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Calif. rice farmers helping migratory birds
The rust-orange head of an American avocet darted back and forth watching for predators, its black-and-white feathered body plopped atop a nest of ...
Endangered Sumatran rhino gives birth in Indonesia
A highly endangered Sumatran rhinoceros gave birth to a calf Saturday in western Indonesia, a forestry official said. It is only the fifth known birth ...
Chimp champ Goodall crusades against deforestation
Even in the veritable tower of Babel that is the United Nations' largest-ever conference, it's safe to assume that Jane Goodall was the only one ...
Kenyan authorities to arrest lion killers
Maasai warriors who speared to death six lions in the outskirts of Nairobi will be arrested for killing wildlife, which is a crime in Kenya, an ...
Debate over fire retardant toxicity rages in West
Add another concern for the tanker plane pilots who barnstorm low over treacherous terrain, in vintage aircraft, to bomb fire retardant around raging ...
Lions speared: Kenya's human-animal conflicts grow
Crouching at dawn in the savannah's tall grass, the lions tore through the flesh of eight goats. Dogs barked, women screamed and men with the rank of ...
Uruguay mulls government marijuana sales
Peaceful Uruguay is planning a novel approach to fighting rising crime: having its government sell marijuana to take drug profits out of the hands of ...
Florida man flies, rescues, his 1,000th animal
On a recent June day, Jeff Bennett flew his four-seat plane from the mangrove-dotted Florida Keys, past some angry thunder clouds to the fertile hills ...
People, zoo animals flee Minnesota city flooding
Exhausted and depressed, Michelle Henry sat in a Red Cross shelter, filling out paperwork and worried about what she'll find when she is able to ...
Venue change sought in Auburn tree poison case
An Alabama fan accused of poisoning two landmark oak trees at rival Auburn should not have to stand trial near the Auburn campus, especially since the ...
Jury selection begins in Auburn tree poison trial
Nearly half of the prospective jurors in the trial of an Alabama fan accused of poisoning two trees at the famed Toomer's Corner next to Auburn ...
House approves waiver of border environmental laws
The Republican-controlled House on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow the Border Patrol to circumvent more than a dozen environmental laws on ...
The search is on for a mutt who will become Benji
Have you seen this dog? It's a mutt — mischievous, medium-sized, scruffy and street-smart with soulful eyes. Comfortable as hero or underdog, yet ...
Gelato for dogs as Italy heats up
Leave it to Italians to come up with just the thing to survive the dog days of summer: canine gelato. This Italian ice cream for dogs contains no ...
Wildfires claim 189 homes in northern Colorado
Firefighters faced dangerous conditions across much of the Rocky Mountain region Monday, as they toiled in hot, dry weather to battle a wildfire that ...
Trial set for man accused in Auburn tree poisoning
The Alabama fan accused of poisoning two oak trees that have been staging points for decades of celebrations at rival Auburn is about to go on trial.
Reports: Swedish zoo worker killed in wolf attack
Media reports say a zookeeper has died after being attacked by wolves in their enclosure in Sweden's largest zoo. The TT news agency quoted Kolmarden ...
Shanghai's latest cachet: a fictional cop
To climb into Qiu Xiaolong's childhood home, down a narrow alley where women chop and fry lunch in shared kitchens, is to step on creaking floorboards ...
US wildfires fuel urgency for forest restoration
As firefighters battle blazes in New Mexico and Colorado that have forced evacuations and destroyed hundreds of structures, the U.S. Forest Service ...
Study: Cougars again spreading across Midwest
Cougars are again spreading across the Midwest a century after the generally reclusive predators were hunted to near extinction in much of the region, ...
Australia creates largest area of marine reserves
Australia has created the world's largest network of marine reserves and will restrict fishing as well as oil and gas exploration in a major step to ...
Mud-slinging campaign overshadows Egypt elections
In Egypt's highly polarizing presidential campaign, both sides have been going for the jugular. Wild accusations have been flying, and Egyptians are ...