SAN FRANCISCO - One heron has some new heroes after being rescued when it became tangled in a fishing line Saturday afternoon. San Francisco Animal Care & Control and the San Francisco Fire Department ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - After more than a decade on the job, you'd think an animal control officer would have seen all the wildlife Pittsburgh has to offer. But one worker got a surprise on a call ...

The Houston Zoo's naming contest for its new baby boat-billed heron closes Wednesday. The four options, which people can vote ...

NORFOLK — A great blue heron rescued earlier this week from Bush Pond after it got trapped in fishing line is in guarded condition at Tufts Animal Hospital, according to the town’s animal control ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A man was arrested after police say he stabbed a great blue heron to death in front of his son. The Port St. Lucie Police Department said on Sunday officers were ...

Oakland County’s Search and Rescue Team is used to racing against the clock to save human lives. But on the night of Sunday, June 15, its mission was a bit more unusual — rescuing a great blue heron ...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (CNN Newsource/WESH/WKRC) - A large bird is now okay after a group of conscientious nature lovers went out of their way to help rescue it. The group was checking out local ...

BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - An injured Great Blue Heron was spotted on the beach Sunday evening, and animal experts are keeping a close eye on his condition. Resident Valerie Kattz describes what she saw.

Boat-billed herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) are found in Central and South America, as far north as Mexico and as far south as Argentina. A notably bizarre heron, the species is the only member of ...