Sick kid: Feverish goat found near nursing home in NYC’s Bronx; 3rd in more than a monthNEW YORK — It’s another case of the wandering goat in New York City. No bull: Officers in Salt Lake City suburb wield Tasers to subdue escaped animalSOUTH JORDAN, Utah — Police in South Jordan had to use Tasers to tame a bull that escaped from its owner and knocked over an 80-year-old man. South Jordan police Lt. Dan Starks said a bull escaped from its owner Wednesday in the Salt Lake City suburb and that others in the area tried to help corral it. The bull knocked over an 80-year-old man who was trying to help. Calif. software mogul Tom Siebel broke ribs, legs in elephant attack during Tanzania safariSAN JOSE, Calif. — Silicon Valley billionaire Tom Siebel says he’s recovering from broken ribs and legs after an elephant charged at him and a tour guide in the Serengeti a month ago. Feds failed clear brush in L.A. wildfire area that could have slowed huge blazeLOS ANGELES — Federal authorities failed to follow through on plans earlier this year to burn away highly flammable brush in a forest on the edge of Los Angeles to avoid the very kind of wildfire now raging there, The Associated Press has learned. Feds didn’t clear brush in L.A. wildfire area, blame bad weather, environmental rulesLOS ANGELES — Federal authorities failed to follow through on plans earlier this year to burn away highly flammable brush in a forest on the edge of Los Angeles to avoid the very kind of wildfire now raging there, The Associated Press has learned. Wild horse roundup in Montona, Wyoming to start Thursday after judge denies effort to block itBILLINGS, Mont. — A federal judge has rejected a request to halt a roundup of about 190 wild horses in the Pryor Mountains along the Montana-Wyoming border. Star of ‘The Cove’ film about brutality of dolphin hunt sets out to win over Japanese publicTAIJI, Japan — All Ric O’Barry wants is to stop the killing, so the dolphin trainer for the 1960s “Flipper” TV series figured the natural place to start was in this seaside Japanese town. 2 chimps evacuating from wildfire recaptured after escaping from temporary shelter at LA zooLOS ANGELES — Two chimpanzees that were evacuated from an animal sanctuary threatened by wildfire have been recaptured after they escaped from their crates while being unloaded at the Los Angeles Zoo. Animal preserve run by ‘The Birds’ star Tippi Hedren threatened by California wildfireLOS ANGELES — Thick black smoke hovers overhead as dozens of lions, tigers and other large cats roam actress Tippi Hedren’s animal sanctuary, seemingly unfazed by a wildfire raging only a mile away. First public wolf hunt in decades under way in lower 48, judge eyes request to haltBOISE, Idaho — Gray wolves were back in the cross hairs of hunters on Tuesday, just months after they were removed from the federal endangered species list and eight decades since being hunted to extinction across the Northern Rockies. Carmakers try to add value, safety, improved mileage to 2010 models; a list of the changesMITSUBISHI A five-door Lancer Sportback debuts with two engine choices: a 168-horsepower, 2.4-liter four cylinder and a 237-horsepower, 2-liter, turbocharged four cylinder. Both front- and all-wheel drive are offered. Starting retail price for a Sportback is $19,910. Rescuers free young humpback whale trapped for 3 hours in net off Australian beach resortBRISBANE, Australia — Rescuers freed a young humpback whale that spent more than three hours tangled in a net Tuesday off an eastern Australian coastal tourist town. Deadly wildfire surges closer to Los Angeles, threatens thousands of homesLOS ANGELES — A deadly wildfire destroyed more than four dozen homes as it blackened a wide swath of tinder-dry Southern California forest, forced thousands of residents to flee and burned dangerously close Monday to a vital mountaintop broadcasting complex. Wildlife Waystation north of Los Angeles being evacuated because of wildfireLOS ANGELES — Workers on Monday continued to evacuate the Wildlife Waystation, a home for numerous exotic animals, as a gigantic wildfire advanced in the wilderness north of Los Angeles. Southern Sudanese tribes battle over cattle, leaving 46 people dead, says the UNKHARTOUM, Sudan — Tribesmen trying to steal cattle attacked a village in southern Sudan, sparking a conflict that killed 46 people, including seven soldiers, the U.N. said Monday. Wolf hunts to open in Northern Rockies as judge considers request to halt killingMISSOULA, Mont. — Gray wolf hunting was set to begin in the Northern Rockies, even as a federal judge eyed a request to stop the killing of the predators just four months after they were removed from the endangered species list. LA-area wildfire grows to 164 square miles of brush, timber; 12,000 homes still threatenedLOS ANGELES — A wildfire northeast of Los Angeles has spread to 164 square miles of brush and timber and it continues to grow. Wildfire surges closer to Los Angeles, threatens thousands of homes, vital broadcasting centerLOS ANGELES — A deadly wildfire destroyed more than four dozen homes as it blackened a wide swath of tinder-dry Southern California forest, forced thousands of residents to flee and burned dangerously close Monday to a vital mountaintop broadcasting complex. 3 critically burned by massive Los Angeles-area forest fire that threatens 12,000 homesLOS ANGELES — Fire officials say a massive wildfire that cost two firefighters their lives also critically burned three people in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles. Wolf hunts to proceed in Northern Rockies as judge weighs injunction requestMISSOULA, Mont. — Gray wolf hunting will begin in the Northern Rockies as a federal judge considers an injunction request by environmental and animal welfare groups to stop the predators from being killed. Gov. Schwarzenegger declares emergencies in 4 California counties as fires threaten thousandsLOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency for four California counties as wildfires burn throughout the state. Fate of Rocky Mountain wolf hunts in Idaho, Montana in federal judge’s handsBOISE, Idaho — Greg Wooten says shooting a Rocky Mountain wolf won’t be easy, even if a federal judge doesn’t blow apart the hunting season before it starts. Whoa, Nellie: Spooked horse takes full carriage on a wild ride in downtown Salt Lake CitySALT LAKE CITY — Talk about a wild ride. 3 homes destroyed, thousands evacuated for wildfire in Northern LA
Muslims in Malaysia march with severed cow head to protest building of new Hindu templeKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Dozens of Malaysian Muslims paraded Friday with the head of a cow, a sacred animal in Hinduism, in a dramatic protest against the proposed construction of a Hindu temple in their neighborhood. Residents of Polish town recall terror of first bombs of World War IIWIELUN, Poland — Just before dawn on Sept. 1, 1939, 13-year-old Eugeniusz Kolodziejczyk stood on a train station platform, fidgeting with his father’s watch. Gold-plated horse head from Roman era found in GermanyFRANKFURT — Scientists say a Roman horse head made from bronze and plated in gold has been discovered at an archaeological site in Germany. Washington chicken owner recovering after accidentally shooting self while stalking opossumMOUNT VERNON, Wash. — A northwest Washington man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while hunting an opossum that had been snatching his chickens. 6 juvenile wolves in Idaho found dead just days before start of proposed huntBOISE, Idaho — Idaho officials say six juvenile wolves were found decomposing on U.S. Forest Service land. Kenya’s rural drought hurts the big city: power cuts, high food prices create urban despairNAIROBI, Kenya — Crops have shriveled, hundreds of cattle are dead and the World Food Program said 3.8 million Kenyans need emergency food aid because of a prolonged drought, which is even causing electrical blackouts in the capital. |
Topics
Poll Loading ...Latest TweetsMammals
Latest Friend FeedsMammals
|
LOS ANGELES — Authorities say a wildfire north of Los Angeles has destroyed at least three homes and is threatening thousands more.
