 2005.

November 28, 2024, 10:53am Life

U.S. wildlife officials finalized a recovery plan for imperiled populations of Canada lynx on Wednesday and proposed new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for the forest-dwelling wildcats that are threatened by climate change. Read story

Tourists stand outside the Polar Bear Holding Facility, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

Tiny tourist community coexists with polar bears

Tourists stand outside the Polar Bear Holding Facility, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, in Churchill, Manitoba. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

November 28, 2024, 6:02am Life

Sgt. Ian Van Nest rolls slowly through the streets of Churchill, his truck outfitted with a rifle and a barred back seat to hold anyone he has to arrest. His eyes dart back and forth, then settle on a crowd of people standing outside a van. He scans the area… Read story

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Ma., wrangles his dogs to depart after a news conference about the failure of recent immigration legislation June 8, 2007, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Dog’s congressional life: Deco to Splash, Babydog to Dakota

U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Ma., wrangles his dogs to depart after a news conference about the failure of recent immigration legislation June 8, 2007, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

November 28, 2024, 6:02am Life

Sen.-elect Jim Justice knew that his canine companion, Babydog, would not be allowed on the Senate floor, but much of the rest of the Capitol building is dog-friendly — and has been for years. Read story

Veterinarian Stephanie Boisvert holds Whiskey, a Labrador-mix puppy, at the Pieper Memorial Veterinary Center, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Middletown, Conn. Whiskey survived a plane crash in the Catskill Mountains on Sunday.

Pilot killed in plane crash in remote woods of New York, but 2 dogs survive

Veterinarian Stephanie Boisvert holds Whiskey, a Labrador-mix puppy, at the Pieper Memorial Veterinary Center, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Middletown, Conn. Whiskey survived a plane crash in the Catskill Mountains on Sunday.

November 26, 2024, 1:20pm Life

A pilot and a rescue dog he was transporting to an animal shelter were killed when a small plane crashed in the snowy woods of the Catskill Mountains, though two other dogs were later found to have survived, authorities said. Read story