Wildlife
Chris Boyette
A Las Vegas rescue group has captured ‘Cluck Norris’ and is searching for the other pigeon in a cowboy hat
One of the pigeons seen wandering around Las Vegas in tiny cowboy hats has been captured, a pigeon rescue group said.4 years ago
Colby Walker
‘Howdy Partner!’ Pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats show up in Vegas
Pigeons wearing tiny cowboy hats have been showing up in Las Vegas, and no one knows why.5 years ago
Hira Humayun and Ben Westcott, CNN
White Island volcano eruption: Tourists injured and missing in New Zealand
An unknown number of people are believed to be missing or injured after a volcano on New Zealand's popular White Island tourist destination erupted.5 years ago
Esha Mitra, CNN
A tiger went on an 800-mile odyssey in search of food, a mate, and a place to call home
A tiger in India traveled more than 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) in search of a mate -- the longest such walk ever recorded by a big cat in India, according to researchers.5 years ago
Leah Asmelash, CNN
Russian dairy farmers gave cows VR goggles with hopes they would be happier and make better milk
Virtual reality isn't just for video games anymore.5 years ago
Joshua Berlinger and Jessie Yeung, CNN
Lewis the koala dies one week after rescue from Australia bushfire
Ellenborough Lewis, the koala who shot to internet fame after being rescued last week from massive wildfires that engulfed the Australian state of New South Wales, has died.5 years ago
red panda
The search is on for a red panda that escaped a French zoo
A search is on for a red panda that broke out of a zoo in the Rhone region of southeastern France.5 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Human run-ins with black bears nearly doubled in 2019 in Utah
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources says 53 people reported encountering black bears this year, compared with 27 in 2018.5 years ago
Associated Press
Tribe members: Noted bison kill site desecrated by coal mine
Investigators say a coal company violated federal land when it disturbed a bison killing ground. No actions have been taken against the company, the Associated Press finds.5 years ago
John Wojcik
Mountain lion sighting prompts school shelter-in-place
Two local schools entered shelter-in-place mode on Tuesday, over a mountain lion scare in the Olympus Cove area. No one was hurt.5 years ago
Jeanne Bonner, CNN
Wind and rain dislodge boat trapped on rocks above Niagara Falls for 101 years
A boat stuck on rocks above Niagara Falls for more than a century has been unmoored by high wind and heavy rains.5 years ago
Mark Jackson
Unified, Layton, Park City among crews helping fight California wildfires
"Wherever they need us, that's where we'll be," that's what Unified Fire Authority spokesman Ryan Love is saying as crews from Utah are in California to help battle wildfires burning across the state.5 years ago
Millie Dent, CNN
This startup is saving crops by making ‘super bees’
One company wants to help farmers adapt to a world of rapidly declining bee populations by creating "super-bees."5 years ago
SCOTT SONNER Associated Press
Dems in Congress demand update on Interior wild horse plans
Congressional Democrats are demanding the Interior Department produce an overdue report on plans to manage wild horses roaming federal lands in the West after the head of its public lands agency told reporters it will take $5 billion and 15 years to get overpopulated herds under control.5 years ago
SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press
Fire-ravaged forests get help from pine cone collectors
With snow ready to fall, the scramble was to collect as many ponderosa pine cones as possible.5 years ago
Associated Press
Utah holding annual bison roundup on Great Salt Lake island
Hundreds of horseback riders are again conducting the annual roundup of bison on an island in Utah's Great Salt Lake.5 years ago
Associated Press
National Parks Service drops plan to allow ATVs in Utah
A rule that would have allowed ATVs on certain roads in Utah's five national parks including popular red rock country destinations such as Zion and Arches has been scrapped by the U.S. government one week before it was set to take effect.5 years ago
TERENCE CHEA and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press
Wind-whipped fires rage across California as lights go dark
Fast-growing fires throughout California forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes Thursday as dry winds and high heat fed both the flames and fears in a state still jittery from devastating wildfires in the last two years.5 years ago
SCOTT SONNER Associated Press
Official: Solving wild horse problem will take $5B, 15 years
It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control on federal lands across the West, the acting head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday, adding that several developments have made him more optimistic about his agency's ability to get the job done.5 years ago
Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Judge blocks Trump from easing energy rules in US West
A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from easing rules on mining, drilling and grazing across the west over concerns for the sage grouse.5 years ago
JONATHAN J. COOPER and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press
Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say
Millions of Californians spent part of the week in the dark in an unprecedented effort by the state's large electrical utilities to prevent another devastating wildfire. It was the fifth time Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has preemptively cut the power but by far the largest to date in the utility's effort to prevent a deadly wildfire sparked by its power lines.5 years ago
Colby Walker
Watch bison reintroduced to habitat they haven’t roamed in 150 years.
A group of bison are roaming in an area of Badlands National Park in South Dakota for the first time in nearly 150 years.5 years ago
Associated Press
Nevada fighting to keep ‘zombie deer’ from entering state
Zombie deer may sound like something in a bad B-movie, but wildlife regulators say they're real and officials are working to keep them out of Nevada.5 years ago
