Tag: Animals
Chicago cat fleeing fire survives 5-story jump, walks off
CHICAGO — A Chicago cat may now have eight lives after jumping out of a fifth-floor window Thursday afternoon to escape an apartment fire....
Danes start digging up minks to prevent water pollution
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark has begun excavating the decomposing bodies of some 4 million mink, for fear they will pollute drinking water or a...
Forest Service delays logging project near Yellowstone park
HELENA, Mont. — The U.S. Forest Service has delayed a proposed logging project just outside the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park that the agency...
Severe drought crisis deepens along Oregon-California border
PORTLAND, Ore. — The water crisis along the California-Oregon border went from dire to catastrophic this week as federal regulators shut off irrigation water...
Belugas to arrive at Mystic Aquarium after legal battle
MYSTIC, Conn. — Three Beluga whales are almost at their new home in a Connecticut aquarium after a legal battle to import them and...
Pandemic-hit oyster farmers turn to conservation to survive
DURHAM, N.H. — When the pandemic struck last year, oyster farmer Chris Bertis soon realized the restaurants that bought his oysters had mostly closed....
Lawyer: ‘Tiger King’s’ Jeff Lowe willing to give up big cats
MUSKOGEE, Okla. — Netflix’s “Tiger King” star Jeff Lowe and his wife are willing to give up their big cats to resolve a Justice...
Scotland: 2 held for migration breaches freed after protest
LONDON — Two men detained by British immigration officials in Glasgow were released Thursday after a seven-hour standoff between hundreds of protesters and Scottish...
Scientists urge restoration of federal gray wolf protections
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier...
Florida takes step toward the catching of goliath grouper
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. —
A divided board of Florida game...
