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February 17, 2019

Rare owls thrive in ghost town near Los Angeles airport

Researchers have discovered a group of rare owls thriving in a nature preserve near Los Angeles International Airport, ...

February 15, 2019

Locals find monarch colony in Mexico after yearslong search

For years, park rangers and conservationists working around Mexico's Nevado de Toluca volcano chased rumors of a monarch ...

February 15, 2019

It's a girl! Berlin zoo's baby polar bear has 1st checkup

Berlin's Tierpark zoo says its latest baby polar bear is "a perky, strong girl." Keepers and vets were able to separate the ...

February 15, 2019

Trail runner recounts life-or-death fight with mountain lion

When a young mountain lion clamped its jaws onto Travis Kauffman's wrist and clawed at his face, he screamed a "barbarian ...

February 14, 2019

Cockroaches named after exes to be fed to Texas zoo animals

Not in the Valentine's Day spirit? A Texas zoo has a cockroach that can help. The El Paso Zoo is running a promotion called ...

February 14, 2019

South Africa reports drop in rhinos killed by poachers

The South African government is reporting progress in the fight against rhino poaching. The environmental affairs ministry ...

February 14, 2019

AP Top Stories February 13 P

Here's the latest for Wednesday, February 13th: Trump portrays border security agreement a win; Brock Long, head of FEMA ...

February 13, 2019

Woman finds tiger in house, tells dispatch: 'I'm not lying'

A woman who called Houston's non-emergency dispatch line after discovering a tiger inside a cage at an abandoned home told ...

February 13, 2019

Couple named 'breeder of year' face animal cruelty charge

A New Hampshire couple honored as a "Breeder of the Year" by the American Kennel Club faces an animal cruelty charge.

February 13, 2019

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. 'I CAN'T SAY I'M ...

February 13, 2019

King the wire fox terrier takes Westminster's best in show

Wire fox terriers are still King at Westminster. A wire fox from Brazil who's won big in Europe became America's top dog ...

February 13, 2019

Petal to metal: Rose inspections didn't stop during shutdown

Throughout the five-week government shutdown, one essential government service continued at Miami International Airport: ...

February 13, 2019

McConnell wields Green New Deal as bludgeon against Dems

The Senate will vote on the Green New Deal, a moonshot plan by Democrats to combat climate change, Senate Majority Leader ...

February 13, 2019

Camels found wandering in Arizona yard are back home

Two camels in southern Arizona are back home after going for an impromptu trek in the desert. Pima County sheriff's officials ...

February 13, 2019

Police: Pot smokers find caged tiger in abandoned house

Houston police say some people who went into an abandoned home to smoke marijuana found a caged tiger. They called the city ...

February 12, 2019

World's oldest known wild bird hatches chick on Midway Atoll

The oldest known wild bird in the world has become a mother again at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, U.S.

February 12, 2019

Trump says having a dog would feel 'a little phony' to him

President Donald Trump isn't hiding the fact that he isn't a dog person. He appeared impressed Monday night while describing ...

February 12, 2019

Wildlife group: Malaysia seizes record 30-ton pangolin haul

Malaysian authorities have seized a record 30 tons of pangolin and pangolin products in eastern Sabah state on Borneo, the ...

February 12, 2019

Dachshunds get chance to break out of Westminster doghouse

Could this really be the year that dachshunds get out of the Westminster doghouse? Always a popular pooch, somehow they've ...