
Animals
Phillies deny emotional support alligator from entering ballpark
The stadium's policy allows guide dogs, service animals or those in training. All other animals are banned.
1 year ago
South Jersey Tribbles Rabbit Rescue helps rabbits find homes
The bunny cafe desperately needs dedicated volunteers, along with foster parents and adopters, willing to bring a bunny into their homes.
1 year ago
ACCT Philly searches for homes outside city for multiple roosters, pigs
Anyone who lives outside the city and wants to adopt the animals can reach out to ACCT Philly.
1 year ago
Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing
One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.
1 year ago
8-year-old in Burlington County starts youth group bringing a bright future for animals
Ben Rigden is only 8 years old, and is the founder and president of The Young Friends of the Burlington County Animal Shelter.
1 year ago
K-9 named Yoda helped authorities catch escaped murderer in Pennsylvania
Danelo Cavalcante made one last attempt to get away, but Yoda was unleashed to stop him.
1 year ago
Another spotless giraffe has been discovered — this time, on a reserve in Namibia
The spotless Angolan giraffe was discovered at the Mount Etjo Safari Lodge, a private game reserve in Namibia. It is one of the two known living spotless giraffes in the world
1 year ago
Stray dog recovers at ACCT Philly after construction workers rescue her on I-95 ramp
ACCT officials say they wouldn't have been able to save her without the workers.
1 year ago
Black bear hunting about to be legal in New Jersey
The Fish and Game Council unanimously approved lethal and non-lethal means to manage the black bear population.
1 year ago
Hurricane Idalia flung flamingos as far north as Pennsylvania
Flamingos have been found as far north as Ohio after Hurricane Idalia struck Florida last week. But the birds were likely blown in all the way from the Yucatan Peninsula.
1 year ago
Pet Ethics, 12-Foot Puppet Little Amal, Trivia & Things to Do
Pets can add so much happiness to our lives, but they're not accessories. We'll talk about the ethics of caring for a pet and our relationships with our furry friends.
Air Date: September 7, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 49:30A rare spotless giraffe gets a name to match
The public has voted and the spotless superstar born at a family-owned zoo in Tennessee has been named Kipekee.
1 year ago
Our Human Footprint on the Planet
Princeton University biologist and host of the PBS show, "Human Footprint," Shane Campbell-Staton on our connection to the natural world and how we are transforming it.
Air Date: September 8, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01For Wilmington neighbors, raising an endangered species is a ‘saving us’ project
Jason Hoover sought to unite his enclave around the stunning creature. “Now we have this huge group of people that meet and geek out about butterflies.”
1 year ago
Listen 4:07‘It’s a bonding thing’: Free festival aims to get Philadelphians into fishing
The annual Philly Fun Fishing Fest is coming up on Saturday, Sept. 9 along the Schuylkill River.
1 year ago
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