Animals

On the left, a bison and two bull elk stand on a snow-dusted field; on the right, a close-up of a bison's dark, woolly head with one horn.

A Fatal Incurable Disease Has Arrived at the Nations Largest Elk Refuge

A fatal, incurable disease has been confirmed at Wyoming's National Elk Refuge, where thousands of elk are crowded together each winter. Federal managers are now weighing what comes next.

A Fatal Incurable Disease Has Arrived at the Nations Largest Elk Refuge

A fatal, incurable disease has been confirmed at Wyoming's National Elk Refuge, where thousands of elk are crowded together each winter. Federal managers are now weighing what comes next.

A brown tabby cat lies on its side on a purple surface, gazing forward with golden eyes.

She Went to the Shelter for One Cat and Came Home With Two

A trip to adopt one cat unexpectedly brought two cats into her life when someone abandoned a tiny kitten at the shelter. After losing Stormy, that unexpected kitten named Lily...

She Went to the Shelter for One Cat and Came Home With Two

A trip to adopt one cat unexpectedly brought two cats into her life when someone abandoned a tiny kitten at the shelter. After losing Stormy, that unexpected kitten named Lily...

Mother of Soldier Killed in Battle Asks for His Cat Near Frontline and to Help Other Animals Along the Way

Mother of Soldier Killed in Battle Asks for His Cat Near Frontline and to Help Other Animals Along the Way

"If on your way you come across a poor creature that needs help - take it with you. I will take it as a sign from my son and become...

Mother of Soldier Killed in Battle Asks for His Cat Near Frontline and to Help Other Animals Along the Way

"If on your way you come across a poor creature that needs help - take it with you. I will take it as a sign from my son and become...

On the left, a bearded man in a red shirt poses against a blue background; on the right, stray dogs eat kibble scattered on a roadside path.

Deputies Found Two Malnourished Dogs After Someone Recorded An Alleged Dumping Attempt

Community tip leads to arrest on animal cruelty charges and rescue of malnourished dogs in Mount Olive, Alabama.

Deputies Found Two Malnourished Dogs After Someone Recorded An Alleged Dumping Attempt

Community tip leads to arrest on animal cruelty charges and rescue of malnourished dogs in Mount Olive, Alabama.

Senior Dog Somehow Survives Five Days Hidden Where Nobody Can Reach Her

Senior Dog Somehow Survives Five Days Hidden Where Nobody Can Reach Her

Uplifting community dog rescue at Glenelg breakwater reunites timid 14-year-old fox terrier Ella with her owner.

Senior Dog Somehow Survives Five Days Hidden Where Nobody Can Reach Her

Uplifting community dog rescue at Glenelg breakwater reunites timid 14-year-old fox terrier Ella with her owner.

On the left, two sea lions touch noses on a rocky beach near a transport crate; on the right, a single sea lion pup looks toward the camera.

San Francisco’s Wandering Sea Lion Finally Sees the Pacific Again

Uplifting rescue: a malnourished sea lion pup named Irving was rehabilitated and released back into the wild in Monterey.

San Francisco’s Wandering Sea Lion Finally Sees the Pacific Again

Uplifting rescue: a malnourished sea lion pup named Irving was rehabilitated and released back into the wild in Monterey.