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Roxanne and Jessy Sutton are a local family of breeders, owners and handlers, who’ve been competing together in dog shows since they were married 14 years ago. With them competing in the 2021 National Dog Show are (from left) Japanese Chin, JC, Norfolk Terrier Tyler, Rottweiler Emmett, Australian Cattle Dog Tootsie, and Dalmatian Blaze. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Photo essay: Spectators return to the 2021 National Dog Show

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.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden pardons Peanut Butter, the national Thanksgiving turkey, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021
Politics & Policy

Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted,’ not ‘basted’

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.”

4 years ago

Foxy the Skunk, right after being released CHRISTINE CASPERSON
Community
Billy Penn

A skunk was living inside a Northeast Philly library for nearly a week

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

4 years ago

Chris Newman started a farm to raise chickens and pigs sustainably, with plenty of outdoor space. He'd also like the food to be affordable. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

One farm tried to make sustainable food affordable. Here’s what happened

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.

4 years ago

Listen 17:57
A piping plover at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Ma
Science

Nests, fledgling numbers for endangered piping plover suffer this year in Delaware and N.J.

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

4 years ago

(TikTok screenshot / @phillybestlife)
Community

Meet Philly’s pair of hungry hippos that just became TikTok famous

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

4 years ago

A puffin on Eastern Egg Rock. (Brian Bechard/Maine Public)
NPR
Science

Climate change is causing problems for puffins

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.

4 years ago

Eden Hall
Community
WESA

‘We look at this and see a catastrophe in the making,’ says researcher about Pennsylvania’s forests

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

4 years ago

A giraffe is seen at Elmwood Park Zoo
Community

Montgomery County wants you to say ‘BOO’ to the flu at the zoo

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

4 years ago

A dog on a leash at ACCT Philly
Community
6abc

ACCT Philly sees spike in surrendered pets due to evictions, vet shortage

The shelter says it has seen swarms of people dropping off pets. Some are due to evictions, while others are due to a mix of financial and medical reasons.

4 years ago

An ivory-billed woodpecker, now extinct, is seen on a display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Friday Sept. 24, 2021. Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 assorted birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct, the Associated Press has learned.
It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal, but government scientists say they've exhausted efforts to find these 23. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
Science

U.S. says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct

Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct.

4 years ago

Trainer Tony Adamo makes remarks during a 2010 boycott at Penn National Race Course in Grantville, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 9/27/21

Track regulators, racing fans and horse lovers mostly agree that performance enhancing drugs, "doping", are doing major damage to the animals behind the scenes across PA.

Air Date: September 27, 2021 10:00 am

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A bald eagle perches on a tree at Sunset Park in Rock Island, Ill., in March. A new study says that many species of birds increasingly moved in to urban areas as human activity waned during the pandemic. (Joel Lerner/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images)
NPR
Science

Birds thrived where humans feared to tread during the pandemic, scientists say

As people remained indoors, stopped commuting to work or hopping on passenger jets, the birds increasingly flew into urban areas they had previously shunned.

4 years ago

A spotted lanternfly at a vineyard in Kutztown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Science

‘Squash it, smash it … just get rid of it’: Spotted lanternfly continues to spread in Pa.

The invasive species known as the spotted lanternfly is spreading across Pennsylvania. 

4 years ago

A volunteer wearing a face mask holds up a puppy
Community

Brandywine Valley SPCA helps airlift 110 dogs and cats from Ida’s path — and more may be on the way

The BVSPCA helped airlift more than 100 homeless pets to safety ahead of Hurricane Ida. Now, it’s preparing for what’s to come.

4 years ago

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