Thanks to years of campaigning by wildlife conservation groups, it’s widely known that Africa’s elephants and rhinos are threatened by the trade in their valuable tusks and horns. Laws and regulations ...

It’s been an exciting life for Ursula Pickle, traveling coast to coast by flatbed trailer, but now the hippo just wants to relax where the waves caress North Carolina sand, her owner says. The move is ...

The N&O Summer Desk is a pop-up initiative to help navigate the season. Whether you’re heading to the beach, mountains or backyard, the Summer Desk is here to inform and entertain you. Share your ...

Owner Gerry Barrett talks about the cracks that have formed in the concrete hippopotamus statue he calls Ursula Pickle. Ursula has traveled from Chapel Hill to Chatham County to Oregon and back again.