Animals

These artificial reefs off a New York City beach help sea creatures. They might also save lives

A coastal flooding prevention project in New York City could be a model for communities along America’s hurricane-battered coasts.

Maine asks hunters to avoid eating deer, turkey in some areas because of PFAS contamination

Brazil fines meatpacking companies, including giant JBS, for buying illegally raised cattle

California’s commercial Dungeness crab season delayed again to protect whales

Bavarian tradition honors St. Leonhard, patron saint of farmers, horses and livestock

Bat beauty contest let’s fans cast a vote for America’s cutest flying mammal

The Bureau of Land Management hosts its “Bat Beauty Contest” to raise awareness about the animal’s ecological importance. The agency is posting photos of bats from public land across the country on its social media platforms, which fans can vote for through Halloween.

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Should elephants have the same rights as people? Colorado’s top court must now decide

Cat-loving Montenegro town changing the way it cares for its stray felines

A critically endangered crocodile is clawing its way back in Cambodia, thanks to conservation work

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It’s almost Halloween. That means it’s time for a bat beauty contest

A special kind of beauty contest featuring bats kicked off in the lead-up to Halloween. The Bureau of Land Management hosts its “Bat Beauty Contest” to raise awareness about the animal’s ecological importance.

The vehicle collision death of a famous Wyoming grizzly bear was an accident, authorities say

Law enforcement officers in western Wyoming say the driver who struck and killed a famous grizzly bear south of Grand Teton National Park was not speeding and the bear’s death was an accident.

Is a new plan for delivering Delta water worse than Trump’s rules? Environmentalists say yes.

When the Trump administration presented a new plan exporting more water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta five years ago, state officials and environmentalists objected that the new rules would increase the chances that salmon, smelt and steelhead would go extinct.

More than 40 dogs killed in fire at rescue group’s kennels in New York

More than 40 dogs have been killed in a fire that swept through a rescue organization’s kennels in northern New York.

Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened

The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one.

Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon

Environmentalists accuse New York, New Jersey and Delaware in federal lawsuits of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed by commercial fishing operations even as the prehistoric fish is on the brink of disappearing.

A cub of famous Wyoming grizzly No. 399 has been unseen since his mom’s death but odds look good

The death of a famous grizzly bear on a highway in western Wyoming has made an orphan of its cub, leading many to wonder about his fate.

Can an elephant sue to leave a zoo? Colorado’s top court must now decide

Colorado’s highest court is considering whether five zoo elephants can challenge their confinement under a legal process mainly used by prisoners to dispute their detention.

Grand Teton grizzly bear No. 399 that delighted visitors for decades is killed by vehicle in Wyoming

A female grizzly bear that delighted visitors for decades in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park has been struck and killed by a vehicle.

As rhinoceros beetles spread, Hawaii board bolsters pest control powers

The Hawaii Board of Agriculture has approved rule changes to help control the spread of invasive species following about a 20-month delay.

How a nearly extinct crocodile species returned from the brink in Cambodia

The hatching of clutches of critically endangered Siamese crocodiles in Cambodia is an unlikely comeback, aided by an even unlikelier ally.

Plan for stricter lobster fishing rules delayed as species shows decline in babies

Fishing regulators are delaying a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the warming waters off New England.

Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River

Scientists say a giant fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years.

Right whale population grows 4% but extinction remains a threat

One of the rarest species of whale in the world has increased slightly in population, encouraging conservationists and leading to a new call to protect the giant animals.

Dogs dressed to the nines for annual New York City Halloween event

Costumed pups were dressed up in bow ties, wigs and shades at the annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York City.

What training puppies is teaching a group of monks about God, life and love

A group of Orthodox monks in upstate New York takes the Christian imperative to care for creation more literally than most religious communities.

Train hits and kills 2 wild elephants in Sri Lanka as 2 of its fuel-carrying tankers derail

Authorities in Sri Lanka say a train carrying thousands of gallons of fuel hit a herd of wild elephants in the country’s northeast, killing two of the giant mammals and injuring one other as two of its tankers got derailed.

Meet the rangers who protect one of Earth’s most remote and biologically diverse reefs

Helen Reef, a 40-square-mile atoll at the southern edge of Palau, is one of Earth’s most remote and biologically diverse reefs.

Polish zoo celebrates the birth of 4 Sumatran tigers, a critically endangered species

Their birth was a guarded secret at first due to fears they may not survive. But now a Polish zoo is celebrating the arrival of four Sumatran tigers cubs, weeks after they were born.

9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s zoo in 2 days had been infected with melioidosis, officials say

Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong’s oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials said on Friday.

Scientists show how sperm and egg come together like a key in a lock

Scientists have pinpointed how sperm and egg fuse together across the animal kingdom, from fish to people.

Woman, 3 teens suspected in shooting or killing of more than 100 deer in Wisconsin

A 36-year-old woman and three 16-year-old boys are suspected in the shooting or killing of more than 100 deer within a 200-square-mile area in eastern Wisconsin.

The pandas have landed! Here’s what you need to know

D.C.’s newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are settling into their new home at the National Zoo.

A worker at a Crimean wildlife park has been killed by lions

A worker at a wildlife park in Crimea has died after being attacked by lions. According to the Russian Investigative Committee’s office in the Russia-annexed peninsula, the death occurred when the worker went into a cage at the Taigan park to clean it.

A wild cat native to Africa and Asia is captured in a Chicago suburb

A wild cat native to Africa and parts of Asia has been captured after roaming around a Chicago suburb.

Pandas arrive at National Zoo, but won’t be ready for public debut until January

The National Zoo’s long dark panda drought has come to an end. Eleven months after the zoo sent its three wildly popular pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub Xiao Qi Ji — back to China, a new pair of bears arrived late Tuesday morning.

Kenya moves 50 elephants to a larger park, says it’s a sign poaching is low

Kenya is moving 50 elephants from a national reserve to a larger park after overpopulation overwhelmed the ecosystem, in what has been hailed as a conservation success.

Planned nuclear plant in a Kenyan top tourist hub and home to endangered species sparks protest

Dozens have rallied against a proposal to build Kenya’s first nuclear power plant in one of the country’s top coastal tourist hubs which also houses a forest on the tentative list of the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Trail cams near an Alaska neighborhood catch the magical and violent world of wildlife

Alaska is known for its abundant wildlife, but you don’t have to travel far from Anchorage to see it.

Witnesses can bear-ly believe the surprise visitor at Connecticut governor’s estate

Witnesses could bear-ly believe the surprise visitor that appeared at the Connecticut governor’s estate.