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Animals

Lost mother-and-baby porcupine duo get a ride home after accidental journey

Lost mother-and-baby porcupine duo get a ride home after accidental journey

A lost mother-and-baby porcupine duo is heading back up north after wildlife rescuers found them a hundred miles away from home. Rescuers say the mother accidentally hitched a ride on a trailer and gave birth in the city.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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'It's a great time to be a bear': Biologist explains population trends as hibernation ends

'It's a great time to be a bear': Biologist explains population trends as hibernation ends

It is the time of year when bears are coming out of hibernation and looking about for their next meal. There have been bear sightings not only in northern Minnesota, but also in the Twin Cities region this spring.
by Emily Bright and Aleesa Kuznetsov

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Destroying endangered species’ habitat wouldn’t count as ‘harm’ under proposed Trump rule

Destroying endangered species’ habitat wouldn’t count as ‘harm’ under proposed Trump rule

The Trump administration is reinterpreting a key word in the Endangered Species Act that could have big consequences for the habitats of species at risk.
by Jonathan Lambert

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Doggles and dog booties: Anchorage residents prep pets for volcanic explosion

Doggles and dog booties: Anchorage residents prep pets for volcanic explosion

Mount Spurr, which scientists say is likely to erupt in the coming weeks or months, is about 80 miles west of Anchorage. But ash clouds could reach the state's biggest city.
by Nathaniel Herz

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