Black bear and bear cub feasting on bird seed from a fallen bird feeder.
Female black bear lying on ground next to fallen bird feeder
The current strain of the virus appears to pose a low risk for human infection.
The Trump administration has taken a first step toward extending protections for giraffes under the Endangered Species Act.
For marine biologists at the New England Aquarium, it's a super-sized Mother's Day.Scientists at the Boston-based center say 17 new North Atlantic right whale calves have recently been born, adding to one of the most endangered whale populations on the planet.
More families each year are saying no thank you to cow's milk. Sales have deteriorated over the past four decades, in a trend dairy farms describe as devastating.
Mid-March is the time for black bears to emerge from their dens and begin their annual search for food. Another potential problem is people deliberately feeding bears with bird seed and vegetables.