Wardens: Calif. fisherman shot sea lion in Sacramento River, faces animal cruelty charges

Calif. fisherman arrested in sea lion shooting

Birth control for bison aims to reduce size of Santa Catalina Island herd

Island’s bison given birth control to control herd

Congo’s only 2 captive baby gorillas to move to new sanctuary where schoolchildren can visit

Baby gorillas to get new sanctuary in east Congo

Federal judge says Yellowstone-area grizzly bears must stay on threatened list

Judge keeps Yellowstone grizzly on threatened list

Researchers ask whether caged egg-laying chickens are miserable stuffed into tiny cages

Researchers ask: Are caged chickens miserable?

Northwest MT logging projects challenged; enviros say grizzly bears could be harmed

MT logging projects challenged over bears

BILLINGS, Mont. — An environmental group is seeking to stop three logging projects on several thousand acres in northwest Montana, arguing that the timber sales would harm the area’s fledgling grizzly bear population.

NY man attacked by 10-point buck and bruised from head-to -toe while loading firewood

NY man attacked by buck while tossing firewood

RI emergency planner experiences new kind of crisis as rats scamper through Statehouse

Eek! Rats giving RI Statehouse staffers a scare

Study: Closing razor clam season on Washington coast for a year could cost $22 million

Study: Razor clam closure could cost $22 million

It’s all ‘Bull’: Madoff’s yacht and 2 smaller boats headed for auction along with Mercedes

All ‘Bull’: Madoff’s yacht, boats on auction block

Madoff’s yacht ‘Bull’ and 2 smaller boats, Mercedes headed for auction block

Madoff’s yacht, 2 smaller boats on auction block

Group will meet to consider lifting oyster moratorium in Lousiana

Group to consider lifting La. oyster moratorium

Vermont sugarmakers to discuss insect problem at annual meeting Thursday

Vermont sugarmakers to gather Thursday

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Vermont sugarmakers say their industry’s enjoying good times in general, but there are still some worries: Insects.

A look at how climate change is spreading pests around the globe

Pests on move worldwide as climate warms

A look at some other pests that are benefiting or could benefit from global warming:

11-year-old boy from Idaho kills black bear that wouldn’t leave his family’s porch

Idaho boy kills bear that wouldn’t leave porch

Fearing roadblock to drilling, Alaska fights to take polar bears off threatened species list

Alaska fights to reverse polar bear listing

Jellyfish spread in world’s oceans, devastating fisheries, stinging millions; warming blamed

Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world

Couisnard’s 17 points help Missouri-Kansas City beat Truman St 80-33 in season opener

Missouri-Kansas City win 80-33 over Truman St

Judge seals the deal, says colony of seals can remain at cove in San Diego

Judge says seals can stay in California cove

Judge seals the deal, says colony can remain at cove in San Diego

Judge says seals can stay at La Jolla cove

Judge seals the deal, says seal colony can remain at Children’s Pool cove in San Diego

Judge says seals may stay at San Diego cove

Obama administration backs off ban on raw oysters from Gulf Coast amid fierce criticism

FDA backs off oyster ban after strong criticism

Federal officials say they’ll investigate claims of animal abuse at University of Utah labs

Feds to check animal abuse claims at Utah labs

Judge tentative rules seals can remain at Children’s Pool in Southern California

Judge tentatively says Calif. seals can remain

Lake Mary teen surfing off New Smyrna Beach bitten by shark

Teen bitten by shark off New Smyrna Beach

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A Lake Mary teen surfing off New Smyrna Beach was bitten by a shark.

Va. dangles $6.7M to lure watermen out of the Chesapeake Bay crab business, gets few bites

Chesapeake crabbers not going for Va.’s buyout

NY ‘miracle dog’ that survived 6-story drop to be euthanized after rehabilitation efforts fail

ASPCA: Dog thrown from roof too dangerous to live

Jury says former Iowa kosher slaughterhouse manager guilty on 86 of 91 financial fraud charges

Jury: Fmr. slaughterhouse manager guilty of fraud

Fla. man reaches under his car and gets bitten on his hands by an alligator

Man reaches under car and gets bitten by alligator

National team to help Forest Service manage bark beetle epidemic in Colo., Wyo.

National team to help manage bark beetle problem