animals

Iconic “Price Is Right” host Bob Barker contributed millions of dollars through his charitable foundation to help open the Donkeyland Wildlife Sanctuary in Southern California.

An overweight walrus affectionately known as Freya was euthanized by Authorities in Oslo, Norway.

Four loose pigs have been hogging up space in a western suburb of Chicago.

Before Noodle the Pug and his “Bones and No Bones Days” were a viral TikTok sensation, Noodle was just another dog who needed a home. Jonathan Graziano talks about Noodle’s unexpected adoption story and the exciting life with a rescue dog.

About 200 dogs and cats from overpopulated animal shelters in Florida and Louisiana will be flown to Massachusetts and New Jersey and put up for adoption in August.

Monarch butterflies have been placed on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s “red list” of threatened species.

A copperhead snake bite posed a potentially lethal threat to one endangered lemur at the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina. After her health deteriorated, the team determined that a rare and risky medical procedure was the only option to save her. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap, host of “Down to Earth,” and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway...

There are 108 species of lemur — and each has a unique place in the ecosystem. And they are almost all highly endangered. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap, host of “Down to Earth,” and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway go inside the Duke Lemur Center to find out why their facility provides such a unique opportunity to closely...

At the Duke Lemur Center, each one of the endangered lemurs is precious. So when a staff member notices an injured lemur, the whole team mobilizes to protect it. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway follow the team as they rush to save a lemur, named Cassia by the staff, who has been bitten...

The Duke Lemur Center is a refuge for some of the world’s most endangered primates. With incredible senses of hearing and smell, and a long bony finger for seeking out food in hollow logs, lemurs have evolved into unique and special creatures. NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar Midcap and LX News storyteller Cody Broadway take you inside.

The Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina is not just a safe haven for the endangered primates — it may be a key safety net for the entire species.  Lemurs are the most endangered mammal group on Earth, with roughly 95% of lemur species at risk of extinction, according to the Duke Lemur Center.  Follow NBC 7 San Diego’s Dagmar…

Loud fireworks and raucous holiday parties can easily spook pets on the Fourth of July, and animal-advocacy groups again this year urged Southland residents to protect their furry friends on the holiday to ensure they don’t run away and wind up in shelters.

Animal shelters across the country are once again teaming up with NBC and Telemundo stations to find loving homes for pets in need with the Clear The Shelters pet adoption and donation campaign.

NBC and Telemundo owned and affiliated stations will partner with local animal shelters and rescues from August 1 to August 31

A whale rarely seen in the area washed up on a Brooklyn beach earlier this week and later died, an animal conservation group said.

New York’s top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling that she does not meet the definition of “person” who is being illegally confined.

It’s the story that made Sara Fulton a local celebrity for what she did at Temkin’s Bar in Greenpoint , where she’s known as a hero for saving all the terrified bargoers from a terrifying… opossum.

You may see signs of cicadas emerging from the ground this Memorial Day weekend — and some of those bugs could be Brood X cicadas who are late to the party.

A 17-month-old bear roamed through backyards in a New Jersey neighborhood before napping in a tree. Eventually, authorities were able to tranquilize the 150 pound yearling so he could be transported to the woods.

When Kelly Anderson’s beloved cat Chai died, she wasn’t ready to just adopt another pet. So she reached out to a pet cloning company called ViaGen Pets and Bella, Chai’s clone, was born. The process cost over $25,000, but Anderson says it was well worth the expense — even though the cats’ personalities “couldn’t be more different.” She explained why...