By Katie Hunt, CNN Mammoths and other giant creatures of the Ice Age such as woolly rhinos survived longer than scientists thought, coexisting with…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN An elephant’s tusks are among its defining features — they help the animal lift heavy branches, topple trees, strip…
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN Ten years ago, the Italian area of Cinque Terre was hit by a deadly flood. On October 25, 2011, the five tiny fishing villages…
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This past summer, fisheries biologists with the Magic Valley Region spent weeks on the Snake River between Milner Dam and Idaho Falls surveying the…
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For public safety, Grand Teton National Park officials, in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Wyoming Game and Fish…
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Dozens of dogs at the Idaho Falls Animals Shelter are in desperate need of a loving…
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Wildlife managers in northern Idaho are warning people to be on the watch for grizzly bears after one was recently reported in the Coeur d’Alene…
Continue ReadingBy Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The winning images in this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have been released after a…
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ISLAND PARK, Idaho (KIFI) – Idaho Fish and Game is investigating the death of a bald eagle in Island…
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Idaho officials will make available up to $200,000 to be divided into payments for hunters and trappers who kill wolves in the state through next…
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Continue ReadingYou’re out for a hike on a glorious fall day. Suddenly, you spot a bear. And the bear has spotted you, too. Would you know what to do…
Continue ReadingBy Seán Federico-O’Murchú A generously girthed brown bear by the name of 480 Otis is again the winner of Fat Bear Week, the fourth time this…
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An Idaho State Police trooper came to the aid of a great-horned…
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Conservation officers and biologists from Idaho Fish and Game teamed up with a group of volunteers recently to pick and gather apples around the…
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business One mid-September evening in 2018, Joel Cusick found himself pointing a laser scanner at the butt of a bear named Otis.…
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To find the top 10 countries where U.S. pet food comes from, Ollie analyzed import data from the U.S. Census Bureau from 2010 through June 2021.…
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As part of ongoing efforts required under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the population of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem,…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson, CNN Hawaii residents and tourists will no longer be able to swim or get in close contact with Hawaiian spinner dolphins, according…
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Wyoming Game and Fish is continuing to aid the recovery of a species once thought…
Continue ReadingWhile the Isle of Wight may be better suited for tourists these days, it was once “Dinosaur…
Continue ReadingThe ivory-billed woodpecker, along with 22 other species of birds, fish, mussels and other wildlife, is set to be declared extinct and removed from…
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Yellowstone National Park wolf biologists report the park’s Junction Butte Pack (27 wolves) lost three wolves to Montana hunters during the first…
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Animal shelters across the country are trying to get animals out of facilities and into the homes of new…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Tyrannosaurus rex battled parasites and got gout from its meat-rich diet. Duck-billed hadrosaurs suffered cancerous tumors, and a…
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The Idaho Falls Zoo will begin fall hours in October that will allow you even more time to enjoy the zoo as the temperatures cool…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Schupak, CNN In the wake of Hurricane Ida, the pummeling rain that hit cities up and down the East Coast at the start of September…
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The pups will be taking over the pool at the Ross Park Aquatic Complex…
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Governor Gordon announced Thursday the State of Wyoming is seeking state management of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE).…
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The Biden administration says federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves in the western U.S. after Republican-led states made it…
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Discovering prehistoric artifacts is amazing enough. But finding them deep in the belly of a massive alligator —…
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Earlier this summer, the Idaho Falls Zoo welcomed two new baby red…
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN In many ways, Siggi was born an average puppy: sweet, cheerful and extremely playful. But the spotted rat terrier was also quite…
Continue ReadingBy Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN If you can potty-train a child, you can potty-train a cow. At least, that was the theory a group of researchers in…
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Pedigree® Stage Stop Sled Dog Race organizers announced the following teams are officially entered in the 2022 Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race.…
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The City of Chubbuck broke ground on its new animal control facility…
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A game warden gave a warning to a man in Wyoming who took a bighorn sheep lamb home with him.…
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Yellowstone National Park officials report the elk rut has begun in…
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN Gophers goofing around, a laughing snake and racoons seemingly sharing their secrets are among the shortlisted images for the 2021…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN Geckos would definitely medal in a contest for nature’s best feet. The lizard’s sticky toes, covered in tiny hairs,…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN At first whiff, you might think all skunks are the same. Not so. Meet spotted skunks, “the acrobats of the skunk…
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There has been a bacteria roaming around in domestic sheep that can be deadly to the bighorn ram population. It is called Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN If you have a dog and tell them it’s National Dog Day, I suspect they will reply: “I thought everyday was dog day!…
Continue Reading Two conservation groups are asking the Biden administration to immediately reinstate a federal monitoring program to oversee the management of gray…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A discovery made during a police raid has been identified as the most complete fossil of a flying reptile from Brazil. The…
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The Idaho Falls Zoo announced there’s a new girl in town: an Amur tiger named…
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4-H trained wild horses will be up for adoption as the program comes to eastern and southeastern…
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You’ll be able to get into Zoo Idaho for free this…
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The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Animal Health Laboratory has confirmed multiple cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) in horses.…
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The youngest orca at SeaWorld San Diego died at the animal theme park from an illness, leaving those who cared for her…
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN Just like people, chimpanzees and bonobos aren’t ones for leaving without saying goodbye. Apes purposefully use signals to…
