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More pets go missing during the Independence Day holiday than any other time of the year. Frightened by fireworks and festivities, pets may flee their homes and hundreds of them will end up in local shelters, according to SDHS. -
Mona Khalil died Friday after an Israeli airstrike hit her beachside home two weeks ago. She's credited with creating a conservation movement in southern Lebanon to protect sea turtle nesting grounds. -
Five winning images from a photo contest show scientists at work and capture the wonder of research and discovery. -
The fatal entanglement is raising alarms among wildlife experts who say the concertina wire poses a threat to regional biodiversity. -
New research suggests the fuzzy insects may be capable of spontaneously solving problems the way animals with much larger brains do. -
A dead crow found in North Park in March was the first positive case for West Nile virus. No human cases have been reported this year. -
There are more than 800,000 dogs living across San Diego County, according to the U.S. Census and American Veterinary Medical Association estimates. But along with the rising cost of housing, food, and health care, pet care is becoming another growing expense for local families -
Happy, a Bronx Zoo elephant who gave researchers new insight into the animal's behavior and became the crux of a closely watched animal rights case, has been euthanized at age 55. -
When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander. -
The "Ocean of Dreams" show features 600 synchronized drones with a soundtrack celebrating "the beauty of the ocean, inspired by marine life and ocean conservation," according to a news release from the park.
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