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After being rescued from the brink of extinction, endangered California condors now face the threat of being killed by wind turbines.
A man was killed by a rooster with a blade tied to its leg during an illegal cockfight in southern India, police said.
The mystery over Lady Gaga’s stolen French bulldogs and attack on her dog walker deepened even after the dogs were safely recovered.
Capt. Jonathan Tippet, who leads the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division, confirmed Friday that Lady Gaga’s dogs “have been located and are safe.”
The young male known as OR-93, who is outfitted with a GPS collar, was most recently tracked in Mono County, hundreds of miles from his birthplace in northern Oregon.
DNA has linked at least five attacks in the Bay Area to a single coyote. The incidents follow a 2020 upswing in attacks by wild animals in California.
Monarch butterfly populations are endangered, to the point that the 1.2 million Western monarchs counted in 1997 plummeted to fewer than 2,000 by 2020. Here are ways we can help them survive.
Sales of pet supplements soared by 21% last year as people tried to protect their furry friends from COVID-19. Experts say there’s no need.
Only three of 45 short-finned pilot whales survived the mass stranding Friday in shallow waters on Indonesia’s Madura Island.
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Burrowing mammals are able to escape the heat, new study finds, while birds are declining
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The L.A. Zoo reopened on Tuesday. Neither animals nor human onlookers appeared irked by the safety precautions.
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Axis deer have long been both a cherished food source and ecosystem menace on Molokai. Now drought has brought the problem into critical focus.
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A new study has found a dramatic increase in the number of juvenile great white sharks in Monterey Bay, including off Santa Cruz County where a surfer was killed last year.
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A raid on a Llano property led to the seizure of dozens of roosters that authorities believe are bred to kill one another for sport.
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A California wildlife official says a male wolf collared by Oregon wildlife officials last year has been spotted in Northern California with another wolf, likely a female with whom he will probably start a new pack.
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A man is arrested in the attack on the 70-year-old pet tortoise in San Jose. But the animal, named Michelangelo, is recovering well, vet says.
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I hoped to find comfort in PBS’ new adaptation of “All Creatures Great and Small.” When I didn’t, I fell into a trap I swore to avoid as a TV critic.
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Scientists found that sea lions exposed to DDT and other chemicals in the ocean are more likely to die from a herpes-induced cancer.
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A corridor is being funded, designed and constructed by Great Park developer FivePoint Holdings, working alongside the environmental group Laguna Greenbelt.
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K-9 Officer Titan had six to eight inches of the his colon surgically removed after the attack.
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P-95 joins nine other mountain lions being tracked in Los Angeles County and is the seventh known to be roaming the Santa Monica Mountains.
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The gorillas tested positive for the coronavirus after likely being infected by a zookeeper.
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After a pet-less stretch during the Trump presidency, the White House now echoes with the patter of paws of President Biden’s two dogs.
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Salmon fry in California are suffering from an apparent vitamin deficiency that is threatening fish and other wildlife worldwide. But what is the cause?
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The Senate has voted to confirm Miguel Cardona as Education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Biden’s effort to reopen the nation’s schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Communities across the U.S. are seeing plummeting demand, but coronavirus tests remain important for tracking and containing the outbreak.
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Pink’s hotdog stand reopens after 2 months of voluntary closure, bringing hopes of reinvigoration to Melrose
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COVID-19 vaccines are now being administered to healthcare workers in the U.S. What are your questions about the timeline, the safety or the science?
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“Schitt’s Creek” star Catherine O’Hara won a Golden Globe for lead actress in a comedy series. But what the heck was going on during her acceptance speech?
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Ryan Fischer, shot as he resisted being robbed of Lady Gaga’s French bulldogs last week, posted a long statement on Instagram describing the attack.
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Wellness personality Hilaria Baldwin shared Monday that she and husband Alec Baldwin have a new baby, not long after their last child was born in September.
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The plan offers incentives to districts that offer in-person instruction in counties with fewer than 25 new daily coronavirus cases per 100,000 residents.
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West Hollywood, Malibu and Playa del Rey escaped the winter coronavirus surge largely unscathed. Wealth wasn’t the only thing they had going for them.
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Readers vote Justin Turner’s walkoff homer in Game 2 of the 2017 NLCS as the 23rd greatest moment in Dodgers history.
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For more than a generation, most of the Democrats who served as state attorney general wrestled with their personal opposition to the death penalty, its existence in the law and its popularity among voters.
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