
Animals
33 cats, 3 dogs rescued from deplorable conditions inside Bucks County hotel room
Images show the cats huddled together underneath the bed where they lived for months.
2 years ago
Singer-Songwriter Amos Lee, Rick Steves on Travel, Sharks at the Shore
This episode holds the best of the summer. Rick Steves joins us to talk about how to travel, a biologist tells us why we need to love sharks and Amos Lee plays live music.
Air Date: August 23, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:02Philadelphia Zoo selects first woman president and CEO in 164-year history
Dr. Jo-Elle Mogerman will be the zoo’s 15th president.
2 years ago
Bucks County nature center serves up crickets and roach races at annual Arthropalooza
The weekend-long event celebrated all things arthropod in hopes to get kids to care about bugs.
2 years ago
Sewage spill into Indian River Bay shuts down shellfishing
Delaware has banned mussel and clam harvests until the end of the month after a Millsboro wastewater facility discharged raw sewage into a tributary of the Indian River.
2 years ago
Ohio officer fired after letting his police dog attack a surrendering truck driver
The firing came one day after Circleville's police chief announced Speakman was put on paid administrative leave.
2 years ago
Raccoon runs rampant through Philadelphia airport baggage claim
Airport officials say raccoons visit the airport on occasion as it's surrounded by fields.
2 years ago
Regulating Airbnbs, Sharks at the Shore, Hot Pets
Philadelphia is enforcing regulations on short-term rentals like Airbnb. Other cities are also cracking down. What impact do Airbnbs have on neighborhoods and on housing?
Air Date: July 26, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:07Penn State study aims to help Pa. dairy farmers cut methane — and show carbon offsets are real
Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
2 years ago
Under the new regulation, the state has the authority to “immediately” euthanize animals whose owners have not complied. Breeding is also forbidden.
2 years ago
Meet the chocolate Labrador behind the arrest of Pennsylvania fugitive Michael Burham
Tucker's owners will be receiving a $2,000 reward for calling in their tip.
2 years ago
Over 170 pets recovered from Pennsylvania home after being found in unsanitary conditions
Over 100 dogs, 2 chickens, 2 peacocks, 12 cats, 2 guinea pigs, 1 dove, 3 finches, 1 parakeet, and 4 rabbits were at the home.
2 years ago
Slow AF Run Club, Kingsessing Shooting, Dinosaurs in Pop Culture
Martinus Evans, the 300-pound runner, on making the sport more inclusive. Also, we talk about Monday's mass shooting in Philadelphia and Jurassic Park turns 30.
Air Date: July 5, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 49:33Biden administration moves to restore endangered species protections dropped by Trump
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it would reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for species newly classified as threatened.
2 years ago
Roger Payne, scientist who discovered whales can sing, dies at 88
Payne saw the discovery of whale song as a chance to spur interest in saving the giant animals, who were disappearing from the planet.
2 years ago