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    Castro releases animal welfare plan as part of presidential campaign

    The thick gray line: Forest elephants defend against climate change

Castro releases animal welfare plan as part of presidential campaign

Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro on Monday released an animal welfare plan that calls for ending the practice of euthanizing dogs and cats in shelters.

thehill.com

The thick gray line: Forest elephants defend against climate change

If the species is wiped out by poachers, Africa’s vast rain forest will lose 7 percent of its carbon storage ability, scientists estimate.

www.nytimes.com

How Trump's ESA rollback threatens polar bears

Regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act put many, many species at risk—but particularly the cute and cuddly ones.

www.outsideonline.com

'I Fell in Love Right Away': Pets Find Forever Homes During Clear the Shelters

Clear the Shelters, the fifth annual pet adoption drive sponsored by NBC and Telemundo stations, culminated Saturday with more than 2,000 shelters participating in dozens of communities across the country.

www.nbcphiladelphia.com

Why a ‘calm and loyal’ cat was the purr-fect choice to be a groomsman at this wedding

Aaron and Michelle Benitez’s wedding featured their cat, Prince Michael, as one of the groomsmen, complete with a tuxedo.

www.goodmorningamerica.com

This baby sea mammal captured people’s hearts. She just died from eating plastic

Dugongs can live until the ripe old age of 70. Muriam didn't live past 8 months.

www.washingtonpost.com

Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons

An astonishing array of animals flourish at six former weapons complexes.

abcnews.go.com

Spillway opening foreshadows how dolphins may fare with planned river diversions, experts say

Two huge sediment diversions represent by far the most ambitious effort yet to feed Louisiana's marshes with the material needed to build back the state's diminishing coastline.

www.nola.com

Doggy Con draws costumed canines to Atlanta park

The annual "pup" culture event is planned two weeks in advance of the internationally-known Dragon Con held in Atlanta and designed to pay homage to the larger event.

www.pennlive.com

Vegans march in Germany to ′give animals a voice′

Vegans are aiming to better organize and advance their message through animal rights activism. Tens of thousands are joining the Animal Rights March worldwide, including in the German cities of Cologne and Berlin.

www.dw.com

Human-bear conflicts in Vancouver's Lower Mainland on track to top last year’s numbers

The number of bears destroyed in the Lower Mainland in the five months since April has almost surpassed the total for the previous 12 months.

vancouversun.com

First Nations group keeps pressure on DFO over seal and sea lion hunt

Proponents of the venture maintain that controlling seal and sea lion populations is critical to protecting salmon, though there are divided scientific opinions on the question.

vancouversun.com

Fighting a bat killer: B.C. scientists testing new way to protect against deadly fungus

White nose syndrome weakens bats and can be fatal to more than 90 per cent of a colony once it's infested, but scientists in British Columbia are trying a new approach to protect the province's bats before they're hit with the devastating disease.

www.cbc.ca

Kitten found as orphan takes to this guy and doesn't want to leave

A kitten that was found alone outside took to her foster dad and didn't want to leave.

www.lovemeow.com

Dog who survived wildfire visits children who have suffered burns at Camp Phoenix

Cora, a dog burned in a California wildfire, was adopted by Bellingham firefighter Beau Whitehead. The pair visited children who have suffered burns at Camp Phoenix.

www.bellinghamherald.com

I adopted a stray dog, or a stray dog adopted me

We have 5 dogs in total, and while all of them are special, it's the stray that has the most remarkable story.

www.rappler.com

Parasitic disease spread by feral cats likely to be killing native wildlife

Researchers say eradication of feral cats is required to reduce the prevalence of the parasite and the disease.

For Shelter Dog Sally, a Second Chance on #CleartheShelters Day

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Castro releases animal welfare plan as part of presidential campaign

The thick gray line: Forest elephants defend against climate change

Castro releases animal welfare plan as part of presidential campaign

The thick gray line: Forest elephants defend against climate change

How Trump's ESA rollback threatens polar bears

'I Fell in Love Right Away': Pets Find Forever Homes During Clear the Shelters

Why a ‘calm and loyal’ cat was the purr-fect choice to be a groomsman at this wedding

This baby sea mammal captured people’s hearts. She just died from eating plastic

Wildlife now roam where US once forged its deadliest weapons

Spillway opening foreshadows how dolphins may fare with planned river diversions, experts say

Doggy Con draws costumed canines to Atlanta park

Vegans march in Germany to ′give animals a voice′

Cyanide bombs kill thousands of animals a year. The Trump administration thinks that’s fine.

Human-bear conflicts in Vancouver's Lower Mainland on track to top last year’s numbers

First Nations group keeps pressure on DFO over seal and sea lion hunt

Fighting a bat killer: B.C. scientists testing new way to protect against deadly fungus

Kitten found as orphan takes to this guy and doesn't want to leave

Dog who survived wildfire visits children who have suffered burns at Camp Phoenix

I adopted a stray dog, or a stray dog adopted me

Parasitic disease spread by feral cats likely to be killing native wildlife