Wildlife health
Virus cases in team Lions due to play in SA tour opener

By Gerald Imray Jun. 11, 2021 06:53 AM EDT
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African rugby canceled Friday a PRO14 game after a coronavirus outbreak in the team the British and Irish Lions are due to...

FILE - In this Tuesday Jan. 21, 2014, file photo, slaughtered chickens are displayed for sale at a wholesale poultry market in Shanghai. The Chinese government on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, says a 41-year-old man has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu, but the risk of large-scale spread is low. (AP Photo, File)
China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first

Jun. 01, 2021 01:24 PM EDT

A mouse sits on top of hay stored by Bruce Barnes on his family's farm near Bogan Gate, Australia on May 20, 2021. Vast tracts of land in Australia's New South Wales state are being threatened by a mouse plague that the state government describes as "absolutely unprecedented." Just how many millions of rodents have infested the agricultural plains across the state is guesswork. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Plague of ravenous, destructive mice tormenting Australians

By Rod Mcguirk May. 27, 2021 11:32 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2019, file photo, Cola, 10-year-old female orangutan waits in a cage to be sent back to Indonesia at a Suvarnabhumi Airport in a collaborative effort to combat the illicit wildlife trade in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand is ramping up efforts to curb trade in wildlife to help reduce the risk of future pandemics, officials said Thursday, May 27, 2021, though it was unclear whether that would mean an end to all sales of exotic species in the wildlife trafficking hub. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
Thailand aims at pandemic risks by fighting wildlife trade

By Elaine Kurtenbach May. 27, 2021 11:07 AM EDT

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

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Apr. 26, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. April 24, 2021. Editorial: A National Heritage Area in rural Nebraska is an opportunity, not a threat ...

Georgia Aquarium otters test positive for coronavirus

Apr. 19, 2021 01:27 PM EDT
ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta says some of its otters tested positive for the coronavirus after they showed mild respiratory symptoms. ...

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2012, file photo a whitetail doe pauses for a moment while walking through the first snow of the winter near Smith Lake in Kila, Mont. Scientists have developed a new way to test live animals for chronic wasting disease, a fatal affliction that showed up in Montana in 2017. (Patrick Cote/The Daily Inter Lake via AP)
Chronic wasting disease test developed by scientists

By Brett French Apr. 17, 2021 10:10 AM EDT

Baltimore Orioles' Trey Mancini tips his helmet as fans give him a standing ovation prior to batting against the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 8, 2021, on Opening Day in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Mancini given standing ovation in home return from cancer

Apr. 08, 2021 08:16 PM EDT

Eagles turn stadium into vaccine site for autism community

By Rob Maaddi Apr. 02, 2021 06:03 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have a new coach, a new starting quarterback and new use for their stadium. The organization...

Editorial Roundup: Tennessee

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 08:21 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ March 30 The Kingsport Times-News on smoking in...

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

Missouri State out of Missouri Valley Conference tourney

By Doug Feinberg Mar. 13, 2021 11:44 PM EST
No. 21 Missouri State pulled out of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Saturday after a positive COVID-19 test was found in Bradley's program the...

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Mar. 10, 2021 08:16 PM EST
Oneonta Daily Star. March 5, 2021. Editorial: Spring must be right around the corner. Crocuses and daffodils have been...

Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza arrives to meet the media and illustrate the government's new measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Rome, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The first anti-pandemic decree from Italy’s new premier, Mario Draghi, tightens measures governing school attendance while easing restrictions on museums, theaters and cinemas. (Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via AP)
The Latest: San Diego zoo vaccinates 9 great apes for virus

By The Associated Press Mar. 04, 2021 06:06 AM EST

Officials say many Vermont students are struggling

By Lisa Rathke Feb. 26, 2021 01:54 PM EST
Vermont is much closer than many other states in getting kids fully back to in-person learning amid the pandemic but even with improvements to remote learning...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Scotty Miller during NFL football practice, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 55. (Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers via AP)
Chiefs' success big reason why fans will be at Super Bowl

By The Associated Press Feb. 04, 2021 06:32 PM EST

Georgette Moon receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the county health department in Tuskegee, Ala., Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. The clinic has yet to reach its maximum capacity for immunizing people in the mostly Black city, the site of the infamous "Tuskegee syphilis study," that ended in 1972. Moon, a former city council member, said she wanted to both protect herself and be a role model to encourage others to get the shot. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Vaccine skepticism lurks in town famous for syphilis study

By Jay Reeves Feb. 01, 2021 01:00 AM EST

A member of the gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif., soaks in the sun at his habitat on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Several gorillas at the zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. It appears the infection came from a member of the park's wildlife care team who also tested positive for the virus but has been asymptomatic and wore a mask at all times around the gorillas. (Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Safari Park via AP)
Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park

By Julie Watson Jan. 11, 2021 03:23 PM EST