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News Archives - January 2011 through April 30, 2012
US Animals in the News Flooding Spreads Invasive Species in Vermont, Iowa, Louisiana Huffington Post - April 30, 2012 Mosquitoes Killed Two Captive Killer Whales Discovery - April 28, 2012 White Nose Syndrome is Rapidly Killing Bats in North America - video Geology.com - April 26, 2102 Teen Girl Saves 25 Horses from Stable Fire Huffington Post - April 17, 2012 Alaska Moose Still Facing Winter Difficulties Huffington Post - April 17, 2012 Manatees Get Hit By Boats, Scientists Hope to Find Out Why Huffington Post - April 16, 2012 Animal Antibiotics: FDA Asks Drug Companies to Limit Overuse Amid Health Concerns Huffington Post - April 13, 2012 Chesapeake Oysters Restoration Plan Huffington Post - April 13, 2012 White-Nose Bat Deaths: Fungus Behind Mysterious Deaths in U.S. and Canada Came from Europe Huffington Post - April 11, 2012 Wild Horse Rescues Another Horse From Drowning in Arizona - video AZ Central - April 11, 2012 Alaska Polar Bears Losing Fur, Scientists Don't Know Why Huffington Post - April 10, 2012 Tiger at Louisiana Truck Stop Fought Over by Animal Rights Group Huffington Post - April 10, 2012 OR7 Lone Wolf Returns to California Huffington Post - April 9, 2012 Jane Goodall Tells of Life of Primate Field Research to Sold Out Crowd Central Michigan Life - April 6, 2012 Louisiana Seismic Testing Stopped After Dead, Sick Dolphins Found Huffington Post - April 5, 2012 United Airlines' Breed Ban is a Step Backward in Customer Service Best Friends Animal Society - April 5, 2012 Jane Goodall Speaks to Students at Central Michigan University About the Importance of Making a Difference - video YouTube - April 5, 2012 Gulf's Dolphins Pay Heavy Price for Deepwater Oil Spill The Guardian - April 3, 2012 Bob Barker Funds $880,000 Elephant Flight from Toronto Zoo to California Sanctuary Huffington Post - March 28, 2012 New Wind Tower Guidelines Aim to Lower Bird Deaths Jamestown Sun - March 27, 2012 Louisiana's Barataria Bay Dolphins Show Symptoms 'Consistent with Oil Exposure' Huffington Post - March 26, 2012 Scotts Miracle-Gro Pleads Guilty to Selling Poisoned Bird Seed Grist - March 23, 2012 Alec Baldwin's PETA Ad Alleges Elephant Abuse in Circuses Huffington Post - March 19, 2012 White Nose Syndrome in Bats Spread to Alabama Huffington Post - March 19, 2012 Sea Lion Killings Permitted to Protect Columbia River Salmon Huffington Post - March 19, 2012 Grey Wolf Hunts in Northern Rockies to Continue, Says Federal Appeals Court Huffington Post - March 17, 2012 Expect New Hampshire's Bears to Emerge From Their Dens Early This Spring New Hampshire Fish and Game - March 17, 2012 Ohio Exotic Animal Bill Introduced Huffington Post - March 14, 2012 Proposed Changes to the U.S. Endangered Species Act Could Leave Some Imperiled Species Unprotected Huffington Post - March 13, 2012 Last of River-Swimming Alaska Whales Found Dead Mother Nature Network - March 13, 2012 Iowa Becomes First State to Call It a Crime to Bring Hidden Cameras onto Farms to Document Abuse Washington Post - March 8, 2012 Loggerhead Sea Turtle Rescued After Swallowing Four-Inch Fishing Hook Huffington Post - March 4, 2012 Florida Manatees Face a Tough Battle Against Boats and Climate Change - photos Tree Hugger - March 3, 2012 Hidden Cameras on Agricultural Property May Be Prohibited in Utah Huffington Post - February 29, 2012 Wild Bison to Return Home to Tribal Lands National Wildlife Federation - February 24, 2012 Mexican Gray Wolf Reintroduction Off to a Rocky Start Huffington Post - February 23, 2012 Eagle Cam is Back! Watch Iowa Bald Eagles Hatching Egg Live National Wildlife Federation - February 20, 2012 Why Are Dolphins Beaching Themselves? Discovery - February 18, 2012 Hawaiian Monk Seal Sent to Waikiki Aquarium to Save the Species Huffington Post - February 18, 2012 McDonald's Moving to End Pig Gestation Crates Humane Society of the United States - February 16, 2012 Dolphin Calf Rescued From Fishing Net Near Daytona, FL Care2.com - February 16, 2012 Orphaned Bear Cubs Returned to Wild Near Tahoe