Providing shelter to furry friends

Grégory Bulté, Instructor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Carleton University, The Conversation:

No, overwintering turtles don’t breathe through their butts: Getting to the bottom of a popular misconception

A handful of turtles can breathe through their butts, but they are distant relatives of the North American species often claimed to do so in winter. Read More

Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press:

Wild turkey that chased residents of small Quebec town killed by slingshot

MONTREAL – A wild turkey that for three weeks sowed terror in the small town of Louiseville, Que., was killed Thursday morning by a sharp-eyed man armed with a slingshot, Mayor Yvon Deshaies say... Read More

The Associated Press:

Hatch watch is underway at a California bald eagle nest monitored by a popular online camera feed

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Hatch watch is underway in Southern California mountains. Three bald eagle chicks could emerge this week from eggs laid in a nest monitored by nature lovers via a popular... Read More

Erik Pindera:

Judge authorizes private prosecution of horse exporter

Animal-rights organizations have taken the unusual step of getting a Manitoba provincial court judge to authorize the private prosecution of a live-horse exporter for allegedly violating federal regul... Read More

Sara Cline, The Associated Press:

Baby pig that was tossed like a football is adopted and pardoned at Louisiana Capitol

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A baby pig that was rescued after being tossed like a football near a Mardi Gras event in New Orleans was “pardoned” Wednesday and has found a permanent home with a Louisiana l... Read More

Tyler Searle:

Dog attack prompts calls for increased animal control

THE mother of a woman severely bruised and cut after being mauled by a pack of dogs says the attack has made her daughter terrified to sleep at night. Read More

Christina Larson, The Associated Press:

Our ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Our very ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we? Somewhere around 20 million or 25 million years ago, when apes diverged from monkeys, our branch of the tree of life... Read More

The Associated Press:

A New York collector pleads guilty to smuggling rare birdwing butterflies

NEW YORK (AP) — A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to illegally trafficking birdwing butterflies and other rare insects, according to a plea deal filed in Brooklyn federal court Tuesday. Charles Lim... Read More

Matthew Brown, The Associated Press:

Man to plead guilty in ‘killing spree’ of eagles and other birds for feathers prized by tribes

A Washington state man accused of helping kill more than 3,000 birds — including eagles on a Montana Indian reservation — then illegally selling their carcasses and feathers intends to plead guilty to... Read More

The Associated Press:

Musher who was disqualified, then reinstated, now withdraws from the Iditarod race across Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A musher who was disqualified from the world’s most famous sled dog race only to be reinstated days later has now officially withdrawn from this year’s Iditarod. Eddie Burke... Read More

Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press:

Lack of snow cancels longest sled dog race in eastern United States

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The organizers of the longest sled dog race in the eastern United States said Monday they are canceling the event due to a lack of snow on the ground. The Can-Am Crown Internati... Read More

Cedar Attanasio, The Associated Press:

What killed Flaco the owl? New York zoologists testing for toxins, disease as contributing factors

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s celebrity owl Flaco died from a traumatic impact, zoologists confirmed a day after he reportedly flew into a building, with further testing planned to determine if the... Read More

Matthew Daly, The Associated Press:

White House, tribal leaders hail ‘historic’ deal to restore salmon runs in Pacific Northwest

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration, leaders of four Columbia River Basin tribes and the governors of Oregon and Washington celebrated on Friday as they signed papers formally launching a $1 bi... Read More