Animal

The wayward sea lion that made headlines last month for mysteriously ending up on a San Diego freeway far from home has been released back into the ocean, it was announced Friday.

The wayward sea lion that made headlines for ending up on the side of a San Diego freeway is back in his hometown – the ocean.

A horse and its rider were rescued in Carmel Valley today after falling on a steep trail, reports NBC 7.

SkyRanger 7 watched as rescue crews harnessed a horse and hoisted it to safety.

Crews worked to free a horse that was stuck off a trail in Carmel Valley.

A rescue team used a helicopter to hoist a horse that became stuck on a steep hill off a trail in Carmel Valley and get it back on flat ground.

A whale-watching crew got a lucky glimpse at a massive mammal showing off Wednesday, taking Hump Day to a whole new level. The Instagram account called “Gone Whale Watching” posted a video from a crew’s trip Wednesday morning, showing what they said was a humpback whale breaching. Breaching is when a whale leaps out of the water, exposing most...

A whale watching trip on Wednesday had an astonishing view of a breaching whale.

There’s new hope for an endangered California frog that has vanished from half of its habitat.

Weeks after a young blue-footed booby was found injured and starved in Oceanside, the bird was able to return to its home in the wild Tuesday.

SeaWorld San Diego rescued an injured blue-footed booby and released it back into the wild three weeks later.

Federal prosecutors say a New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to smuggling more than 1,000 box turtles that were illegally collected in Oklahoma.

San Diegans answered the call Saturday to help hundreds of shelter animals find loving homes during NBC 7 and Telemundo 20’s fifth Clear the Shelters event.

NBC and Telemundo stations are teaming up Aug. 17, 2018 to host Clear the Shelters, a nationwide pet adoption initiative that aims to find loving homes for animals in need.

An elusive black bear was finally cornered and safely removed after leading police and wildlife officials on a chase through a quiet Massachusetts neighborhood on Friday morning. Officials received a call Friday morning for a bear sighting in Arlington, and local police joined the Massachusetts Environmental Police in scouring the town for it.

Researchers at University of California, Riverside have been studying the Kangaroo Rat, which they have lovingly dubbed the “Ninja Rat” for the past seven years. The little rodent has such quick reflexes and acrobatic abilities that it can often evade rattlesnake strikes, which can happen in a blink of an eye.

A skunk brewed up some trouble when it got its head stuck in a beer can, according to animal control officers in Billerica, Massachusetts. The skunk was picked up Thursday by animal control officers on Lucille Drive and taken to Tufts Wildlife Center where it had to be sedated in order to have the can removed from its head. A...

A cat named Kitty and her chihuahua best friend Leila have found their “fur ever” home after being adopted by a couple at the MSPCA-Angell’s animal shelter in Boston over the weekend. The MSPCA tweeted a picture of the new family and thanked everyone for their retweets in helping find a home for the inseparable cat and dog duo. The...