Wildlife

avalon seagull injured

Shore Animal Control says it picked up an injured seagull in Avalon after reports of a kid throwing a baseball at it

South Jersey influencer hopes to be a 'voice' for hermit crabs by promoting proper pet care on TikTok

janie groeling hermit crabs

Skunk captured in Camden County this week tests positive for rabies

Rabid skunk

Rare butterfly, found only on a Pa. military base, could join federal list of endangered species

Eastern Regal Fritillary

Shark sighting in Cape May Point causes temporary beach closure

Shark Cape May Point

Cape May's Congress Hall brings in trained hawks to scare off seagulls that bother hotel guests

Cape May Hawks

Philadelphia Zoo welcomes birth of Sumatran orangutan, a critically endangered species

Baby Orangutan Zoo

Rare beaked whale found dead on Jersey Shore beach

Beaked Whale NJ

Jorō spiders likely are coming to Philly. But it may take them years to arrive, and there's no need to panic

Jorō Spider Georgia

New Jersey moves to take bald eagles, ospreys off state list of endangered species

NJ Eagles Ospreys

Bottlenose dolphin dies during rescue attempt in Cape May County creek

Dolphin Cape May

Bottlenose dolphin is stuck in a Cape May County creek, rescue attempt being planned

dolphin cape may creek

Pennsylvania joins states pushing for survival of Allegheny woodrat

Allegheny woodrat

Cape May County zoo sets up male capybara on 'The Bachelor' style dates

cape may county zoo capybara

Wally, the emotional support alligator from Pa., is stolen in Georgia, owner says

Wally Alligator Stolen

Philadelphia Zoo's Summer Ale Festival returns in July to support animal conservation

Philly Zoo Beer

Dead humpback whale found in Long Beach Township surf

dead humpback whale long beach township

Bobwhite quails return to Pennsylvania for the first time in decades

Bobwhite quail reintroduced Pennsylvania

Raccoon attacks two guests in line for a roller coaster at Hersheypark

Bald eagle rescued outside Ocean City home and sent to Delaware wildlife rehab

Eagle Rescue OC

Marcy the snow leopard is the newest animal at the Philadelphia Zoo

Philly Zoo leopard

Adventure Aquarium's newest baby blue penguin needs a name and it's up to the public to decide

Baby Blue Penguin

Check out photos of Adventure Aquarium's newest little blue penguin chicks

Little blue penguins Adventure Aquarium

Seal pup found in Ocean City dies less than two weeks after rescue

ocean city seal dies

State troopers rescue injured bald eagle struck by car in central Pennsylvania

Bald Eagle Rescue

Lost baby seal seen wandering along Ocean City street rescued, being nursed back to health

Seal Ocean City

Part of Cape May Co. beach, legendarily haunted and a haven for nudists, closes for ecological work

Higbee Beach NJ

Possibility of wildlife-to-human crossover heightens concern about chronic wasting disease

Pa. Game Commission tables plan to reintroduce American martens into ecosystem

American marten PA

Meet Phantom, Adventure Aquarium's new giant Pacific octopus

giant pacific octopus adventure aquarium

Rare, colorful painted bunting draws bird lovers to Bartram's Garden

Painted Bunting Philly

Stranded seal pup rescued from Point Pleasant Beach sidewalk

Rescued seal Point Pleasant

Harbor seal rescued from LBI beach on Christmas recovering after possible shark attack

LBI seal rescue shark bite

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Help identify sparrows, finches and other species at 124th national Christmas Bird Count

Christmas bird count

Pa. to receive federal grant funding for development of wildlife corridors

The black bear spotted at Plymouth Meeting Mall has been caught, police say

Black bear Montco

Report of possible mountain lion near Allentown turns out to be feral house cat, officials say

Mountain Lion Pennsylvania

New Pa. license plate features state amphibian, the eastern hellbender

Eastern Hellbender License

Flamingo, displaced by Hurricane Idalia and injured by a snapping turtle, dies on way to Philadelphia Zoo

Flamingos Pennsylvania Idalia

Spotted lanternflies may not harm trees as badly as initially feared

Spotted Lanternflies Trees

Snapping turtle at Pa. pond injures flamingo displaced by Hurricane Idalia

Flamingo Snapping Turtle

Man in Poconos clawed by bear after he foolishly tried to corral it away from Labor Day cookout

Bear Man Poconos

Flamingos spotted in Pennsylvania for first time after being swept from Florida by Hurricane Idalia

Flamingo Pennsylvania

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