'Big pile' of eels dumped in Brooklyn lake; impact not yet known

New York state and city wildlife officials say it's too soon to know the local impact of exotic eels dumped into a Brooklyn lake last month.

Los Angeles man arrested in theft of lemur from San Francisco Zoo

The endangered and elderly lemur was discovered missing Wednesday morning from the Lipman Family Lemur Forest in the San Francisco Zoo.

Ring-tailed lemur presumed stolen from San Francisco Zoo

An endangered male ring-tailed lemur was discovered missing from the San Francisco Zoo Wednesday morning.

New York among 'rattiest' cities in the nation

Rat complaints may have fallen to historic lows in New York City during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic but the rodents remain plentiful.

Woman finds 2-headed snake in her house

A North Carolina woman who found a two-headed snake in her house decided to find it a home.

NJ black bear hunt off to wet start

New Jersey's annual black bear hunt got off to wet start Monday as remnants from Hurricane Delta soaked the state with wind-whipped rain.

After little girl's arm is bitten off, officials remove wolf-dog hybrids from wildlife rehab

At least 47 wolf-dog hybrids. Six red foxes. Three coyotes. Those are just some of the animals removed from an unlicensed rehab center in Michigan where the owner's granddaughter had half her arm bitten off this summer.

'Tremendous surge' of whales in waters around New York City

If you're young and hungry, the place to go is New York City — even if you weigh 25 tons and have a blowhole.

It's a girl! Colorado zoo welcomes baby giraffe

The new baby is the 17th member of Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s reticulated giraffe herd. 

Rare all-white shark found: 'The fish of a lifetime'

Jason Gillespie was deep-sea fishing in the area when he spotted the remarkable three-foot tope shark.

Search underway for murder hornets nest in Washington state

Officials are trying to find and destroy a nest of Asian giant hornets believed to be near a Washington state farm town.

Raccoon dubbed 'Downtown Don' rescued from World Trade Center site

A frightened raccoon that climbed up a construction site at the World Trade Center was rescued by Port Authority Police officers.