Continue ReadingBy Sara Spary, CNN Baby bats babble just like human infants when learning to communicate, a new study has found. Scientists from the Museum of…
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN Have you ever heard a rattlesnake rattling up close? It turns out the venomous reptiles change the frequency of their rattle…
Continue ReadingPoppy, a young golden retriever, was found wandering the streets north of Shanghai before she was rescued and brought to the…
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East Idaho Spay Neuter Coalition’s 2nd annual Pints for Paws fundraising event is set to be held Saturday, August…
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A grizzly bear that fatally mauled a Montana man near Yellowstone National Park this spring was likely defending a moose carcass.…
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For only the second time in the zoo’s history, red panda cubs have been born at the Idaho Falls…
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For the first time in 20 years, botanists have identified a new carnivorous plant on the Pacific coast of North America, but what’s good news for…
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Southeastern Idaho Public Health has confirmed a bat has tested positive for rabies in Power County. …
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Hunters in Montana could see changes from the widespread drought hitting the state this summer including potential access closures and fewer animals…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN We are driven by discovery. As a kid, I devoured stories about the arduous efforts to reveal the past (and I still do).…
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An adult male grizzly was captured and relocated Tuesday after USDA Wildlife Services officials determined the bear had killed a yearling domestic…
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best loved and most recognizable of animals.…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN A species of tiny chameleons presumed to be extinct due to deforestation has been found, but it is clinging to survival. Up to…
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Sara Weaver and her husband knew their newest home purchase in Pennsylvania needed some extra love and attention — but…
Continue Reading The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved killing up to four uncollared wolves in eastern Oregon’s Baker County, where officials say…
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Due to expected inclement weather, the Senior Day scheduled for August 2 has been changed to Monday, Aug.…
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Governor Mark Gordon announced Michael Lenz of Alpine as the 2021 winner of the Wyoming Governor’s Wild Bison raffle.…
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While polar bears are known for being worthy opponents in the Arctic, questions remained about how they managed some of their largest kills, such as…
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The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter is dealing with a decrease in the number of volunteers and has seen an increase in the number of people turning in…
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Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is warning Idahoans to avoid buying pets over the internet.…
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Trout are resilient and even extreme weather rarely has a long-term impact on…
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN As the first North American insect to go extinct due to humans, a blue butterfly has become an icon for insect conservation…
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A yearling moose on a walk-about was captured out of a Twin Falls neighborhood and relocated back into suitable moose habitat north of Carey,…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Jackson and Camille Furst, CNN A large colorful fish washed ashore on the Oregon coast last week in what aquarium officials called a rare…
Continue Reading Environmental groups have notified Idaho Gov. Brad Little and other state officials of their intent to file a lawsuit over an expanded wolf-killing…
Continue ReadingNearly four years ago, Danielle Crull rescued a stray kitten from a forest in…
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Wildlife biologists have captured a female grizzly bear in Washington state for the first time in 40 years, fitting it with a radio collar so they…
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Gallatin County Sheriff’s deputies investigated a call regarding animal cruelty on July 6. …
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN The tiny goldfish you can pick up at pet store for a few cents might not look like an environmental threat, but they can grow…
Continue Reading You can add a cat or kitten to your family for half-price July 12 through July 24 thanks to The Friends of the Pocatello Animal…
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Colorado’s first litter of gray wolf pups since the 1940s has grown to include six pups.…
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN Wildlife officials in Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear Friday morning less than two miles…
Continue ReadingAs the planet warms, a study found that male dragonflies are losing a crucial feature they typically use to attract female mates: the ornate black…
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture has filed a temporary emergency rule requiring all mink ranchers to vaccinate their animals against COVID-19.…
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Federal officials have given preliminary approval to a conservation group’s contentious proposal to expand bison grazing on public lands in…
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The Nature Conservancy has closed its Silver Creek Preserve in central Idaho to fishing due to low water levels and extreme heat.…
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Wildlife officials say a rare animal spotted in a Utah neighborhood is likely on the move in search of a new place to live.…
Continue ReadingResearchers in Austria may have found an unlikely solution to the problem of plastic pollution: cows, and the microbes found inside their…
Continue ReadingAgainst the backdrop of unprecedented heat waves and deadly wildfires, the West’s historic drought has ranchers fighting another problem besides…
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A Pingree couple with a passion for butterflies came upon a one in a million find: a butterfly with both sex…
Continue ReadingA mouse thought to have become extinct more than 150 years ago has been found alive on an island off the coast of Western Australia, researchers have…
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Grand Teton National Park staff recently relocated a subadult grizzly bear within the park after the bear received a food reward in two incidents due…
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Idaho State Police is asking for help in finding a dog that disappeared after a car crash Thursday…
Continue ReadingLori Spangler was enjoying a nice Sunday afternoon as she watched after her stepdaughter’s dog Levi when it was interrupted by a startling…
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Dozens of dogs are currently under the care of a rescue group after they were taken from a Jackson Tennessee property in connection to an animal…
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The vast majority of expectant mongoose moms within a group give birth on the same night. The synchronous arrival of the tiny pups makes it…
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The Teton County Planning & Building Services Department has developed and released amended draft regulations related to Wildlife Friendly Fencing.…
Continue ReadingBy Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN The first reported Asian giant hornet of 2021 in the United States was found dead near Seattle by a Washington…
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For the second time in a week, a deer-dog altercation in the Johnny Creek area has been reported to the Idaho Fish and Game office in…
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