Huffington Post - February 15, 2012 Juvenile Bald Eagle Rescued Out of Cedar River in Waterloo WCF Courier - February 15, 2012 The Mystery of the Exploding Pig Farms Global Post - February 14, 2012 PETA's SeaWorld Slavery Case Dismissed by Judge Huffington Post - February 12, 2012 McDonald's Pulls Anti-Pit Bull Ad Cesar's Way - February 9, 2012 Massachusetts Stranded-Dolphin Death Toll Up to 92 CNN - February 9, 2012 PETA's Seaworld Lawsuit Focuses on Constitutional Protection Against Slavery for Animals Huffington Post - February 8, 2012 Puerto Rico's Iguanas to be Killed; Meat Will be Exported Huffington Post - February 7, 2012 Ohio Exotic Pets Ban Would Prohibit the Purchase of Some Animals Huffington Post - February 7, 2012 Maned Wolf Pups Born at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Huffington Post - February 4, 2012 Seaboard Corporation Pig Treatment Challenged by HSUS Huffington Post - February 3, 2012 Why Are Farm Animals Running for Their Lives in NYC? Farm Sanctuary - February 3, 2012 Groundhog Day: 10 Facts About the Day, the Animal, and Punxsutawney Phil Huffington Post - February 2, 2012 Urge Congress to Crack Down on Animal Fighting Spectators Humane Society of the United States - February 2, 2012 Undercover Video Documents Abuse of Pigs at Oklahoma Factory Farms Humane Society of the United States - February 2, 2012 Exotic-Pet Owners Are Feeling Besieged by Crackdowns Denver Post - February 2, 2012 Washington's Sea Lion Murder Mystery The Week - February 1, 2012 Colorado Animal Abuse Registry Would Require Convicted Abusers to Register in Database Similar to Sex Offenders Huffington Post - February 1, 2012 Smuggled Bucks Bring Down Texas Deer Breeders Los Angeles Times - February 1, 2012 Stranded Dolphins Tracked to Maine, Suggests Success in Rescue Op CNN Blogs - January 31, 2012 Wildlife Activists Follow Lone Wolf's Trek into California New York Times - January 30, 2012 8 Sea Lions Found Shot to Death All Voices - January 29, 2012 New Report Shows Too Few Mexican Wolves Released to Boost Population Center for Biological Diversity - January 29, 2012 Invasive Species in North America - photos Huffington Post - January 27, 2012 Study Finds Mercury in More Northeastern Birds New York Times - January 26, 2012 Justices Reject a California Slaughterhouse Law New York Times - January 26, 2012 Ribbon Seal on Dock: Arctic Animal Makes Surprise Visit Near Seattle Huffington Post - January 23, 2012 Meet Winkelhimer, the Painting Squirrel KLTV- January 22, 2012 Opossum Rides NYC Subway New York Time - January 22, 2012 White Nose Syndrome: Millions of Bats Killed in U.S. and Canada Huffington Post - January 20, 2012 Cal-Cruz Hatcheries Abused, Tossed, Drowned Chickens, Says Lawsuit - graphic undercover video Huffington Post - January 15, 2012 Exotic Animals Business Faces Restrictions New York Times - January 13, 2012 Drought Threatens the Worlds Last Surviving Flock of Whooping Cranes Huffington Post - January 11, 2012 Hawaiian Monk Seals Bludgeoned to Death Huffington Post - January 10, 2012 Why Wild Animals and Hollywood Don't Mix Time - January 9, 2012 Florida Python Invasion Could Spread Discovery - January 8, 2012 Vultures Invade Georgia Neighborhood Huffington Post - January 8, 2012 U.S. Veterinarians Not Trained to Treat Organic Livestock Huffington Post - January 5, 2012 Right Whale Pair Sighting Shuts Down Cape Cod Canal Cape Cod Online - January 4, 2012 Mass Bird Deaths in Arkansas The Voice of Russia - January 4, 2012 Lone Wolf Crosses into California for First Time in 87 Years Physorg - January 4, 2012 Radiant Snowy Owls Swoop South Southwest Iowa News - January 3, 2012 Yellowstone Wolves are a Windfall for Trees Take Care - January 3, 2012 Click Here to View/Hide 2011 US Animals in the News How Beavers Helped to Build America Discovery News - December 31, 2011 An Uplifting Dolphin Story. Literally. Dolphin Rides on Nose of Humpback Whale - photos i09 - December 26, 2011 Black Sea Turtles Return to Baja California, But So Do Poachers Huffington Post - December 26, 2011 Right Whale Calf Sighted Off Georgia Coast Miami Herald - December 26, 2011 