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Michael Sanchez took photos of a bird at Hug Point that may be first official images in North America of the rare blue rock-thrush

Three of the striped African mammals recaptured but one remains at large after escaping from trailer en route to Montana

Galena survived six days of travel with no food or water before being discovered in relatively good shape by Amazon employee

Revelation in new book that possible Trump running mate killed ‘untrainable’ hunting dog prompts widespread revulsion

Egg cartons are labeled with all sorts of descriptors in the US, making grocery shopping a confusing experience. Experts tell us what these labels mean and how to shop

Staff at Topeka zoo are ‘devastated’ by death of Karen, who was known as the ‘dancing queen’

Researchers in Canada studying interventions to stem decline of mountain caribou have found wolf culls most effective

The biggest cities in the US are mourning animals who fostered a rare sense of connection. Art is preserving their legacies

Gathering antlers has been a favorite pastime in the state, but the high dollars they fetch is now putting animals’ lives at risk

Birdwatching may have started out as a hobby, but active volunteers are helping bridge data gaps of threatened species and reaping real world outcomes as they go

Experts celebrate discovery of secretive and endangered Australasian bittern in recently restored wetlands

Noreen and Antonia, born last May, are among first cloned offspring of a native endangered species in the North America

Two parrots have formed a unique relationship after arriving at a Tasmanian wildlife sanctuary

Cambridge scientists critique study that concluded the cancer was no longer a threat to species’ survival

The shelter where I work took in 694 animals last year. Every day, we face animal cruelty – and communicating the crisis can feel impossible

Animal recaptured without harm, local outlet reports, and is safe with handlers after escaping Jordan World Circus

The Piper PA-32, a single engine plane, crashed off the coast across from Trump’s LA golf club in Ranchos Palos Verdes

The 2013 documentary Blackfish turned orca trainers into pariahs in the US. Now some are hitting it big in China

Juliette Wells and Reece Mortensen are allowed to keep the bird, which had become Instagram famous with their staffy, Peggy, but are forbidden from monetising it

Residents call for felony charges after Cody Roberts reportedly taped animal’s mouth shut, took photos and killed it behind bar

Steven Miles says ‘good news’ as government finds way for seized bird to be returned to couple and Peggy, their Staffordshire bull terrier

Heidi Ernst took up the sport 13 years ago. After 523 dives, disaster struck. But a prosthetic leg – and a sense of humor – has kept her swimming

Walker Corporation had proposed 3,000 apartments, marina and shops for the site, which is a critical habitat for the endangered eastern curlew

Vinegar flies can get out of control quickly. From ditching your fruit bowl to using apple cider vinegar, try these simple hacks to rid your kitchen of the pinhead-sized pests

Frantic giraffes, barking gibbons, randy tortoises … previous solar eclipses have revealed varied responses to sudden onset of darkness

Sheep sold through Cowra saleyards three years ago appears to have been living on the run in Woodstock ever since

A government proposal to cull half a million owls, in order to save a related species, has raised complicated questions

Masses of ephemeral organisms known as ‘by-the-wind sailors’ wash up in a ‘blue tide’ on the west coast most years but warmer winter seas could be increasingly their numbers

Dog that had gone missing was discovered in Michigan clean and well-fed: ‘Whoever had her took good care of her’

Judges at Sydney’s Easter show look for peak physical health, mental health and body condition – and the all important ‘wow’ factor

Smalltooth sawfish are behaving oddly, eliciting a first-ever plan to rescue and rehabilitate the species from the wild

Steven Miles says environment department ready to provide training to Instagram-famous magpie’s ‘devastated’ carers

Taylen Brooks, 21, was mauled to death and his brother Wyatt suffered serious injuries in big cat attack in California woods

Steven Miles urges authorities to enable magpie to be reunited with ‘devastated’ Gold Coast carers and their Staffordshire bull terrier Peggy

US officials say the country’s milk supply is safe and risk to people is low due to pasteurization process of country’s dairy supply

Beloved zoo escapee had rat poison in its bloodstream and had contracted a serious disease from its diet of pigeon