Pumpkins and pups: Desert Tails helps you celebrate Halloween while helping animals
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This is a special way to celebrate Halloween. FOX10's Anita Roman has more on how a Valley shelter got creative with its fundraising efforts for the third year in a row.

Rusty the red panda, who once famously escaped the National Zoo, has died

A red panda, who once famously escaped the National Zoo and captivated the D.C. area and beyond, has died unexpectedly, according to The Pueblo Zoo.

'Rare' blonde wolf captured on camera by Minnesota researchers

Researchers in northern Minnesota captured a blonde wolf on a trail camera, calling the coloring of the wolf "very rare" for the area. 

Watch: Rescuers free entangled humpback whale in Canada

The mammal became caught last Friday in the ropes of a large buoy from part of prawn gear off the coast of Texada Island in western Canada.

Flight attendants from overseas help walk MCSO animals while in Phoenix

In Arizona, an unusual friendship has formed between rescue dogs and people from out of town, and it's all thanks to a flight attendant from overseas.

How to stop squirrels, other critters from eating your pumpkins

From cayenne pepper to owl decoys, here are some suggestions from experts on how to safely keep the squirrels at bay this Halloween.

Florida's ‘shark maternity ward’ may have been forever changed after direct hit by Hurricane Ian

Research from the longest-running study of shark mating behavior in the world is highlighting the importance of protecting a critical habitat for sharks and rays in Florida after the vulnerable location took a direct hit from Hurricane Ian at the end of September.

Wyoming college wrestlers injured during grizzly bear attack, left 'blood-soaked,' coach says

"Before you could even think or blink, there's a bear that came running out of the trees right in front of me," said one of the college wrestlers. "It was beating me up pretty good."

Massachusetts woman allegedly unleashes swarm of bees on deputies carrying out eviction order

A woman is facing multiple assault and battery charges for allegedly releasing a swarm of bees on a group of sheriff’s deputies, some of them allergic to bee stings, as they tried to serve an eviction notice, authorities said.

Hundreds of animals removed from roach-infested Long Island home

Authorities rescued nearly 300 animals from a house that was infested with cockroaches, mites, and lice. Prosecutors said a woman got overwhelmed by the animals in her care.

Rest in peace, Tako: OdySea's resident Giant Pacific octopus dies
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The beloved Giant Pacific octopus, Tako, at OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale has died. Tako joined the aquarium in 2020, teaching thousands of people, the short but fascinating life cycle of an octopus. Back in June, Tako had entered the final stage of her life known as "senescence, a process where a female octopus stops eating and starts laying eggs before passing away.

Ohio firefighters rescue deer trapped in soccer goal net

Ohio firefighters came to the rescue of a helpless deer that got itself stuck in a soccer goal net in Mansfield, roughly 63 miles south of Akron.

State of the Birds 2022 report highlights changes in breeding patterns
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The bird population may be rebounding. A landmark study released in 2019 showed the loss of 3 million birds in the United States over a 50-year span. New data shows the numbers aren't as grim, but we're still not out of the woods. FOX 10's Anita Roman reports.

Bear mauls 10-year-old boy in grandparents’ backyard in Connecticut

“I heard him yell ‘bear’ and when I looked up, I saw his leg in the bear’s mouth and the bear trying to drag him across the lawn,” the boy’s grandfather told a local news outlet.

Radio-collared bobcat in Tucson research project found dead; reward offered

Officials said the research project, which is partially funded by a state Game and Fish grant, is studying how bobcats use the wildlife-urban interface on the west side of Tucson.