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Animals

Published
March 22, 2023

Eight dolphins dead after stranding in New Jersey

The dolphins have been taken to the New Jersey State Lab for necropsies to try to help biologists understand why the mammals stranded on a beach.
Published
March 1, 2023

Hunter who killed family’s dogs says he thought they were coyotes

A New York man is being criminally charged after killing two German shepherds with a crossbow and then skinning them.
Published
February 28, 2023

Three bison escape pen, lead police and others on a chase in Fort Fairfield

At least 2 of the animals were captured and returned to captivity by Tuesday night.
Published
February 18, 2023

A rare bird and bumblebee fight for survival in Maine

The state wants to add the Saltmarsh sparrow and Ashton's cuckoo to its endangered list, and designate four other birds, a bat and a beetle as threatened.
Published
February 18, 2023

Flaco the escaped zoo owl can remain in the wild of NYC

Central Park Zoo officials say they are dropping efforts to capture Flaco, a majestic Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped captivity two weeks ago.

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Published
February 15, 2023

Roses are red, cockroaches go crunch: Waterville pet store ‘turns your ex into lunch’

Fish Tails Pet Emporium is cashing in on a nationwide trend: For a small fee on the week around Valentine's Day, customers can name a cockroach after an ex-partner and feed it to the store's 30-inch Savannah monitor lizard, Brutus.
Published
February 8, 2023

Despite concerns as temperatures plummeted last weekend, officials say Norridgewock dogs are fine

Town officials have expressed concern for more than 40 dogs kept outside a Depot Street house, most of them living outside, but the officials say the animals appear to be in good health and had "legally adequate" shelter when temperatures plummeted to about minus 20 degrees.
Published
February 1, 2023

Mexico zoo director killed, cooked 4 pygmy goats for party

Officials said that some of the animals in the zoo’s collection had allegedly been sold off, traded or eaten under the former director's orders.
Published
January 12, 2023

Florida manatee deaths drop but starvation still a concern

The long-term key to manatee survival is the restoration of beds of seagrass on which they depend, officials say.
Published
December 22, 2022

Canadian polar bears near ‘bear capital’ dying at fast rate

Researchers found the number of polar bears in Canada’s Western Hudson Bay has fallen by nearly 50%, since the 1980s. The ice essential to their survival is disappearing.