Animals Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Will this Maine shelter dog get adopted after 4 years?

by MATTHEW DAIGLE Sun Journal October 25, 2018October 25, 2018

The purebred Staffordshire bull terrier was brought to an animal shelter in Oxford County as a stray in 2014 and has been there ever since.

by VERENA DOBNIK Associated Press October 2, 2018October 2, 2018

The Nonhuman Rights Project says the Bronx Zoo’s Happy needs more space and socialization.

A game warden also was bitten, while trying to remove the animal from the home of the Kennebunkport woman, who could be charged with a crime.

by surya milner Staff Writer August 5, 2018August 5, 2018

Man-made lighting threatens creatures such as birds, bats and insects that rely on darkness to forage, mate and more.

by Christopher Ingraham The Washington Post August 5, 2018August 2, 2018

A number of common seed mixes contain an ingredient unappealing to most birds.

Police are seeking the owner of a reptile found sunning itself in a Main Street garden.

by The Editorial Board August 2, 2018August 2, 2018

One of the world’s most sustainable fisheries should be praised as a model, not attacked.

by MaryLee Bennison Special to the Press Herald August 1, 2018August 1, 2018

In a Portland neighborhood viewed as rough and scary, I found humanity, kindness, respect and an attitude of healing.

by Sun Journal May 31, 2018June 1, 2018

Handlers got a chance to demonstrate their emu corraling skills today after the bird is located in a woodsy area of Lisbon.

Cpl. John MacDonald said he did not know where the moose was taken Monday but said it was probably somewhere far safer.