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Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free

Credit: Best Friends Animal Society via/Molly Wald

Owl found stuck in a concrete mixer is on the mend and flying free

Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

Indonesia’s first giant panda cub, Rio, is growing and healthy before his public debut

Indonesia’s first giant panda cub, Rio, is growing and healthy before his public debut

Animal welfare group finds systemic neglect at public dog shelters in Romania

Animal welfare group finds systemic neglect at public dog shelters in Romania

US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head

US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head

Postal Service releases special edition bald eagle stamps for America’s 250th

Postal Service releases special edition bald eagle stamps for America’s 250th

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US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head

US agents arrest tourist after video shows a rock hurled at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal’s head

Elk Refuge disease discovery calls for talk of reducing nation’s largest herd

Elk Refuge disease discovery calls for talk of reducing nation’s largest herd

It’s mosquito season and Capitol Hill residents are biting back

It’s mosquito season and Capitol Hill residents are biting back

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century

Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park may be the city’s first for more than a century

A rare sanctuary in Congo looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat

A rare sanctuary in Congo looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat

Preakness could soon move later, to 3 weeks after the Kentucky Derby. That might not be enough

Preakness could soon move later, to 3 weeks after the Kentucky Derby. That might not be enough

Black Sabbath bass player, Debbie Gibson praise effort to find new homes for beagles

Black Sabbath bass player, Debbie Gibson praise effort to find new homes for beagles

Disease outbreak cuts Wyoming, Yellowstone wolf numbers to lowest level since reintroduction era

Disease outbreak cuts Wyoming, Yellowstone wolf numbers to lowest level since reintroduction era

Meet Indy, an adventurous pup with a love for treats

Meet Indy, an adventurous pup with a love for treats

Meet Pottz, a 2-year-old kitty who’s looking for a loving new home

Meet Pottz, a 2-year-old kitty who’s looking for a loving new home

Invasive plant threatens livelihoods in Colombia’s largest coastal wetland

Invasive plant threatens livelihoods in Colombia’s largest coastal wetland

DC man looking for lost service cat who accompanies him during cancer treatments

DC man looking for lost service cat who accompanies him during cancer treatments

Washington Nationals team dog Natty to make major league debut Friday

Washington Nationals team dog Natty to make major league debut Friday

New Smithsonian exhibit traces bison’s rise, near extinction and comeback

New Smithsonian exhibit traces bison’s rise, near extinction and comeback

A faint meow in the rubble of a Mississippi tornado leads to a stunning rescue

A faint meow in the rubble of a Mississippi tornado leads to a stunning rescue

‘Ghost of the forest’ returns to Kenya as conservationists reintroduce rare antelope into the wild

‘Ghost of the forest’ returns to Kenya as conservationists reintroduce rare antelope into the wild

Deadly bear attack in Glacier National Park is the first in decades at the iconic park

Deadly bear attack in Glacier National Park is the first in decades at the iconic park

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