California euthanizes 4 gray wolves after 'unprecedented' surge in livestock kills California wildlife officials have been working to mitigate the impact of the state's rebounding wolf population on its ranchers. The Northern California wolves that were euthanized had become dependent on cattle for food. Nathan Rott
Meet the 'grue jay,' a new bird found in Texas Researchers have found a new "grue jay" bird in South Texas, a hybrid between blue and gray jay birds that is likely the result of shifting weather patterns and climate change.
This 'magical' dinosaur specimen emerged from the ground like a polished jewel A new pachycephalosaur, officially named Zavacephale rinpoche, was described in the journal Nature. The word rinpoche is Tibetan for "precious one" and refers to the domed skull. Ari Daniel
New York's city council looks to ban Central Park horse-drawn carriages New York City has long argued over whether to ban the horse-drawn carriages that ferry tourists around Central Park and other sites. Now, it looks like the horses may at last be put out to pasture. Walter Wuthmann
Animals face off in 'Leaping Llamas' at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Andrea Parent-Tibbetts owner of Clover Brook Farm in Hyde Park, New York, about leaping llamas, an event at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival where animals compete to see who can jump the highest. Scott Simon
Jumper, a wild horse famous for jumping fences in North Carolina, has died Wild horse manager Meg Puckett remembers the horse "Jumper," a wild horse on North Carolina's Outer Banks famous for jumping fences. Ailsa Chang
As hundreds of millions of birds head south, the invisible danger is glass It's the peak of the fall migration season. This is when bird deaths from window collisions tend to spike, even though simple solutions can prevent this. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Green sea turtles no longer endangered as global population rebounds Once endangered, the global green sea turtle population is rebounding, according to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Hosts
Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected. Alana Wise
Remembering primate expert and conservationist Jane Goodall Goodall, who died Oct. 1, became one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century for her work observing chimpanzees in the wild in East Africa. Originally broadcast in 1993 and 1999. Terry Gross