Gray Wolf Protections Debated Huffington Post - December 24, 2011 Reindeer on Ohio Highway Saved from Traffic by Patrolman Huffington Post - December 24, 2011 Bat Scientists See Ray of Hope in White Nose Fight Boston.com - December 22, 2011 Bighorn Sheep Relocation Working in West Texas ABQ Journal Online - December 18, 2011 Baby Seal Breaks into Home Mother Jones - December 18, 2011 Rare Bird Travels Around the World to Southeast Tennessee Nooga - December 18, 2011 Bear in Basement in NY Surprises Cable Man My Fox NY - December 17, 2011 Thousands of Birds Make Crash Landing in Utah USA Today - December 17, 2011 Northern Right Whales Spotted Lingering Off the Coast of Plymouth, Massachusetts Boston Globe - December 10, 2011 New Danger for the Hawaiian Monk Seal National Wildlife Federation - December 10, 2011 Biologists Monitor American Crocodiles at Florida Nuclear Plant Assoicated Press - December 7, 2011 Ohio Exotic Animal Bill Could Debut Next Year Huffington Post - December 5, 2011 Kentucky at Odds Over Dangerous Animal Ruling WLKY - December 2, 2011 Ringling Bros. Agrees to USDA $270,000 Fine for Violating the Animal Welfare Act Huffington Post - December 1, 2011 Male Fiddler Crabs Wave Their Big Claw to Get Attention From the Ladies - video Huffington Post - November 30, 2011 10 Simple Steps for Winter Bird Feeding National Wildlife Federation - November 29, 2011 Octopuses and Squids Use Camouflage to Avoid Detection - Video Huffington Post - November 23, 2011 Baby Manatee Rescued From Florida Inlet Dies Huffington Post - November 19, 2011 Can Wyoming Elk Migrations Be Restored? Billings Gazette - November 15, 2011 Circus Lobby Takes on Animal Activists Politico - November 11, 2011 Coho Salmon Numbers on Rise, Saved By Fallen Trees - video Huffington Post - November 11, 2011 Elephant Owners on Cruelty Charge BBC - November 11, 2011 Circuses: Wild Animals Do Not Belong in the Cruelest Show on Earth Psychology Today - November 10, 2011 Western States' Wolf Hunt Leads to New Court Challenge Huffington Post - November 9, 2011 Pink Flamingo Spotted on a Lake North of NYC Associated Press - November 8, 2011 Louis Theroux - America's Most Dangerous Pets - Documentary You Tube - November 7, 2011 Bob Barker Touts Bill to Protect Traveling Circus Animals 12 News Now - November 7, 2011 First Wolf in Decades Reported in SW Oregon KTVZ - November 5, 2011 Bonner's Bighorn Sheep Recovering After Pneumonia Outbreak NBC Montana - November 5, 2011 Could Artificial Caves Help Protect Bats From Deadly Fungus? Scientific American - November 4, 2011 The Cruelest Show on Earth Mother Jones - November 4, 2011 Historic Bill to End Cruelty to Animals in Circuses Launches Today - See It Live Animal Defenders International - November 2, 2011 Bat-killing Culprit Identified By Scientists Mongabay - November 1, 2011 Texas is Shooting Donkeys, Stirring Burro Backlash Associated Press - October 31, 2011 Circus Elephant Abuse Lawsuit Dismissed by Appeals Court Huffington Post - October 31, 2011 Zanesville Deaths Highlight to Tragedy of Exotic Animal Ownership International Primate Protection League - October 27, 2011 Alaska's Humpback Whale Population Rebound from Brink Alaska Dispatch - October 26, 2011 Acorn Shortage 2011: Will Squirrels Stare This Winter? Huffington Post - October 22, 2011 Ohio Wild Animal Killings Renew Call for Ban on Exotic Pets Los Angeles Times - October 21, 2011 Zoo Says Surviving Animals From Ohio Farm Doing Well Associated Press - October 20, 2011 Wild Horses and Hard Choices New York Times - October 13, 2011 Cave Creek Bull Run in Arizona Faces Scrutiny from Town Officials and Animal Advocates Huffington Post - October 11, 2011 Robo-Deer Used to Catch Poachers Across the US Huffington Post - October 11, 2011 Humane Science the Focus of Feline Meeting Newburyport Today - October 11, 2011 The Future of Animal Welfare Depends On Keeping Our Kids' Eyes Wide Open Huffington Post - October 11, 2011 Pint-Sized Pygmy Owl Denied Federal Protections Defenders of Wildlife - October 10, 2011 Eulogy for One of Yellowstone's Beloved Wolves National Wildlife Federation - October 4, 