U.S. Faces Growing Feral Cat Problem
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Millions of feral cats&#151;domestic animals that have become wild&#151;are said to be running free throughout the U.S., threatening birds and public health.
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Heightened fears that potentially devastating livestock disease is spreading.
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Most Americans have enough difficulty building up a nest egg, and cracking it prematurely could mean living on cat food (slang for Social Security) later.
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By Detroit Free Press  Jun. 23--With the threat of a lawsuit, eight wildlife and conservation groups have put welcome additional pressure on the shipping industry to stop delivering foreign species here.
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DOUGLAS, Arizona  - A plan to fence off a third of   the U.S. border to stop illegal immigration from Mexico may   harm migration routes used by animals including rare birds and   jaguars, environmentalists and U.S. authorities warn.
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Activists are concerned that conversion of the native hardwood forest to fast-growing pine is damaging crucial habitat for hundreds of plants and animals.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Jamison, a 7-year-old cat with long, gray fur, ventured outside his home one day in June 2003 and didn't come back. His owner gave him up for lost and adopted another cat.
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Swarms of Asian lady bugs, introduced in this country to control pests, have themselves become a nuisance on golf courses and in homes and gardens around Texas.
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As the US population rises, environmental problems that were once pushed aside may get worse, experts say.
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Experts are warning people about having cats as research shows more people develop allergic reactions to them than previously thought.
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Science & environment: America's determination to halt illegal immigration across its border with Mexico is set to claim an unusual victim - the jaguar
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CEDAR CITY, Utah - A 75-year-old woman who felt threatened by a wild cat rented a trap for $55 and caught the animal.
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A record number of Americans own petsâand they are spending a record amount of money to feed, clothe and care for their wee beasts. But is all the attention actually good for the critters? Why we need to remember the lessons of the wild kingdom.
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Spreading plantations are blamed for a threat to wildlife.
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Scientists investigating the unpleasant problem of what the cat drags in believe they have found a way to curb felines' predatory urges.
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Exotic animals captured in the wild are streaming across the U.S. border by the millions with little or no screening for disease, leaving Americans vulnerable to a virulent outbreak that could rival a terrorist act.
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Some 300 homeless dogs and cats, many left behind by owners who fled Lebanon during the Hezbollah-Israel war, will be heading to new sanctuaries in the United States for adoption, an animal rights activist said Friday.