Animals

Delco has no countywide animal shelter, or even a comprehensive animal control structure, leaving cats and dogs out on the street.

Dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, otters, hyenas and white-tailed deer are among the animals that have tested positive, in most cases after contracting it from infected people.

As officials assess the damage, Delaware Valley nonprofits — including the Red Cross of Southeastern Pa. and the Brandywine Valley SPCA — are among those offering help.

Philly birders are aflutter over the rare sight.

In a new book, animal rights activist Cynthia Branigan tells the story of the last remaining Steel Pier Diving Horse, Gamal, who she rescued from auction. He changed her life.

Now in its 20th year, the National Dog Show is welcoming vaccinated guests to enjoy the show live at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks.

In remarks full of jokes, Biden said the turkeys, named Peanut Butter and Jelly, were selected based on their “temperament, appearance and, I suspect, vaccination status.”

After causing minor havoc, the animal was captured and released back into the outdoors.

At Sylvanaqua Farms, Chris Newman tried to address two big problems with U.S. agriculture. But as some workers saw it, he was a problem too.

Efforts to preserve the shorebird faced setbacks from storms, increased beach use, and predators.

A viral video taken at the Philadelphia Zoo has amassed millions of views overnight, where a pair of hippos are chomping on whole pumpkins.

The Gulf of Maine is among the fastest-warming large water bodies on the planet, making the puffins' fate a test-case for how climate change could disrupt marine ecosystems.

"Forests get the double whammy of both too many invaders, many species, and too many deer.”

Anyone 3 years old and up who gets vaccinated against the flu will receive free admission to the zoo in Norristown.