A junior at Bath High School, she was seen Thursday cradling in her hands a spotted salamander, a reptile she named Shiloh. Rickett said she joined the program at Hodges' urging and is glad she did.

The “super pod” of Risso’s dolphins was spotted in Carmel Bay, off central California’s coast. This species, which can grow to over 10ft long and weigh as much as half a metric tonne ...