Thirty years ago, seeing a bear wandering around a Louisiana pecan orchard would have been a rare sight. “In 1992, it was less that 400. Some think it was as few as a hundred or less,” explains John Hanks, head of the bear program for the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Department. The agency has relocated […]
Oregon State Police recently rescued an alligator that was being kept as a pet in Springfield. The police posted about the alligator on social media and said it had apparently been a family pet for about 13 years. Possession of an alligator is prohibited by state law except by permitted wildlife rehabilitation centers and USDA licensed educational or research […]
Just like any member of your family, you want your dog to live a long, happy, and healthy life. Selecting a breed that faces fewer medical issues and diseases can give you peace of mind while you care for your pooch—and save you trips to the vet. As Daily Paws reports, you can consider how long […]
The story of an abandoned dog left tethered to a tree by her previous owners ended better than anyone could have imagined. Despite how bleak her future felt when she realized her owners had moved and left her behind, the 10-year-old pit bull pup – now named Molly – is doing better than expected after a young couple who bought […]
Hundreds of thousands of fans tune in around this time every year to the nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) channel on YouTube. What’s the big attraction? Resident celebrity eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow, return to their nest, get busy in more ways than one, and incubate eggs that will hopefully turn into fluffy […]
Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell are already at the helm of a very famous family, but there’s a new star in the Hawn-Russell household: Their dog Roy. As CNN reports, Roy Hawn Russell is the buzziest nepo-dog on the block who, according to his owners Hawn and Russell, starred in an ad for Budweiser that aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl […]
On February 1, New Jersey Transit Police asked the public for help when the officials found a small, white dog on a New Jersey train with no owner in sight. The dog had apparently traveled from Mountain Station in South Orange to the Hoboken Terminal. South Orange is about 8 miles northwest of Newark. As the Miami […]
Researchers have discovered which dog breeds are more likely to get cancer, and the results disprove the notion that the largest dogs have a higher risk of the disease. As ABC News reports, it turns out that large — but not the largest — dog breeds generally have the highest cancer risk, according to the […]
A Salt Lake City zoo has welcomed the world’s deadliest cat, which apparently is also the cutest. As NBC‘s Today Show reports, on December 28, Utah’s Hogle Zoo announced the arrival of its newest resident: Gaia, an 8-month-old predatory feline belonging to a species known as the black-footed cat. Gaia is not yet fully grown […]
Buffalo Bills fans are rallying around kicker Tyler Bass days after his missed field-goal attempt would have tied the AFC divisional game against the Kansas City Chiefs over a week ago. As Yahoo Sports reports, Bass has worked with Ten Lives Club, a cat rescue and adoption group, in the past, and days after deactivating his social media […]