San Diego, CA–A 3-month-old giraffe calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park has received a new lease on life, thanks to swift intervention by the conservation organization’s wildlife health and wildlife care teams to correct abnormalities that threatened the calf’s survival.  The female youngster—named Msituni (pronounced see tune neee), which means “in the forest” […]

La Jolla, CA–Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one step closer to naming one of its Little Blue Penguins. Aquarium fans submitted nearly 2,000 names during the naming campaign that was launched on World Penguin Day on April 25. The aquarium’s team faced the exciting task of narrowing those entries down to just […]

San Diego, CA–San Diego Zoo Safari Park celebrated the 50th anniversary of its opening Tuesday with a surprise gift to a guest at the wildlife park. While festive music played and Safari Park team members and entertainers welcomed guests, an unsuspecting visitor, 10-year-old Ethan Kemerling, and his parents, Stacy and Eric, were greeted by Lisa […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Percy the Porcupine puppet delighted guests when she made her San Diego Zoo debut, in celebration of Earth Day. She is an awe-inspiring prehensile-tailed porcupine that is 17 feet high. Percy was first unveiled in Los Angeles last month, before making her way to San Diego. Her first-ever appearance at […]

By County News Center San Diego, CA–A detector dog has retired from his work with the County’s Agriculture, Weights and Measures Department.  County staff organized a small retirement ceremony on March 23 at the Waterfront Park to acknowledge Podder’s four years of service. His former colleague, Yeti, the County’s other detector dog, and Venus, a […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Excitement filled the air at the San Diego Zoo Friday as a large crowd gathered to experience the newest and most anticipated opening in the nonprofit conservation organization’s history.  Paul Baribault, president and chief executive officer of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, along with a group of San Diego Zoo […]

Alameda, CA–Coast Guard K-9 Chief Feco, a 9-year-old Hungarian Vizsla, stationed at Coast Guard Marine Safety and Security Team San Francisco, was presented the Animals in War and Peace Distinguished Service Medal Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress recognized and honored six animal heroes for their accomplishments in both war and peace at the […]

County News Center San Diego, CA–The San Diego County Department of Animal Services is dishing up all the treats with its January adoption specials on adult dogs. Animal Services currently has an abundance of young huskies. They are an active breed that is always up for adventure. They need daily exercise and activities otherwise they […]

Encinitas, CA–With overnight temperatures dipping into the ’30s across San Diego county Rancho Coastal Humane Society is reminding families to keep their pets safe. “It’s not just the temperature that we need to be concerned about,” says Rancho Coastal Humane Society spokesman John Van Zante. “San Diego pets aren’t experienced living in cold weather. It’s […]

By Dr. Gary Weitzman, President & CEO, San Diego Humane Society November is National Adopt a Senior Pet Month, and what better way to celebrate than by opening your home to a senior animal in need? All month long, in a promotion sponsored by our friends at Purina, San Diego Humane Society is reducing adoption fees for senior […]