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Montana shelters feel strain after Corvallis animal neglect case

Montana shelters feel strain after Corvallis animal neglect case

MONTANA — A recent animal neglect investigation in Ravalli County put new focus on how one rescue case can strain shelters and rescue groups across Montana. Animeals in Missoula was not directly involved in the Corvallis-area case, but it explained that situations like this can still affect animal welfare groups

It’s World Turtle Day and the News Is Actually Good

It’s World Turtle Day and the News Is Actually Good

For 43 years, the green sea turtle carried one of conservation's heaviest labels: endangered. Poaching gutted nesting populations, and coastal development claimed the beaches where females returned to lay eggs. Last October, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) reclassified the species globally from endangered to least

'Hey bear!': Participants get chance to spray charging bear at Montana FWP event

“The more you understand something, the less you fear it, and with bears that’s especially true,” Danielle Oyler said during a talk on bear safety at the Museum of the Rockies. Oyler’s presentation was part of the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks “Bear Aware” event on Wednesday evening.

Tortoise missing for months found 300 meters away from home

Tortoise missing for months found 300 meters away from home

By Lauren Beavis An owner has been left “astonished” after her tortoise went missing for eight months — only to be found 300 meters away. Fiona Sherriff, 58, was left devastated when her tortoise named Scuttle went missing from her enclosure in Cusgarne, Cornwall, in August 2025. But just earlier this

Baby owls hatch for first time at wildlife center

Baby owls hatch for first time at wildlife center

By Elizabeth Hunter Adorable baby owls have been hatched for the first time at a Scottish wildlife center. The pair of mottled owls was born four weeks ago, and were the first of their species to be bred at the Scottish Owl Centre. While staff will not be able to

Red Ants Pants Foundation holds statewide scavenger hunt in Montana

Giant red ants are popping up around Montana as part of a statewide scavenger hunt tied to the Red Ants Pants Music Festival in White Sulphur Springs. Festival organizers said the hand-sewn ants were placed at small businesses in communities including White Sulphur Springs, Winnett, Kalispell and Billings. They

Zookeepers bottle-feed baby aardvark to help raise tiny animal

Zookeepers bottle-feed baby aardvark to help raise tiny animal

By Ed Chatterton Keepers at Chester Zoo have stepped in to help save the life of an adorable baby aardvark — by hand-rearing him with a bottle. The tiny calf called Womble is being bottle-fed warm milk throughout the night to help him grow after mom Oni failed to