Our Lives | ADOPT ME! Sep 25, 2017

Garden party: a kitten named Keukenhof

Keukenhof loves people and is totally fearless. He is also laid-back and happy to play by himself, as well as with humans or dogs.

World / Offbeat Sep 23, 2017

Raccoon takes a ride on police van in Colorado

A Colorado Springs police officer heading to an accident scene in a van got a big surprise when a raccoon jumped onto the front windshield of the vehicle and stayed there until he pulled over. The Denver Post reported that officer Chris Frabbiele was responding ...

National Sep 20, 2017

At 100 days old, Ueno Zoo's panda cub takes a few wobbly steps

The 100-day-old baby giant panda at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo can now take a few wobbly steps on its own, according to photographs and a video released by the zoo on Wednesday. The cub, born on June 12, will be able to walk steadily at about ...

Asia Pacific / Science & Health Sep 18, 2017

Giant sea snail may be just the ticket to rescue Barrier Reef from global warming

A giant snail that eats starfish could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said Monday, with a trial under way to breed thousands of the rare species. Predatory crown-of-thorns starfish, which munch coral, are naturally occurring but have proliferated due to ...

Our Lives | ADOPT ME! Sep 17, 2017

Someone for me: a Shiba Inu named Solar

Little Solar is a picture-perfect, diminutive Shiba inu. She weighs in at only 6 kilograms, a perfect size for apartment dwellers

Asia Pacific / Crime & Legal Sep 17, 2017

To fight wildlife crime, experts say 'follow the money'

by Kelvin Chan and Katy Daigle

In most cases, the conviction of a Thai man trafficking rhino horns through a bizarre scheme that involved hiring prostitutes to pose as trophy hunters would have marked the end of the story. But investigators took an unusual, next step — deciding to "follow the ...

Asia Pacific / Offbeat Sep 17, 2017

Koala survives trip in wheel well

For a stowaway who made a 10-mile (16-kilometer) journey squeezed in the wheel well, a koala was lucky to escape with just scratches. The driver of the four-wheel vehicle was unaware of the extra passenger until they arrived at their destination in the outskirts of ...

National Sep 16, 2017

Japan to compile guidelines to address animal hoarding

The Environment Ministry plans to compile guidelines for municipalities from fiscal 2018 to deal with the issue of people keeping more pets than they can handle. Some pet owners are known to let their animals — mostly cats or dogs — breed out of control ...

Asia Pacific / Science & Health Sep 15, 2017

Long-endangered snow leopard upgraded to 'vulnerable' status

The elusive snow leopard — long considered endangered — has been upgraded to "vulnerable," though conservations warned the new classification does not mean they are safe. The animals still face serious challenges including poaching and loss of prey in their high Himalayan habitat. "The species still ...