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Yuvi Agarwal plays the keyboard for dogs at the Denver Animal Shelter
Community

Volunteers use the universal language of music to soothe stressed shelter animals

The nonprofit Wild Tunes has enlisted about 100 volunteer musicians and singers of all ages and abilities to perform at nine shelters in New Jersey, Houston and Denver.

9 months ago

A closeup of a spotted lanternfly
Science

It’s Pa.’s spotted lanternfly season. Here’s what researchers know and want you to do

More than a decade after the spotted lanternfly landed in Berks County, Pa. researchers are learning more about what eats them, and what makes them thrive.

9 months ago

A longhorned tick is seen in a file photo.
Health
WESA

Pennsylvania researchers see tick population and related diseases ticking up

The state's Tick Research Lab, based at East Stroudsburg University, has recorded more than twice as many ticks this May compared to the same time last year.

10 months ago

A sign indicating ''animal-free zone'' at DiSilvestro Playground in South Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philadelphia’s proposed dog-free park law could be ‘all bark and no bite,’ critics say

Hundreds of new signs could be posted in public parks threatening $2,000 fines for dogs in animal-free zones, if a new bill in Philadelphia City Council becomes law.

10 months ago

A North American River Otter swimming
Science
The Allegheny Front

River otters in Western Pennsylvania: An environmental success story

North American river otters once lived in every major river system in Pennsylvania. But because of development, otters largely disappeared from the state by the early 1900s.

10 months ago

Chickens on chicken farm
Community

Meet Philly’s backyard chicken owners pushing to change the law

Backyard chicken farmers are hopeful that City Council members will introduce a bill to legalize hens in Philadelphia soon. It would be the third time in six years.

10 months ago

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A heavily damaged barn after a fire
Community
6abc

Dozens of animals unaccounted for after barn fire at Montgomery County animal sanctuary

The blaze broke out around 3:13 a.m. Wednesday at the House of Wiggle Goats, a rescue and sanctuary that provides lifelong care for goats and other farm animals.

10 months ago

A man holds a young falcon chick
Science

U.S. peregrine falcons adapt well to city living as their coastal cousins struggle with bird flu

City falcons have successfully added buildings and bridges to the their natural habitats in cities such as Elizabeth, New Jersey.

10 months ago

A longhorned tick, or Haemaphysalis longicornis, is seen through its life stages.
Science

An invasive tick is swarming southeastern Pa. Here’s what you need to know

Why researchers say the Asian longhorned tick is spreading so rapidly — and why it could pose a serious threat to human and animal health.

10 months ago

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Hundreds of chicks mill around a stall at First State Animal Center and SPCA
Community

Thousands of chicks were found abandoned in a USPS truck in Delaware. They’re now overwhelming an animal shelter

A Camden animal shelter is trying to care for and rehome thousands of chicks that survived being left in a postal service truck for three days.

10 months ago

Feminist Bird Club Philly members looking through binoculars
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Find your flock: Ways to explore birding in Philadelphia

Birding in Philly has become popular, and many of the city’s birding groups focus on inclusivity and diversity.

10 months ago

A blue grosbeak at the World Series of Birding
Community

The World Series of Birding: In New Jersey, a 24-hour conservation blitz aims to protect local wildlife

Hundreds of bird species are packed into the Garden State. At New Jersey Audubon's annual event, birders race against time to catalog as many as possible.

10 months ago

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a sign by the water reads FISHING ALLOWED
Science

Anglers to cast their lines during New Jersey’s opening day of trout season

New Jersey Fish and Wildlife stocked more than 180,000 rainbow trout in waterways across the state to kick off Saturday’s opening-day event.

12 months ago

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Mommy the tortoise
Community

Philadelphia Zoo welcomes 4 critically endangered Galapagos tortoises with more hatchlings possibly on the way

Mommy, the zoo’s longest resident, is the oldest-known first-time mom of her species in the world.

12 months ago

sturgeon
Science

EPA announces commitment to protect fish in the Delaware River

The announcement comes after environmentalists took legal action to speed up the process.

12 months ago

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