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Federal grants will replace water tunnels beneath roads that are harmful to fish

Credit: AP/Ted S. Warren

Federal grants will replace water tunnels beneath roads that are harmful to fish

DC woman grapples with dog’s drowning death: ‘This could have all been prevented’

DC woman grapples with dog’s drowning death: ‘This could have all been prevented’

Alligators in Beltsville? Apartment residents warned to be careful while walking pets

Alligators in Beltsville? Apartment residents warned to be careful while walking pets

As people fled the fires, pets did too. Some emerged with marks of escape, but many remain lost

As people fled the fires, pets did too. Some emerged with marks of escape, but many remain lost

Rabbits and deer and voles, oh my! What’s eating your garden?

Rabbits and deer and voles, oh my! What’s eating your garden?

A $500 million deal to restore Gabon’s coast reignites climate finance debate

A $500 million deal to restore Gabon’s coast reignites climate finance debate

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Clarence Avant, ‘Black Godfather’ of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies

Clarence Avant, ‘Black Godfather’ of entertainment, and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies

Cats at Loudoun Co. shopping center may have caused rabies exposure, health dept. says

Cats at Loudoun Co. shopping center may have caused rabies exposure, health dept. says

Researchers have identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California

Researchers have identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California

Eat and pet your way through the Montgomery Co. Agricultural Fair as it returns for its 74th year

Eat and pet your way through the Montgomery Co. Agricultural Fair as it returns for its 74th year

40 cats rescued in Loudoun Co. pet hoarding investigation, shelter asks for donations

40 cats rescued in Loudoun Co. pet hoarding investigation, shelter asks for donations

Snake in a toilet: Slithering visitor to Arizona home camps out where homeowner least expects it

Snake in a toilet: Slithering visitor to Arizona home camps out where homeowner least expects it

Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge

Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge

DC vets discuss the purrfect way to keep cats happy at home while on vacation

DC vets discuss the purrfect way to keep cats happy at home while on vacation

US judge clears way for Nevada mustang roundup to continue despite deaths of 31 wild horses

US judge clears way for Nevada mustang roundup to continue despite deaths of 31 wild horses

US commits to releasing more endangered red wolves into the wild, settling lawsuit

US commits to releasing more endangered red wolves into the wild, settling lawsuit

Got rats? These cats are here to help

Got rats? These cats are here to help

Bark beetles are eating through Germany’s Harz forest. Climate change is making matters worse

Bark beetles are eating through Germany’s Harz forest. Climate change is making matters worse

Rescue organization Hope for Horses opens in Stafford

Rescue organization Hope for Horses opens in Stafford

Oregon extends crab fishing restrictions to protect whales from getting caught in trap ropes

Oregon extends crab fishing restrictions to protect whales from getting caught in trap ropes

Federal agency given deadline to explain why deadly Nevada wild horse roundup should continue

Federal agency given deadline to explain why deadly Nevada wild horse roundup should continue

Oregon crabbers and environmentalists are at odds as a commission votes on rules to protect whales

Oregon crabbers and environmentalists are at odds as a commission votes on rules to protect whales

‘Cuddling’ is just what the doctor ordered for a 200-pound walrus calf rescued this week in Alaska

‘Cuddling’ is just what the doctor ordered for a 200-pound walrus calf rescued this week in Alaska

A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat

A Greek zoo serves up frozen meals to animals to help them beat the heat

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