“Finch-smuggling kingpin” sentenced to year in jail for trafficking songbirds into United States

February 12, 2023

A man considered by prosecutors one of “New York’s finch-smuggling kingpins” has been sentenced to prison for repeatedly, illegally bringing in songbirds from Guyana….

Domestic pigeon dyed pink, possibly for elaborate gender reveal party, has died

February 8, 2023

The very-ill and very-pink pigeon rescued in a New York City park last week has died, according to the non-profit group that tried to…

Domestic pigeon dyed pink and released into the wild rescued in New York City

February 2, 2023

Someone completely submerged a domestic king pigeon in pink dye and released it in New York City where it surely would have died if…

FOUND! Stolen tamarin monkeys from Dallas Zoo have been recovered alive in abandoned home

January 31, 2023

More than day after the Dallas Zoo said its two emperor tamarin monkeys had vanished under suspicious circumstances, the tiny primates have been located…

Pair of tamarin monkeys believed stolen after their Dallas Zoo enclosure “intentionally compromised”

January 30, 2023

Police are investigating the possible theft of two Emperor tamarin monkeys after a break-in at the Dallas Zoo in the latest in a string…

Do you know what this rare creature is? It was found clinging to a porch in Texas

January 9, 2023

What kind of animal is THAT?!!! Imagine walking out onto your front porch and coming face to face with an unfamiliar creature that…

U.S. Coast Guard rescues stranded sailor, two dogs offshore of Vancouver Island

December 29, 2022

A man and his two canine companions were sailing off the coast of Vancouver Island Wednesday when their sailboat lost power and was swept…

“This really hurts:” California’s famous mountain lion, P-22, humanely euthanized after likely “vehicle strike”

December 17, 2022

P-22, the mountain lion known for roaming Griffith Park in Los Angeles and being photographed with the iconic Hollywood sign, has been euthanized after…

Albania’s last “restaurant bear” rescued, bound for a new life at sanctuary in Austria

December 8, 2022

For two decades, Mark lived in a cage listlessly entertaining guests at an Albanian restaurant. He was among dozens of bears held captive by…

Moles and shrews survive winter by shrinking their brains

December 1, 2022

To survive cold weather and the need to consume food, common shrews and moles shrink their bodies including their skulls and brains by as…