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Trainer shocks dogs learning to avoid snakes

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:08 -0400

SAHUARITA, Arizona - The weather's heating up, which means Arizona's reptiles are coming out to mingle.

Pit bulls strain Wausau animal shelter's budget

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:08 -0400

WAUSAU, Wisconsin - The pit bull breed and its vicious reputation, whether deserved or otherwise, are straining resources at the Humane Society of Marathon County, shelter officials said.

2 old lions retire at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:56:05 -0400

TUCSON, Arizona - It's retirement time for two mountain lions at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson.

Bethany woman saved from attacker by family dog

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:35:12 -0400

BETHANY, Oklahoma - Authorities in Bethany say a woman and her infant who were attacked by a man posing as a delivery driver were saved by the family dog.

Woman honored for efforts to help Utah prairie dog

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:08:05 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has honored one of its managers in Utah for her efforts to conserve the threatened Utah prairie dog.

4 Louisiana men convicted of deer poaching in Iowa

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:05:24 -0400

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - Four Louisiana men have been found guilty of poaching deer in southwest Iowa.

Groups sue federal agency after grizzly death

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:38:53 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Four environmental groups are asking a federal judge to order the temporary shutdown of a sheep research station on the Idaho-Montana border that they say is harming the region's grizzly bear population.

Montana investigates bison deaths near Yellowstone

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:08:08 -0400

MISSOULA, Montana - State veterinarians in Montana have been sent to examine bison carcasses north of Yellowstone National Park amid fears the bison might have acquired a deadly disease from domestic sheep.

Black lab Travis is greeter at music store

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:41:18 -0400

HASTINGS, Nebraska - He doesn't know a lick of music, yet he's the one customers ask for most when visiting Major Music Center.

Bear euthanized after entering Lake Tahoe condo

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:31:51 -0400

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nevada - Nevada wildlife officials say they were forced to euthanize a bear that entered an Incline Village condominium because the bruin posed a danger to the public.

Environmentalists drop 1 of 2 wolf lawsuits

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:40:47 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A coalition of environmental groups has dropped one of two lawsuits challenging last year's decision by federal officials to turn over management of Wyoming wolves to the state.

Marine, dog reunited in surprise ceremony

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:27 -0400

DES MOINES, Iowa - When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home.

Hawaii seeks help in search for hooked monk seal

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:47:08 -0400

KAHULUI, Hawaii - State officials are asking for help in finding a Hawaiian monk seal that was accidentally hooked by a fisherman in Maui.

Pittsburgh zoo unveils new tiger cub to public

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:15 -0400

PITTSBURGH - Officials at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium are showing off their new Amur tiger cub to the public, though the 6-week-old cat can only be seen on a video monitor for now.

Grizzly bear researcher retiring

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:04:26 -0400

KALISPELL, Montana - One could say that Kate Kendall is retiring at the end of this month as something of a scientific trailblazer for her work in modern grizzly bear population studies in Northwest Montana.

Bieber will have to pay for German monkey business

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:22:14 -0400

BERLIN - Justin Bieber will face a bill for thousands of euros (dollars) for his pet monkey's two-month stay at an animal shelter since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday as a deadline expired for him to reclaim the animal.

Officials tranquilize black bear in Tampa tree

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:31:54 -0400

TAMPA, Florida - A Tampa man got more than he bargained for when he opened his door to let the dog out. A black bear was in his backyard.

SPOTLIGHT: Dogs, owners benefit from obedience

Fri, 17 May 2013 08:07:09 -0400

DEKALB, Illinois - When Marcia Poff first acquired Quincy, he was a terror.

House bill protects homeland security budget

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:30:11 -0400

WASHINGTON - A Republican-controlled House panel moved Thursday to protect the Department of Homeland Security from the big cuts facing other domestic agencies under the party's budget slashing plan.

Relocated deer adapting in southwest Washington

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:41:02 -0400

VANCOUVER, Washington - More than a month after an elaborate multi-agency operation moved some three dozen endangered Columbian white-tailed deer to protected habitat in Clark County, the animals are adapting to their new surroundings.

Prison treatment program for Idaho monkey killer

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:50:36 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo last fall and brutally beating to death one of two Patas monkeys has been ordered to spend up to a year in a treatment program at a state prison.

Swine flu found in elephant seals off California

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:02:22 -0400

DAVIS, California - Researchers have detected swine flu in elephant seals off the Central California coast, saying it was the first time a human pandemic strain has been found in marine mammals.

Researchers begin collaring Minn. moose calves

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:45:10 -0400

DULUTH, Minnesota - Biologists have begun collaring moose calves in the second phase of an ambitious study to determine why Minnesota's moose population is declining so rapidly.

'Glee's' Lynch and dog go to bat for shelter mutts

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:04:19 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Jane Lynch doesn't mind being upstaged by her latest co-star, Olivia - after all she "has no bad side, she is always ready to pose and she sits perfectly still when you put her in your lap.

Endangered Indian rhinoceros born at Tampa zoo

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:07:38 -0400

TAMPA, Florida - Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo got a new addition just in time for Mother's Day. An endangered Indian rhinoceros calf named Jiyu arrived on May 9.