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Report: A bird of prey is struggling to reproduce in the Chesapeake Bay

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Report: A bird of prey is struggling to reproduce in the Chesapeake Bay

Why an Alaska island is using peanut butter and black lights to find a rat that might not exist

Why an Alaska island is using peanut butter and black lights to find a rat that might not exist

Hold onto your fancy hat: Upcoming Gold Cup in Va. moved for safety concerns

Hold onto your fancy hat: Upcoming Gold Cup in Va. moved for safety concerns

Red-backed salamander gets support from students to become DC’s official amphibian

Red-backed salamander gets support from students to become DC’s official amphibian

Claws and Effect: Everyone thinks there’s only one right way to eat a crab. What if they’re wrong?

Claws and Effect: Everyone thinks there’s only one right way to eat a crab. What if they’re wrong?

Who shot Louisa? A DC family’s dog got out of the house and came back with a gunshot wound

Who shot Louisa? A DC family’s dog got out of the house and came back with a gunshot wound

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This Va. grooming business has ‘zero turn-away policy’ with aggressive dogs

This Va. grooming business has ‘zero turn-away policy’ with aggressive dogs

Claws and Effect: What’s driving Chesapeake Bay watermen away?

Claws and Effect: What’s driving Chesapeake Bay watermen away?

National Zoo panda program gets $10M donation from David Rubenstein

National Zoo panda program gets $10M donation from David Rubenstein

Claws and Effect: Who’s to blame for the blue crabs’ disappearance?

Claws and Effect: Who’s to blame for the blue crabs’ disappearance?

September 14

The Great Frederick Fair brings a lively midway and bustling barn to Maryland

Middleburg woman charged with animal cruelty after dead dogs found in ‘extreme’ living conditions

Middleburg woman charged with animal cruelty after dead dogs found in ‘extreme’ living conditions

From dog bites to shelters, DC’s Health Department and Humane Rescue Alliance prepare for changeover

From dog bites to shelters, DC’s Health Department and Humane Rescue Alliance prepare for changeover

Border collie on the National Mall

September 10

Did you know a small army of dogs is responsible for keeping the National Mall goose-free? Meet the border collies of Capital Goose Control

Maryland Zoo penguin ‘Mr. Greedy,’ father to hundreds of penguins across US, dead at 33

Maryland Zoo penguin ‘Mr. Greedy,’ father to hundreds of penguins across US, dead at 33

One Maryland man is using music to save the Chesapeake Bay

One Maryland man is using music to save the Chesapeake Bay

Former District Dogs employee indicted after allegedly kicking 5-month-old puppy to death

Former District Dogs employee indicted after allegedly kicking 5-month-old puppy to death

DC buildings are buzzing with urban bee hives — and that’s a good thing

DC buildings are buzzing with urban bee hives — and that’s a good thing

First female K-9 joins Prince William Co. police force

First female K-9 joins Prince William Co. police force

FAQ: Halloween events with boo-zy cocktails, trick-or-treating at National Zoo

FAQ: Halloween events with boo-zy cocktails, trick-or-treating at National Zoo

Choice Hotels is ‘buzzing’ about its new North Bethesda headquarters

Choice Hotels is ‘buzzing’ about its new North Bethesda headquarters

Investigation into Potomac Yard PetSmart facility finds concerning staff trends, but no criminal wrongdoing

Investigation into Potomac Yard PetSmart facility finds concerning staff trends, but no criminal wrongdoing

Avoiding the sting during peak bee season

Avoiding the sting during peak bee season

Dolce & Gabbana have launched a new perfume – but it’s not for humans

Dolce & Gabbana have launched a new perfume – but it’s not for humans

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