Tag: Animals
Louisiana challenges California ban on alligator products
NEW ORLEANS — In the Trump administration’s last days, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a change to rules protecting alligators - a...
UK’s chief mouser celebrates 10 years on the prowl
LONDON — Larry the cat, a four-legged inhabitant of London’s 10 Downing St., is marking a decade as Britain’s mouse-catcher in chief on Monday.
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35 Montana bison moved to South Dakota reservation
BILLINGS, Mont. — Thirty-five bison have been moved from Montana to their new home on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota as part...
Congressman hopes politics align on divisive Northwest dams
SPOKANE, Wash. — Nearly two decades ago, Republican President George W. Bush stood on a bank of the Snake River near Pasco, Washington, and...
Cultural ‘big deal’: Seal oil makes menu at Alaska care home
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Seal oil has been a staple in the diet of Alaska’s Inupiat for generations.
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Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo tigers test positive for COVID-19
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Two tigers at the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, zoo officials have announced.
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Lobster biz braces for Chinese New Year impacted by pandemic
PORTLAND, Maine — America's lobster exporters recovered from the Trump-era trade war with China to have a good 2020. But the industry is approaching...
Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan
EDIRNE, Turkey — An unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades.
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Bears promote DeFilippo to pass game coordinator
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears promoted John DeFilippo to pass game coordinator while keeping him in his role as quarterbacks coach on...
Deer native to India starve to death amid drought in Hawaii
HONOLULU — Axis deer, a species native to India presented as a gift from Hong Kong to the king of Hawaii in 1868, have...
