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US wildlife agency rejects protections for rare fish species

July 22

US wildlife agency rejects protections for rare fish species

AP PHOTOS: Indonesia shelter sees surge in abandoned dogs

July 21

AP PHOTOS: Indonesia shelter sees surge in abandoned dogs

Going in the water again: ‘Jaws’ boat clone supports sharks

July 21

Going in the water again: ‘Jaws’ boat clone supports sharks

Safari at sunset: Live virtual visit with elephants in South Africa

July 21

Safari at sunset: Live virtual visit with elephants in South Africa

First COVID-19, now mosquitoes: Bracing for bug-borne ills

July 20

First COVID-19, now mosquitoes: Bracing for bug-borne ills

‘It’s loaded with fish’: With monuments on the horizon, local anglers love fishing the Potomac

July 20

‘It’s loaded with fish’: With monuments on the horizon, local anglers love fishing the Potomac

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Italian coast guard works to free sperm whale from fish net

July 19

Italian coast guard works to free sperm whale from fish net

Chipmunks, fattened up on acorns, are driving people nuts

July 19

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Storyteller entertains kids in Mexico City apartment complex

July 19

Storyteller entertains kids in Mexico City apartment complex

Kansas dog makes 50-mile trek to her old home in Missouri

July 18

Kansas dog makes 50-mile trek to her old home in Missouri

Pakistani court approves moving zoo’s elephant to Cambodia

July 18

Pakistani court approves moving zoo’s elephant to Cambodia

Woman seriously injured in New Mexico bear attack

July 18

Woman seriously injured in New Mexico bear attack

Ecuadorian hummingbirds chirp ultrasonic songs of seduction

July 17

Ecuadorian hummingbirds chirp ultrasonic songs of seduction

Police capture kangaroo hopping through Fort Lauderdale

July 16

Police capture kangaroo hopping through Fort Lauderdale

Agency throws curveball in largest U.S. dam demolition plan

July 16

Agency throws curveball in largest U.S. dam demolition plan

Herd the news? National Zoo welcomes 2 new bison

July 16

Herd the news? National Zoo welcomes 2 new bison

Squirrel in Colorado tests positive for the bubonic plague

July 16

Squirrel in Colorado tests positive for the bubonic plague

Mock funeral for dog held in South Korea on ‘dog meat day’

July 16

Mock funeral for dog held in South Korea on ‘dog meat day’

Groups petition for southeast Alaska wolf protections

July 15

Groups petition for southeast Alaska wolf protections

Lawsuit threatened over about-face on grizzly reintroduction

July 15

Lawsuit threatened over about-face on grizzly reintroduction

July 15

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Domestic violence case dismissed against ex-Jaguars LB Brown

July 15

Domestic violence case dismissed against ex-Jaguars LB Brown

‘Red Wolves’ is preferred new football name among some wildlife advocates

July 15

‘Red Wolves’ is preferred new football name among some wildlife advocates

Ex-employee says Amber Heard ‘twisted’ sexual assault story

July 15

Ex-employee says Amber Heard ‘twisted’ sexual assault story

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