Animals $20,000 reward offered after third endangered gray wolf killed in Washington state A conservation group is teaming up with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to offer a $20,000 reward for help catching the person or people responsible for the deaths of three gray wolves in Washington state. KUOW Staff
Animals American Kennel Club recognizes the Danish-Swedish Farm Dog as new breed The American Kennel Club has recognized a new breed, the Danish-Swedish Farm Dog. Hosts
Science How do you keep monkeys from making mischief? In one Indian town, monkeys will steal your glasses — and give them back if you toss them a container of mango juice. It's one more sign of the impact of urbanization on the wild. Omkar Khandekar
Science Jurassic footprints are discovered on a 'dinosaur highway' in southern England The 166-million-year-old footprint tracks, found at a quarry in southern England, mark one of the largest discoveries in decades. Rebecca Rosman
Science Bats catch a lift from storm winds on long-distance migrations Migrating hundreds and hundreds of miles is hard work for the common noctule bat. But this European species makes its marathon journey a little bit easier by paying attention to the weather. Jonathan Lambert
Animals Mother orca famous for grieving the death of her baby in 2018 has lost another calf In 2018, an orca in Washington dubbed J35 by scientists made global headlines when she carried her dead baby on her nose for 17 days. The same orca has just lost another calf. John Ryan
Animals Migrating bats surf on storms Long distance migrations can take a lot out of energy, but one kind of bat has found some assistance. Jonathan Lambert
Animals A plan to kill thousands of invasive owls has left activists divided This summer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved a plan to kill thousands of invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest. A lawsuit may hold up broader implementation. Nate Hegyi
Animals A plan to save one owl species at the expensive of another divides activists This summer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved a plan to kill thousands of invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest. A lawsuit may hold up broader implementation. Nate Hegyi
Animals Meet the new animal species discovered in 2024 A cute fuzzy beetle, a sea squirt that looks like a cross between a panda and a zebra, and a piranha-like fish that's vegetarian: These are just a few of the new species formally identified in 2024. Jonathan Lambert