Washington state again fails to live-track murder hornet
Washington state officials said Monday they were again unsuccessful at live-tracking a "murder" hornet while trying to find and destroy a nest of the giant insects.
Oakland Zoo takes in 2 more mountain lion cubs rescued from Zogg Fire
The two will meet another orphaned cub rescued from the same fire.
Santa Rosa man bit by shark while vacationing in Florida
A Santa Rosa man describes surviving a shark bite to his leg while vacationing in Florida.
'Tiger King' star 'Doc' Antle charged with animal cruelty
Attorney General Mark Herring said Friday that a months-long investigation found that Bhagavan “Doc” Antle and the owner of a roadside zoo in Virginia trafficked lion cubs between Virginia and South Carolina.
California mountain lion orphan nursed back to health
Taken to the organization's Project Wildlife center in Ramona, where over five weeks her weight has doubled to 22 pounds.
Tasmanian devils return to Australia for 1st time in 3,000 years, with help from Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky partnered with conservationists to help release the animals into their new homes.
New network established to treat wildlife injured by wildfires
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released a bear on Monday after treating the 370 pound animal for burns.
Grizzly bear fatally mauls hunter at largest US national park
The victim was in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve during a 10-day moose hunting trip on Sunday when the bear attacked, the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) announced Tuesday.
Nearly 500 pilot whales, including 380 that have died, stranded in Australia
Authorities had already been working to rescue survivors among an estimated 270 whales found Monday on a beach and two sand bars near the remote coastal town of Strahan on the southern island state of Tasmania.
Florida man survives alligator attack while walking dog, gets 65 stitches
A Florida man out walking his dog was attacked by an alligator and nearly dragged into a canal behind his home.
Two ducks that survived CZU fires available for adoption
PHS/SPCA announced on Friday that the pair of ducks, named Forest and Meadow, were available for adoption for $20.
Puppy rescued from charred remains of home in California as wildfires burn through West Coast
Rescuers found a puppy sheltering within the charred remains on a property impacted by the Berry Creek fires.
Honeybee venom destroyed breast cancer cells, study finds
Venom from honeybees rapidly destroyed triple-negative breast cancer, a type of cancer that has limited treatment options, and HER2-enriched breast cancer cells, according to a study published in the journal npj Precision Oncology.
'World's loneliest elephant' living in abysmal conditions gets new chance at better life
An animal welfare group says that Kaavan the elephant, who has become a cause celebre for animal activists around the world, will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and transferred to better conditions.
Study: Fewer wildlife deaths as traffic dips during pandemic
A study by the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis found traffic declined by about 75% after the emergency health regulation went into effect in March.
Elevated risk for West Nile virus in Brentwood after more dead birds, mosquitoes test positive
Five of six dead birds testing positive were picked up in Brentwood.
U.S. Coast Guard shoots shark to protect swimmers, video shows
A U.S. Coast Guard crew had a frightening encounter with a shark earlier this week as they were taking a refreshing dip in the Pacific.
Fate of California condors unknown after sanctuary burns
A blaze began last Wednesday in Los Padres National Forest northwest of Los Angeles. By Friday, it had destroyed the 80-acre sanctuary in Big Sur that since 1997 has been used to release captive-bred condors into the wild.
California wildfires and dwindling water supply threatening Tule elk
Four elk were found dead in the last week.