Animals

National

When they were married, an Atlanta couple had so many pets that they lost count

8:12am August 11, 2023

Christy Stewart and her husband Glenn Turner talked about their animals in 2016. Their marriage ended not too long after that. Both remarried but stayed in each other's — and their animal's – lives.

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A Detroit-area woman bought a package of spinach and a live frog was inside

5:52am August 11, 2023

The woman returned the bag and the store released the critter back into the wild. A Michigan agriculture official said that wasn't proper protocol because the frog might be an invasive species.

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This week in science: Sneaky fish, shouting into space and waves getting taller

4:22pm August 10, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Berly McCoy of the Short Wave podcast about stealthy fish, a recent communication hiccup with Voyager 2 and why waves are getting taller in California.

A female red wolf is shown in its habitat at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, N.C.

More endangered red wolves will be released in the U.S. under a legal settlement

1:20pm August 10, 2023

by Emily Olson

There were only an estimated seven red wolves left in the wild when a coalition of conservation organizations decided to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Violet Sage Walker, chairwoman of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council, wants to see tribal members as co-managers of the sanctuary, a reflection of those who originally lived there.

Environment

After decades, a tribe's vision for a new marine sanctuary could be coming true

11:36am August 10, 2023

by Lauren Sommer

The Biden administration is moving ahead with what could be the largest national marine sanctuary in the continental U.S. A Native American tribe is hoping to be partners in managing it.

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A statewide survey of California's bumblebees hopes to help conserve them

5:41pm August 09, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang searches coastal California for wild bumblebees with conservation biologist Leif Richardson, one of the leaders of the California Bumble Bee Atlas.

Bear behind 21 home invasions, 'Hank the Tank,' captured near Lake Tahoe

5:49am August 09, 2023

The 500 pound black bear, which used its strength to push into homes, will be relocated to a sanctuary in Colorado.

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National

The huge effort to save an endangered snail in upstate New York

5:23am August 09, 2023

by Taryn Mento

Researchers are working to rehome some tiny, rare snails. Understanding their decline could help mitigate broader climate changes. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 8, 2023.)

National

Tahoe residents are now safe from the break-ins of 400-pound bear after her capture

4:43pm August 08, 2023

Jordan Traverso from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife describes the capture of a 400-pound bear nicknamed "Hank the Tank."

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Research in Alabama's Mobile Bay could have value for oyster reef restoration

4:43pm August 08, 2023

by Guy Busby

Researchers in Alabama are trying to toughen up baby oysters so they can better withstand predators. It's all part of an effort to restore oyster reefs around the world.