2011 Venice, CA Man Rescues Young Great White Shark Discovery News - October 3, 2011 Famed Internet Bear, Hope, Killed by Hunter Huffington Post - September 30, 2011 American Mustangs: Put Out to Pasture The Economist - September 29, 2011 Mountain Lion Scratches Boy, Animal is Later Killed Huffington Post - September 24, 2011 Young Montana Woman Scares Off Bear While Riding Horse Huffington Post - September 23, 2011 It Came Out of the Dark - Fungus Has Killed More Than a Million Bats in North America National Wildlife Federation - September 22, 2011 'Porpicide': Bottle Nose Dolphins Killing Porpoises San Francisco Gate - September 19, 2011 Ruling May Jeopardize 'Safe Dolphin' Label New York Times - September 19, 2011 Federal Judge Backs Deal to Protect Endangered Species Biological Diversity - September 17, 2011 Getting Within Inches of Whales for Photographs: Bryant Austin Explains How and Why - Video Treehugger - September 16, 2011 Is Hunting in the US Contributing to Black Market Trade in Bear Bile and Gall Bladders? Bush Warriors - September 16, 2011 Donkey Dumping on the Rise as Drought Hits Texas Huffington Post - September 14, 2011 Dolphins Don't Just Squeak, They Speak Global Animal - September 14, 2011 Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Named After 9/11 Victims Huffington Post - September 10, 2011 Bats Take a Liking to Coastal Georgia wsbtv - September 8, 2011 Irene Causes Thousands of Fish to Die in NC Rivers Associated Press - September 7, 2011 Bald Eagles No Longer Threatened in Arizona Sioux City Journal - September 5, 2011 Orphaned Trumpeter Swans are Released and Make It In the Wild King 5 Seattle - September 4, 2011 Mountain Lions Have Residents on Edge in Burbank and Glendale, CA LA Times - August 22, 2011 Klamath River Whale Dies After Months Stranded in Northern California Huffington Post - August 17, 2011 Study warns of decline in antelope and deer in Colorado's northern mountains National Wildlife Federation - August 16, 2011 More on Gray Whale in Northern California River NWF - August 11, 2011 100 Wild Donkeys Moved From Hawaii to California Huffington Post - August 6, 2011 Urban Evolution: Animals Developing Adaptations for Life in the Big City New York Times - July 30, 2011 Right Whales Numbers May Be Recovering Science Alert - July 30, 2011 Maine Officials Document 4 Eaglets in One Nest for 1st Time National Wildlife Federation - July 28, 2011 Angler Witnesses Whale Trying to Save Calf DelmarvaNow - July 26, 2011 Dying Bats Called No. 1 Mammal Crisis in US CBS News - July 18, 2011 Little Anoli Lizard Displays Problem-Solving Skills - video BBC - July 13, 2011 Wolverines Jump to the Front of the Line for Endangered Species Protections WWF - July 13, 2011 Battle Over Shark Fin Soup Heats Up in California LA Times - June 29, 2011 Anger and Mystery on Cape Cod in Wake of the Killing of Six Gray Seals New York Times - June 20, 2011 Armadillo Moves Further North Across North America Scientific American - June 20, 2011 Learn more about how the armadillo adapts to northern habitats by viewing our educational video, Power of One: Nine-Banded Armadillo. A Frog Endangered, But Extinct No More NYTimes - June 17, 2011/ posted June 20, 2011 Killer Whales Swim into Monterey Harbor NBC Bay Area - June 14, 2011/ posted June 18, 2011 Animal Rights Activists Allege Elephant Abuse Del Mar Times - June 8, 2011/ posted June 13, 2011 Wolves to Lose Endangered Status within 60 Day; First Time Congress Has Taken a Species Off List Huffington Post - April 15, 2011 US Fish and Wildlife Service Declares Eastern Cougar Extinct Verizon.com Headlines - March 3, 2011 and Northeast Region Fish and Wildlife Service - March 2, 2011 Study Explores How Blindfolded Dolphins Can 'See' Verizon.com Headline News - January 21, 2011 Back to Top	More News by Category: Exotic Animal Black Market General Animal-Related and Environmental News International Pets and Domesticated Animals Primate News - General Research Sanctuaries United States Zoos Back to Current Headlines Donations can be mailed or conveniently made online. 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