When someone first decides they want a dog, they often settle on a few things right away: what dog breed they want, if they want a boy or girl, and if they want a puppy or an older dog. Sure, some people are happy to just go to a rescue and find any cute dog

We independently pick all the products we recommend because we love them and think you will too. If you buy a product from a link on our site, we may earn a commission. When The Dodo’s own Taylor Celentano went to her vet to see why her dog, Ryder, was having tons of gas problems,

Scarlet Tanager. Photo: Johann Schumacher/Alamy This audio story is brought to you by BirdNote, a partner of the National Audubon Society. BirdNote episodes air daily on public radio stations nationwide. Transcript:  This is BirdNote. In summer, the forests of the eastern United States are home to a bounty of birds. Birds – intriguing, attractive, mellifluous, or

This is Corks — an incredibly happy and loving dog with an insatiable passion for life. To see him now, however, you might never guess the sad story of his past. Brooke Wilson Late last year, Corks was found as an abandoned and wounded stray. Vets believe that he may have been dragged behind a

The Chinese government has officially removed pangolin scales from a list of approved ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine, a momentous move that could bring an end to the large-scale illegal trade in the scaly anteaters, conservationists say. The eight species of pangolins are together one of the most widely trafficked animals in the world, with

Least Tern with downy young. Photo: Kenton Gomez/Audubon Photography Awards Last week, amid a global pandemic, widespread police brutality in response to Black Lives Matter protests, and the Trump administration’s continued attacks on protections for birds, the Mississippi coast received another blow—Tropical Storm Cristobal made landfall on the Gulf Coast as one of the earliest

In a move that environmentalists warned could further imperil hundreds of endangered species and a protected habitat for the sake of profit, President Donald Trump on Friday signed a proclamation rolling back an Obama-era order and opening nearly 5,000 square miles off the coast of New England to commercial fishing. “We’re opening it today,” Trump

We independently pick all the products we recommend because we love them and think you will too. If you buy a product from a link on our site, we may earn a commission. There’s nothing cuter than watching a little puppy figuring out how to play. But there’s one thing that comes with all that

Fish & Game New Zealand fervently defend the “sport” of duck shooting for which the season just began in late May (it was pushed back from March due to COVID-19 restrictions). However, organizations are concerned about New Zealand’s native bird species. Animal rights organization SAFE says the sport is “inherently cruel” and should be banned.

Mike Digout has never been a big fan of Canadian geese. But this spring his views changed after meeting one remarkable mother goose caring for a very large family. Mike Digout Since work from home started, Digout has been taking walks along the Saskatchewan riverbank near his home in Saskatoon and bringing along his camera to capture the

Dutch mink farms have begun a government-ordered cull over concern that animals infected with coronavirus could transmit it to humans. Infected mink have been found on 10 Dutch farms where the animals are bred for their fur, according to the country’s Food & Wares Authority. “All mink breeding farms where there is an infection will

Animals have always had a way of finding Calvin Tucker, ever since his very first rescue in 2017. A little gray kitten showed up outside his workplace looking for help, and though Tucker didn’t even like cats at the time, something about the cat moved him. “The way he looked at me, it touched my

Swainson’s Thrush and native spicebush. Photo: Steve & Dave Maslowski Twice a year, millions of birds embark on long, perilous journeys between their breeding and wintering grounds. These flights, spanning hundreds or thousands of miles, require a lot of energy. In the spring, neotropical migrants travel from Latin America to nest in the Northern Hemisphere, where

Cooper’s Hawk. Photo: Marina Schultz/Audubon Photography Awards The Trump administration’s planned rewrite of a century-old law meant to protect birds would leave more of them dead and likely push additional species onto the endangered list, according to a new government analysis. Previous administrations interpreted the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) to outlaw not only purposely

Sandhill Crane. Photo: Stan Bysshe/Audubon Photography Awards With our nation in turmoil it’s possible you may have missed some good news – a new bipartisan climate solutions bill – and some bad news – administration attacks on birds, the ocean, and public input. Good News: Bipartisan climate progress Farmers, ranchers and foresters are too often

Poachers have killed at least six elephants in a single day in Ethiopia, wildlife officials said on Tuesday, the largest such slaughter in memory in the east African nation. The elephants died last week, when they ventured out of the Mago National Park in the far south of Ethiopia to drink water, Ganabul Bulmi, the

As time passes, we come to discover more about a parrot’s intelligence. Not that we were in any doubt of their brain power, of course. But with a restless science community intent on validation of what we already believe to be so, countless studies are beginning to verify reality in startling episodes of discovery. In

Red-billed Oxpecker and Black Rhinoceros. Photo: Martin Harvey/Alamy There’s long been a debate over whether Red-billed Oxpeckers earn their keep. As their name suggests, these common birds of Africa’s open lands like to hang around with domestic cattle and many large, wild mammal species. They eat ticks and other pesky parasites clinging to their hosts.

Shocking footage shows a tourist leaning out of a car window to stroke a lion sitting next to their car in a national park. The lion is facing away from the car when the tourist leans over her fellow passenger to touch the lion in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. Maasai Sightings said that

Last month, Paul Koch went to make himself breakfast and found an uninvited guest using his pool.  A large female moose was swimming in the deep end, wrapped in the solar cover. It was immediately clear that she needed help. Paul Koch “I looked out in the backyard and there’s this moose absolutely panicked and