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A king pigeon that was dyed completely pink was named Flamingo after the domestic bird was rescued. But despite efforts to rehabilitate the animal, Flamingo has died.

A pigeon named Flamingo is dead after someone dyed it pink

"We don't know why this bird was dyed pink, although many of our followers have speculated that it was for a gender reveal party," a Wild Bird Fund official told NPR.

The Oklahoma City Zoo welcomed four lion cubs on Sept. 26, its first litter of African lion cubs in 15 years.

Oklahoma City Zoo welcomed its first lion cubs in 15 years. You can help name them

Dunia, a 7-year-old African lion, gave birth to three females and one male in September. Fans can vote for one of three groups of names on the zoo's website until Monday at midnight.

A Burmese python is held during a safe capture demonstration at a media event for the 2022 Florida Python Challenge on June 16, 2022, in Miami.

Here’s why snake hunters from across the U.S. are wading into the Florida Everglades

The annual Florida Python Challenge invites participants to catch and kill invasive Burmese pythons, which feed on the state's native animal population.

A visitor xtakes photographs of bison in Yellowstone National Park on June 13.

The U.S. national park system gets a $100 million grant, the largest in its history

The National Park Foundation said the gift from Lilly Endowment Inc. would help fund programs in the national park system, which includes more than 400 sites.

After the July 2022 floods hit eastern Kentucky, many people were left cleaning layers of thick putrid mud out of homes and businesses.

Appalachian advocacy groups ask Congress to reform flood programs

Several advocacy groups for Appalachian communities are calling on Congress to reform some disaster relief and preparation programs. They say it’s needed as climate change causes more frequent extreme flooding.

Sunday Puzzle: Let's Get Phonetical

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WNYC listener Eileen Appel of New York City.

Mexican fishermen tend to their nets on Bagdad Beach, just south of the Texas-Mexico border. Red snapper poaching along the Gulf is a multi-million dollar black market.

A Battle On The Gulf Pits The Coast Guard Against Mexican Red Snapper Poachers

Mexican fishermen are illegally plundering tons of red snapper from the lower Texas Gulf Coast, raising the ire of the U.S. Coast Guard, Texas fishermen, marine biologists and the federal government.

The Big Air Shougang venue in Beijing has drawn stares because of the large cooling towers at the site, which stands where a huge steel plant once operated. The steel plant was idled to help ease pollution — but China's reliance on coal for energy continues.

China puts coal plants at full capacity, even as it touts hosting a 'green' Olympics

"Coal supply will be increased and coal-fired power plants" will run at full capacity, the central government said this week.

At Least 100 People Dead After Hurricane Matthew Hits Haiti

Reports are beginning to surface from Haiti's southwest coast, which received a direct hit from Hurricane Matthew earlier this week. The storm left the region cut off for days. Thousands of homes have been destroyed, and at least 100 people are reported dead.

Jennifer Johnson, a member of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey crew, lies down beside a massive lake sturgeon that was pulled from the Detroit River last week. The sturgeon was tagged with a microchip and released back into the river.

A Huge, Ancient Lake Sturgeon Has Been Lurking In The Detroit River

Imagine catching a really big fish — 7 feet long and weighing 240 pounds and estimated to be 100 years old. Oh, and you caught it in the Detroit River.

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