Orphaned bear cubs in Colorado placed in a cozy den until spring

A den made out of nearly 30 bales of hay, a bunch of branches, and a snow mound for insulation is the new home for two bear cubs.

Large bear spotted roaming in Monrovia second day in a row

A large bear was spotted early Friday morning in Monrovia, only a day after a bear was reported roaming around the nearby campus of Mayflower Elementary School.

Groups want cows corralled to protect mouse habitat

Environmentalists have accused U.S. land managers of failing to keep livestock and wild horses out of streams and other wetlands in Arizona's White Mountains, resulting in damage to habitat required by a rare mouse species found only in the Southwest.

Bronx Zoo elephant isn't 'imprisoned,' judge rules

A Bronx judge dismissed the Nonhuman Rights Project's petition arguing that Happy the elephant is "unlawfully imprisoned" at the Bronx Zoo where she has lived since 1977.

Parasite may have killed Peconic Bay scallops, lab says

The Marine Animal Disease Laboratory spent over 200 hours testing 32 samples of scallops from the Peconic Bay.

Cops use drone to find blind man lost in Connecticut woods

A man got lost in the woods near his home in Connecticut during freezing temperatures this past weekend. Police found him using an aerial drone.

700-pound black bear shot in New Jersey sets world record

A bowhunting organization says a 700-pound bear shot in New Jersey last fall has set a world record as the largest black bear killed with a bow and arrow in North America.

So many migratory birds flew over Key West, they showed up on weather radar

So many migratory birds flocked from Cuba to Florida on Sunday night, the National Weather Service said they appeared on radar in Key West.

Recovering koala enjoys a belly scratch from Australian Army officer

A koala embodied happiness when it received a comprehensive belly scratch from an Australian Defence Force officer at a wildlife park on Kangaroo Island.

Drone Video: Right whale and calf spotted near North Myrtle Beach

A drone captured beautiful footage of a North Atlantic right whale and her calf swimming near a beach in South Carolina.

Dolphins found shot, stabbed on Florida beaches; $20K reward offered

For the past 28 years, Captain Fred Debardelaben has taken passengers on dolphin cruises along the coast of St. Petersburg. 

Manatee found dead at Jersey Shore

Officials on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused the death of a manatee in southern New Jersey.

White shark named after Kobe Bryant

Who knew Kobe Bryant was interested in sharks? Let alone that he actually got in the ocean water, with possibly the most feared type – white sharks!

Scientists prepare for dive into 'Midnight Zone' to study dark ocean

Scientists from the British-led Nekton Mission plan to survey wildlife and gauge the effects of climate change in an unexplored area of the Indian Ocean.

Baboon steals, grooms, lion cub in South Africa

After carrying the cub into the branches of a tree, the primate proceeds to groom the little lion.