Animals and Wildlife

A group of rehabilitated pelicans soared the San Pedro skies on Wednesday upon their release back to the wild.

Five gray whales have died in the greater Bay Area over the past week, bringing the region’s 2025 whale death toll to 14, officials announced Wednesday.

A two-ton elephant seal was seen wandering around the street near Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday.

A bear created quite the scene in a Maryland neighborhood this Memorial Day when it wandered into someone’s backyard.

Lewis Pugh, 55, began swimming multiple hours a day in the 47-degree water on May 15 to raise awareness about the plight of sharks as the film “Jaws” nears its 50th birthday.

The man tried to nudge it with his water bottle, but it didn’t move. He then reached out with his hand — a move he would very quickly regret.

  Missouri conservation officials warn of snakes hiding in cars.

The whereabouts of Billy and Tina, a pair of Asian elephants long housed at the Los Angeles Zoo, are unclear on Wednesday after a report they had been secretly removed and shipped to another zoo — but neither zoo officials nor Mayor Karen Bass’ office had an immediate response to requests for comment.

U.S. wildlife officials want to add a rare Nevada fish to the list of endangered species.

Police said they received multiple calls over several weeks about pet cats being snatched and harmed in a Santa Ana, California, neighborhood.

Here’s an uplifting way to start summer: Wing by the “Outdoor Adventure Days” near Big Bear Lake.

May 20 is National Rescue Dog Day. In honor of one of our favorite four-legged friends, here are five ways to honor rescue dogs in your community.

A vanishing species of whale gave birth to few babies this birthing season, raising alarms among scientists and conservationists who fear the animal could go extinct.

More than 12,000 chicks were left abandoned for more than three days without food, water or fresh air in a USPS truck at a Delaware distribution center. The surviving 8,000 chicks are available for adoption.

Police officers recovered a pair of baby orangutans Wednesday from a car at a Bangkok gas station.

A dead dolphin was found missing its head in Pender County, North Carolina. Officials with NOAA say someone intentionally decapitated it, and they are offering a reward to find who did it. WECT’s Jacee Caldwell reports.

A new study finds humanity’s closest living relatives will chew plants and apply makeshift poultices to wounds, and use leaves for a hygienic scrub.

The squirrel population at a popular Santa Monica park has grown so significantly that the city is urging the public to refrain from feeding them.

A new study shows that chimpanzees drum with regular rhythm when they beat on tree trunks. Previous research has shown that chimps have their own signature drumming style.

A rare New Zealand snail was captured for the first time on camera laying eggs from its neck.