Warmer temperatures and earlier melting of sea ice are causing polar bears to go hungry. The number of undernourished bears has tripled in a 20-year period.

Meredith Emerson adopted her dog, Ella, from a rescue organization. Emerson, a Longmont native, disappeared Jan. 1, 2008, during a hike in Georgia. Emerson was killed Jan. 4, 2008.

Drug Enforcement Administration officials investigating a Mexican drug trafficking ring called the Gulf Cartel found more than they bargained for: a massive cockfighting enterprise that may be the largest ever discovered in the United States.

A woman who wanted to give her granddaughter a puppy for Christmas but ended up with a dead dog is accusing a Los Lunas breeder of running a puppy mill.

Sky helps prevent bird strikes, which can cause major damage to an aircraft. Birds can get sucked into an engine or hit a windshield with enough force to cause a pilot to lose control.

Customs agents discovered dozens of pieces of endangered baboons and monkeys hidden in a package filled with smoked fish at Kennedy Airport. The judge has thrown out that defense that the smugger needed the dead primates for religious purposes...

Detectives received an anonymous tip about inhumane conditions for chained dogs on his property, with no food or water. DMX has reached a plea deal on multiple drug possession, theft and animal cruelty charges. His sentencing hearing is Jan. 3.

Riverside - A high ranking L.A. County firefighter placed on paid leave

Last chance dogs: Save a life and make a friend. Wonderful dogs of all ages including young ones and pups. Like the sweet girl pictured here is only 1 yr. old.

- The northeastern Canadian territory of Nunavut has ignored conservationists' pleas and will permit a cull of 105 polar bears, officials said. The Globe and Mail quoted territorial Ministry of Environment officials in Iqaluit as saying the quota first