Southern California’s favorite bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow have not one, but TWO new eaglets! The moment the first eaglet hatched was captured on the Friends of Big Bear Valley (FBBV) live camera feed around 11:26 p.m. on Monday, according to the nonprofit’s Facebook post. Before that day, the couple had three eggs they were preparing to […]
Why choose the end of February to bring awareness to Polar Bears? The organization Polar Bears International (PBI) founded this day to coincide with the time period when polar bear moms and cubs are snug in their dens. Denning is the most vulnerable time in a polar bear’s life. And in a warming Arctic, where […]
When talking about a fine California wine, drinkers will discuss everything from the soil to the fruit to the winemaker’s deft hand. But here’s one little guy that often gets overlooked: The owl that protected those vines from rodent attacks. As Bay Nature magazine reports, research on the phenomenon is being conducted at Humboldt State University’s Department of […]
Monty the Giant Schnauzer is the new top dog. As People magazine reports, on Tuesday night, 5-year-old Monty won the highly-coveted Best in Show prize at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan. The 2025 show marked the event’s return to Madison Square Garden in New York City after a […]
Did you catch the big game on Sunday? We’re talking about the fluffiest, ruffiest game of the year, Puppy Bowl XXI of course! The Puppy Bowl, broadcast on Animal Planet, is the cutest show before the kickoff of Super Bowl 59, and this year’s match up between Team Fluff and Team Ruff lived up to the undeniable […]
Blue Ridge Beef is recalling 5,700 pounds of dog food due to salmonella contamination. The natural raw pet food brand is recalling certain lots of its 2-pound log Natural Mix after samples of the product were found to be contaminated. As Parade reports, the samples, which were collected on Jan. 8 by the North Carolina Department of […]
Earlier this month the Metro Richmond Zoo delighted animal lovers by launching “Poppy Cam,” a livestream of the Virginia zoo’s new viral pygmy hippo and her mother, Iris. According to a Zoo press release, the live stream gives fans an overhead view of Poppy’s indoor pool and will be available to watch every day from 9 to 5 […]
As a growing number of cats have gotten sick or died after consuming raw pet food or raw milk contaminated with the H5N1 virus, health officials have advised pet food companies to take extra precautions to protect against bird flu. In recent guidance, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggested that pet food manufacturers take precautions in […]
January 28 is National Plan for a Vacation Day, so what better time to talk about the best ways to plan for a stress-free, dog-friendly vacation? Amy Burket, founder of GoPetFriendly.com, knows how to help. As Daily Paws reports, it was mid-2008 when Amy and her husband Rod found themselves adopting a stray German shepherd. The […]
The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., introduced its two new giant pandas to the public on Friday. Bao Li and Qing Bao are 3 years old. They’re part of a conservation program and a historic partnership between the U.S. and China that goes back half a century. History of panda diplomacy As CBS News reports, in 1972, […]