Wildlife management
Carl Goodwin, manager of Seattle Sausage, takes a water break while selling bottles of water to baseball fans leaving the Mariners game on a warm Wednesday afternoon, June 23, 2021, in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle. Forecasts say extreme heat will roast the Puget Sound region from Saturday through Monday. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times via AP)
Portland records hottest day ever amid Northwest scorcher

By Sara Cline And Rebecca Boone Jun. 25, 2021 06:35 PM EDT

Florida horse rescue center cares for wild mustangs

By Christopher Spata Jun. 06, 2021 06:45 AM EDT
Webster, Fla. (AP) — The white hieroglyphs running down the mustang’s big, brown neck, and the necks of all the horses like him, tell some of the story — if...

Maine's spring turkey hunt wraps up for the year

Jun. 05, 2021 10:51 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The spring season's turkey hunt in Maine is ending. Maine is home to spring and fall turkey hunts. The spring hunt,...

Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy runs for Idaho governor

May. 21, 2021 07:22 PM EDT
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is running to be Idaho's next governor, according to documents filed Friday with the Secretary of...

Giants claim running back Ryquell Armstead off waivers

May. 18, 2021 05:53 PM EDT
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants added their second running back in three days on Tuesday when they claimed Ryquell Armstead off waivers. ...

Kyle Pfau, an oysterman with Fat Dog Shellfish Co., dumps out a tray of adult "Uglie" oysters from Maine onto a relocation area at Great Bay, Monday, May 3, 2021, in Durham, N.H. Thousands of Uglies from Maine, which were left to grow due to lack of retail demand of more than a year because of the virus outbreak, were relocated to Great Bay to enhance the shellfish species in New Hampshire coastal waters. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Pandemic-hit oyster farmers turn to conservation to survive

By Michael Casey May. 13, 2021 08:45 AM EDT

Georgia Republican legislative leaders on Wednesday March 31, 2021 sign a report at the capitol in Atlanta agreeing to a budget for the year beginning July 1 that spends $27.3 billion in state tax money in Atlanta. On the left are House Majority Leader Jon Burns, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Terry England and House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones. On the right are Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Blake Tillery and Senate President Pro Tem Butch Miller. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Kemp signs $27.3B state budget, will block police raises

By Jeff Amy May. 10, 2021 08:00 PM EDT

A woman gestures as a man unloads his horse-drawn cart of the catch brought by fishermen at Bargny beach, some 35 kilometers (22 miles) east of Dakar, Senegal, Thursday April 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Hit by COVID, Senegal's women find renewed hope in fishing

By Carley Petesch May. 10, 2021 02:21 AM EDT

A pair of macaws perch on a rope inside an enclosure at BioParque, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Macaw gender is near impossible to determine by sight, and requires either genetic testing of feathers or blood, or laparoscopy of the gonads. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Last wild macaw in Rio is lonely and looking for love

By David Biller May. 07, 2021 11:59 PM EDT

Tick populations on the rise in Connecticut

May. 02, 2021 05:11 PM EDT
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s tick population is increasing this season, due to a variety of factors that include shorter and warmer winters and longer...

Maryland officials trying to limit bear-human conflict

By Kimberly Seif Of Capital News Service Apr. 27, 2021 04:53 PM EDT
As Maryland black bears emerge from hibernation, the state’s Wildlife and Heritage Service is warning people to keep food tucked away to avoid attracting them....

A Mexican long-tongued bat is held by Mexico's National Autonomous University, UNAM, Ecology Institute Biologist Rodrigo Medellin after it was briefly captured for a study at the university's botanical gardens, amid the new coronavirus pandemic in Mexico City, Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Listed as threatened in 1994, the bat normally lives in dry forests and deserts, in a range that extends from the southwestern United States to Central America. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
In quieter Mexico City, rare bats make an appearance

By Fabiola Sánchez Mar. 31, 2021 10:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2021, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette sprints to the end zone to score on a 27-yard touchdown run during the second half against the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL football Super Bowl in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers moved closer to a goal of retaining all 22 starters from their Super Bowl victory, agreeing to a one-year, $3.25 million contract to bring free agent running back Fournette back for next season. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
AP source: Fournette agrees to 1-year deal to stay with Bucs

By Fred Goodall Mar. 26, 2021 06:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2019, file photo, Sandra, a 33-year-old orangutan, stands in her enclosure at the former city zoo now known as Eco Parque, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Around the world, scientists and veterinarians are racing to protect animals from the coronavirus, often using the same playbook for minimizing disease spread among people. That includes social distancing, health checks and a vaccine for some zoo animals. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
Zoos, scientists aim to curb people giving virus to animals

By Christina Larson And Julie Watson Mar. 19, 2021 01:00 AM EDT

Crates holding 13 Kemp's Ridley sea line the Gran Isle beach before being released into the Gulf of Mexico from the Grand Isle, La. beach Monday, March 15, 2021. Audubon's Coastal Wildlife Network rehabilitated 19 cold-stunned Kemp's Ridley sea turtles after a deep arctic airmass along the New England coast in November 2020 threatened to kill the turtles. (David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP)
Mini parade of rescued young sea turtles released into Gulf

Mar. 17, 2021 01:16 PM EDT

Roughly two dozen people gather to protest mask rules and other measures taken to slow the coronavirus pandemic and to show support for fellow protester and anti-government activist Ammon Bundy outside the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, Monday, March 15, 2021. Bundy was scheduled to stand trial on charges that he trespassed and obstructed officers at the Idaho Statehouse during a special legislative session last fall, but Magistrate Judge David Manweiler issued a warrant for Bundy's arrest after Bundy failed to appear in the courtroom. Bundy was arrested late Monday morning on a misdemeanor charge of failing to appear in court. (AP Photo/Rebecca Boone)
Ammon Bundy arrested after missing trial on trespass charge

By Rebecca Boone Mar. 15, 2021 04:15 PM EDT

Arizona bill would designate gun stores as essential firms

Mar. 03, 2021 07:39 PM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Senate has voted to designate gun stores as essential businesses allowed to remain open during an emergency. ...

Ohio State guard CJ Walker, left, dives for a loose ball against Indiana guard Armaan Franklin during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Gonzaga, Baylor top NCAA committee's initial rankings

By Aaron Beard Feb. 13, 2021 03:44 PM EST

This Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 photo provided by Liz Smith of the International Crane Foundation, shows a whooping crane at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. The coronavirus pandemic has canceled this year’s flights to count the only natural flock of whooping cranes — the first time in 71 years that crews in Texas couldn't make an aerial survey of the world’s rarest cranes. Liz Smith said she photographed the same crane several years ago, and it is probably at least 38 years old. (Liz Smith/International Crane Foundation via AP)
Virus outbreak cancels whooping crane count in Texas

By Janet Mcconnaughey Feb. 11, 2021 01:58 PM EST

Health workers backed by trade unions protest outside the Hospital Clinico San Carlos in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. The workers are calling for better working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic while defending the Spanish national heath service. (AP Photo/Paul White)
The Latest: Australia's 2nd largest city to begin lockdown

By The Associated Press Feb. 11, 2021 04:08 AM EST