Animals

The seafood industry has been criticized for ethical violations. Fishtown Seafood wants to educate customers about where their seafood comes from.

The last shark spotted in the Delaware River was in 1960.

More cases of avian influenza, or bird flu, are now being detected in livestock like dairy cows and other mammals, including a small number of humans.

The New Jersey animal rescue, like many in the Philadelphia region, continues to see a number of owner surrenders for pets who were adopted mid-pandemic.

Chester County farmers, conservationists and landowners are working together to help baby birds successfully leave the nest.

Ahead of Thursday's highly anticipated CNN presidential debate, we'll talk about what's at stake for Joe Biden and Donald Trump and how the candidates might perform on stage.

The bear affectionately known as “Delabear” on social media met a tragic end after being hit by a car on a Delaware highway.

We talk to NPR host Peter Sagal before a live taping of Wait Wait in Philly. And, a new study found monkeys in Puerto Rico became kinder after Hurricane Maria.

Ecologist Douglas Tallamy talks about an approach to conservation that starts with letting your yard grow wild with native plants to save wildlife in 'Nature's Best Hope.'

After two years of assessment, researchers say they’ve found the rare and threatened black rail bird, along with other species, at Milford Neck Preserve.

A unique hive design aims to reduce the physical demands on beekeepers while drastically improving colony survival rates.

Populations have been growing in parts of the South and East Coast for years, and many researchers think it's only a matter of time before they spread to much of the U.S.

A judge dismissed felony charges against Cpl. Michael Perillo, who in 2021 hit the loose animal multiple times and pinned it to the pavement, where it was then euthanized.

Mussels improve water quality by working as nature’s Brita filter. But their populations have been in decline.