Recently, on a hike with a friend, among towering Douglas fir and western hemlock trees, by a glassy, pebble-rich creek, we saw giant plops of black-bear scat every few hundred yards. We were miles ...

Around 6.5 million tons of [mostly] plastic-wrapped dog poop winds up in landfills in the United States every year. As most cities see it, that’s the only safe option. Unlike wildlife scat, which ...

“There’s dog poop everywhere,” said Karsen Kelsey, a 27-year-old living in Brighton who went out to enjoy this week’s balmy ...

BROOKLYN (WABC) -- Park-goers in Brooklyn are complaining about off-leash dogs taking over Green Central Knoll Park. They say the pets are ruining ballfields and leaving behind waste, but dog owners ...

Picture your last dog walk. You are walking in your neighborhood or on a trail, and suddenly your dog gets into that familiar tripod squat position. Unfortunately, you forgot the poop bags at home.

San Diego officials are scrambling to crack down on people letting their dogs run free on school playing fields, which have become hotspots for illegal off-leash activity because the security fencing ...