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A bear on top of a telephone poll.

Outdoors

Young bear rescued atop Colorado power pole as drought drives more sightings

A spotted owlet in midflight.

Tech

What owl populations reveal about rodent outbreaks, food webs, and environmental stress

A "beach closed" sign.

Outdoors

Massachusetts closes 35 beaches heading into a warm weekend as bacteria, algae spike

A rat in a garden.

Home

'Giant rats' keep New York families out of their yards as county officials investigate

Three opossums are in a cardboard box with several rocks.

Outdoors

Baby opossums tumble into South Dakota tattoo shop, and staff become an unlikely rescue crew

A backup generator.

Home

Illinois fire district warns about generators after spike in carbon monoxide calls

Baby raccoons.

Outdoors

Iowa volunteers spend $250 on formula every 4 days amid surge of baby raccoons

Dog near rubble.

Tech

Firefighters pull dog alive from Colombia quake rubble as search grows more urgent

A raccoon on a beach.

Outdoors

Texas urges beachgoers to stop feeding raccoons after documenting 7 bites in 2 weeks

A patch of soil and vegetation covered with leaves and debris next to a wooden board.

Home

White, wormy compost pile sparks alarm, but gardeners say the bigger risk is its location

A horse splashes in the water, with waves and foam surrounding it.

Outdoors

Frosty the horse was nearly put down after frozen creek rescue in Canada — now he's thriving

A truck transporting pigs on a highway.

Outdoors

16 US states still allow live feral hog transport despite new chronic wasting disease warning