PALM DESERT — A motley crew of evacuees fled from a California wildfire last week. There were amputees and orphans. One was brittle-boned and mostly blind; another was missing a spleen. They made ...

Animal care curator Heather Down, left, and Mike Barnes, director of animal care and health, share a light moment while transporting a fox, evacuated from the Big Bear Alpine Zoo due to the Line Fire, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A wildlife rehabilitation zoo evacuated its ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Animal care officials are teaming with an auto maker and the the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to offer free pet adoptions through the rest of October at shelters in Devore ...

Jackie and Shadow, the Big Bear bald eagle couple whose parenting journey has been livestreamed to the world, appear to be missing one of the three eaglets that hatched this season. Video of the nest ...

BIG BEAR, Calif. (AP) — With a major wildfire burning near his mountain town east of Los Angeles, Cowboy the barn owl was unaware of the danger and instead having the adventure of a lifetime. Perched ...