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Pets & Wildlife

Lummi Natural Resources field technician Lisa Balton holds a European Green Crab pulled from a crab trap along the shoreline of the Sea Pond on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2021.

The Top 10 invaders in Washington: Wild pigs, monster fish, killer flowers and more

Lummi Natural Resources field technician Lisa Balton holds a European Green Crab pulled from a crab trap along the shoreline of the Sea Pond on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2021.

January 10, 2022, 6:02am Latest News

Recent news stories told of the Lummi Nation, west of Bellingham, describing a tiny, invasive crab — about 3 inches across the shell — as an “environmental disaster” and “one of the most destructive” aquatic creatures in the world. Read story

An axolotl swims in a tank at Alley Cat Pet Center. Axolotls are neotenic, meaning they retain their adolescent form into adulthood, including the feathery gills that fan out around their necks.

Amazing Axolotls: Smiley salamander makes a splash in Clark County

An axolotl swims in a tank at Alley Cat Pet Center. Axolotls are neotenic, meaning they retain their adolescent form into adulthood, including the feathery gills that fan out around their necks.

January 9, 2022, 6:02am Clark County Life

What’s native only to Mexico’s Lake Xochimilco, comes in rainbow colors and has a permanently thrilled expression? An axolotl, of course! It’s a species of salamander with distinctive exterior gills that form a ruffled fan around its neck. The axolotl (pronounced “AX-uh-lot-ull”) is named after Xolotl, the Aztec god of… Read story

A white-tailed deer is seen eating leaves in front of a home in Bethesda, Maryland, on May 27, 2020.

Study: Deer infected by COVID

A white-tailed deer is seen eating leaves in front of a home in Bethesda, Maryland, on May 27, 2020.

January 7, 2022, 6:05am Pets & Wildlife

A newly released study suggests white-tailed deer are “highly susceptible” to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, which could pose prolonged problems amid the pandemic. Read story

Millie looks out of the back of the Cabana van on a snowy morning in Grand Canyon National Park.

How to make traveling with dog stress-free

Millie looks out of the back of the Cabana van on a snowy morning in Grand Canyon National Park.

January 7, 2022, 6:02am Pets & Wildlife

Is a vacation with your dog truly a vacation? Read story

A black mudi, a Hungarian species of shepherd dogs, helps to drive a herd of 120 buffaloes in Budapest, Hungary.

American Kennel Club adds 2 dog breeds

A black mudi, a Hungarian species of shepherd dogs, helps to drive a herd of 120 buffaloes in Budapest, Hungary.

January 7, 2022, 6:02am Life

An athletic Hungarian farm dog and a tiny pet of bygone Russian aristocrats are the latest breeds in the American Kennel Club’s purebred lineup. Read story

River a border collie from the Redding Area looks at his owner Lin Drafton on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, after he walked in front of the UC Davis Small Animal Pet Clinic in Davis. River suffered spinal injuries and was paralyzed in his hind legs after collapsing unexpectedly in October can stand and is beginning to walk again, following neurosurgery by UC Davis veterinarians.

Paralyzed border collie back on feet after surgery

River a border collie from the Redding Area looks at his owner Lin Drafton on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, after he walked in front of the UC Davis Small Animal Pet Clinic in Davis. River suffered spinal injuries and was paralyzed in his hind legs after collapsing unexpectedly in October can stand and is beginning to walk again, following neurosurgery by UC Davis veterinarians.

January 7, 2022, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

A border collie who suffered spinal injuries and was paralyzed in his hind legs after collapsing unexpectedly in October can stand and is beginning to walk again, following neurosurgery six weeks ago by UC Davis veterinarians. Read story

A May 13, 2021, trail camera photo captures a cougar in eastern Dickinson County, in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula.

All cougars confirmed in Michigan have been male: Why we don’t see females, kittens

A May 13, 2021, trail camera photo captures a cougar in eastern Dickinson County, in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula.

January 3, 2022, 6:00am Life

The number of cougars spotted in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has risen over the years. But barriers to the big cats’ eastern migration have so far kept them from establishing reproducing populations here. Read story

Helping birds during cold weather

January 2, 2022, 6:02am Northwest

Perhaps the cutest thing about a snow day is seeing the tiny tracks of songbirds in the snow near the feeder. Read story

Adoptable kitten Hermione, 3 months, greets visitors at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on Dec. 9. The organization is experiencing an abnormally long kitten season this year. Kitten season refers to when female cats are giving birth to litters and typically lasts from April to October. Factors contributing to this include longer days, warmer weather and increased access to food.

Kitten season carries on (and on) in Clark County

Adoptable kitten Hermione, 3 months, greets visitors at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on Dec. 9. The organization is experiencing an abnormally long kitten season this year. Kitten season refers to when female cats are giving birth to litters and typically lasts from April to October. Factors contributing to this include longer days, warmer weather and increased access to food.

January 1, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News

Weather, pandemic combine to extend cats’ breeding period, creating challenges for shelters, vets Read story

A male infant Sumatran orangutan was born to Menari on Friday, Christmas Eve at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. His twin was stillborn, officials at the zoo said Monday.

New Orleans welcomes new baby orangutan

A male infant Sumatran orangutan was born to Menari on Friday, Christmas Eve at the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans. His twin was stillborn, officials at the zoo said Monday.

December 31, 2021, 6:05am Pets & Wildlife

A critically endangered Sumatran orangutan in New Orleans has given birth to a healthy male baby, but his twin brother died in the womb, officials at the Audubon Zoo said Monday. Read story