My brother e-mailed me about reading a story he saw on Facebook about a female cougar on a trail cam taking a bear cub in her mouth to her den. The thought was she was going to feed her young. However ...

A Columbus resident argues against the zoo levy, stating it funds animal exploitation for entertainment. Another writer expresses concern that property taxes rise based on neighbors' home sales, not ...

Re: Proposal to regulate mobile petting zoos in B.C. cites ‘distress’ for animals Kudos to Port Moody Councillor Kyla Knowles for her resolution to the UBCM to regulate mobile live animal programs, ...

I want to express my sincere appreciation for Jim Smith’s column, “Yolo animal services a never-ending story,” which was published on Sept. 17. It provided some helpful historical context for what ...

We watch a lot of documentaries about nature and animals on PBS and I’m constantly amazed at how ignorant I am about so many things. I did have an enlightened moment last night while watching Nature ...

Arizona is burning — literally and politically. Our state is key in 2026 and 2028. The stakes for democracy and the future of America could not be higher. Yet Democratic leaders act like it’s business ...

The LNP | LancasterOnline Opinion department publishes reader letters in both the newspaper and online on Wednesdays and Sundays. On the other five days of the week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, ...

If you’re looking for a book to read these days, may I suggest George Orwell’s short novel “Animal Farm.” It takes place at the fictitious Manor Farm, and chronicles the overthrow of the cruel master ...

“I wanted to see animals and plants from our regions in those charts. I was excited to learn that Nature Classrooms, an NCF initiative, was putting together nature alphabet charts in Kashmiri. They ...

The Honolulu Zoo is located within a tsunami evacuation zone in Waikiki, prompting some to raise concerns over animal welfare during an emergency. Visitors wait in line to enter the zoo in 2023. The ...

Interns onstage during the Impact Mayor’s Celebration Luncheon honoring the summer internship program at the Plano Event Center in Plano, Texas, July 31, 2025. Anja Schlein / Special Contributor 1 ...

The recent sentencing of Krys-Ryan Saito Carino and his accomplice, Jayden Jarnesky, in the killing of pet pig Eddie has sparked outrage in our community and highlights a troubling deficiency within ...