This time of year, young black bears who are about 1 1/2 years old leave their mothers. The males travel in search of their own territory. Females stick closer to their mother’s home range. The Kilham ...

EATONVILLE, Wash. — A 5-month-old orphaned cougar cub was rescued by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in the Spokane area and has found a new home at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park ...

Janet the young chimpanzee is in forest school at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary after tumultuous first year of life Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since ...

Three young orphaned mountain lion cubs are recovering well after their recent rescue. The Oakland Zoo (@oaklandzoo) shared an update on three orphaned mountain lion cubs who were rescued after their ...

Elsa, a prematurely born miniature donkey, was found nearly frozen on a barn floor in Monroe, Washington. But that was just ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, said Monday it recently admitted an orphaned northern flying squirrel for rehabilitation. The young female ...

A young shelter dog recently became the unlikely mentor for an orphaned wolf pup at a zoo in Wichita, Kansas, and the two have since built a bond their human caretakers call the "perfect pairing." ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- An orphaned cougar cub found in the Spokane area now has a new, permanent home after being rehabilitated by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). The 5-month-old cub was ...

Workers reporting to a Virginia Beach military base office building last week found a charming surprise when they walked up to the entrance — two baby otters huddled together in a corner by the door.

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that there are approximately 4 million abandoned oil and gas wells in the United States, and more than 117,000 of those across 27 states are “orphaned," ...