February 9, 2023 NYC bird-smuggling 'kingpin' gets year in prison Insaf Ali, 62, has been sentenced to a year and a day in prison for repeated attempts to smuggle finches from Guyana into New York for birdsong competitions.
February 9, 2023 Firefighters rescue dog that was in frozen pond for 20 minutes Photos shared on social media show fire crews in Massachusetts rescuing a dog from a frozen pond. Dakota is in good condition and expected to recover fully.
February 9, 2023 Four new members join the Budweiser Clydesdales ahead of the Super Bowl Warm Springs Ranch herd supervisor Amy Trout shares two of four new foals born ahead of Super Bowl LVII on ‘Fox & Friends.’
February 9, 2023 California Mouse wins Guinness World record as oldest living mouse in human care at 9 years old A mouse living in California has broken the Guinness World record for oldest living mouse in human care. Pat the pocket mouse is nine years old.
February 8, 2023 Escaped NYC zoo owl becomes local celebrity Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped a vandalized enclosure at New York City's Central Park Zoo, has emerged as the city's latest avian local celebrity.
February 8, 2023 Houston Zoo latest to report enclosure vandalism A four-inch incision was found in the Houston Zoo's brown pelican enclosure, the latest in a recent, bizarre string of attacks on zoo exhibits nationwide.
February 8, 2023 Bear rescued after getting stuck in icy ditch during hibernation Wildlife officials in Minnesota say they rescued a 6 year-old bear stuck in an icy culvert during hibernation after receiving calls from local residents.
February 8, 2023 Cobra snake startles woman: Watch as she reacts to seeing a snake underfoot Prim Praw, 40, of Bangkok, Thailand, was heading to work when she turned back after feeling something rubbery by her foot. Praw saw a large cobra snake under her feet and jumped before the snake slithered into her family's yard.
February 8, 2023 Biden administration encourages conservation projects on private lands in effort to save endangered species A plan to encourage conservation projects on private lands was announced by the Biden administration. Landowners must take steps to benefit declining species to qualify.
February 7, 2023 Massachusetts woman finds frozen shark washed up on Cape Cod beach A large, partially frozen porbeagle shark was found washed ashore a Cape Cod beach following a record-breaking cold snap that plunged the Northeast to sub-zero temperatures.