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In this photo provided by Grand Canyon National Park, an adult bison roams near a corral at the North Rim of the park in Arizona, on Aug. 30, 2021. Officials at the Grand Canyon have been working to remove hundreds of bison from the North Rim, using a mix of corralling and relocating the animals, and a pilot project this year to allow select skilled volunteers to shoot certain bison.

Program to kill Grand Canyon bison nets 4 animals, criticism

In this photo provided by Grand Canyon National Park, an adult bison roams near a corral at the North Rim of the park in Arizona, on Aug. 30, 2021. Officials at the Grand Canyon have been working to remove hundreds of bison from the North Rim, using a mix of corralling and relocating the animals, and a pilot project this year to allow select skilled volunteers to shoot certain bison.

November 11, 2021, 12:07pm Nation & World

Day three and the shooters were waiting under the cover of pine trees for the rain to let up. Thirty minutes later, a single branch snapped, revealing a small herd of bison in the distance. Read story

The second of two rescued harbor seals was released Wednesday at Seafarer’s Memorial Park in Anacortes. The Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle performed eye surgeries on both seals, which were found abandoned with severe upper eyelid trauma.

Rescued seal back in the wild after recovering from eye surgery in Seattle

The second of two rescued harbor seals was released Wednesday at Seafarer’s Memorial Park in Anacortes. The Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle performed eye surgeries on both seals, which were found abandoned with severe upper eyelid trauma.

November 11, 2021, 7:34am Latest News

Harvey, a harbor seal rescued in Bellingham this summer, was released back into the wild Wednesday after recovering from an eye surgery done in Seattle. Read story

Washington state OKs killing of 2 wolves in Columbia County

November 10, 2021, 10:09am Latest News

The state of Washington on Wednesday approved the killing of up to two wolves for preying on cattle in an area of new wolf pack activity in Columbia County in the southeastern part of the state. Read story

FILE - In this May 8, 2003, file photo, a Northern Spotted Owl flies after an elusive mouse jumping off the end of a stick in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Ore. The Trump administration has slashed more than 3 million acres of protected habitat for the northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington and northern California, much of it in prime timber locations in Oregon's coastal ranges. Environmentalists are accusing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under President Donald Trump of taking a "parting shot" at protections designed to help restore the threatened owl species.

Owl habitat cuts by Trump appointees used ‘faulty’ science

FILE - In this May 8, 2003, file photo, a Northern Spotted Owl flies after an elusive mouse jumping off the end of a stick in the Deschutes National Forest near Camp Sherman, Ore. The Trump administration has slashed more than 3 million acres of protected habitat for the northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington and northern California, much of it in prime timber locations in Oregon's coastal ranges. Environmentalists are accusing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under President Donald Trump of taking a "parting shot" at protections designed to help restore the threatened owl species.

November 9, 2021, 7:48am Latest News

Political appointees in the Trump administration relied on faulty science to justify stripping habitat protections for the imperiled northern spotted owl, U.S. wildlife officials said Tuesday as they struck down a rule that would have opened millions of acres of forest in Oregon, Washington and California to potential logging. Read story

This 2020 photo provided by Polar Bears International shows a polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada during migration. At risk of disappearing, the polar bear is dependent on something melting away on our warming planet: sea ice.

EXPLAINER: How warming affects Arctic sea ice, polar bears

This 2020 photo provided by Polar Bears International shows a polar bear in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada during migration. At risk of disappearing, the polar bear is dependent on something melting away on our warming planet: sea ice.

November 8, 2021, 9:09am Life

Majestic, increasingly hungry and at risk of disappearing, the polar bear is dependent on something melting away on our warming planet: sea ice. Read story

A perching Pacific wren.

What Seattle-area birders can listen for in fall: fewer songs, more warnings

A perching Pacific wren.

November 8, 2021, 6:00am Life

Though we may be hearing the sounds of some of the same birds we’ve been listening to much of the year in the Seattle area, the calls and cries they’re making now are often of a different type. Read story

The San Diego Zoo's new Children's Zoo, dubbed the Denny Sanford Wildlife Explorers Basecamp.

San Diego kids zoo set to open in February

The San Diego Zoo's new Children's Zoo, dubbed the Denny Sanford Wildlife Explorers Basecamp.

November 5, 2021, 6:04am Life

After more than a decade of planning and years of construction, San Diego’s revamped and reimagined Children’s Zoo is set to open in February. Read story

All 11 of the African lions living at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19.

Denver Zoo’s African lions have COVID

All 11 of the African lions living at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19.

November 5, 2021, 5:57am Life

All 11 of the African lions living at the Denver Zoo have tested positive for COVID-19, the zoo announced Monday. Read story

Dana Fasolette uses a towel to hold a raccoon under treatment for burns Oct. 2 at the Gold Country Wildlife Rescue in Auburn, Calif. As wildfires die down in the far Western United States, wildlife centers are still caring for animals that were injured or unable to flee the flames.

Wildfire weighs on wildlife

Dana Fasolette uses a towel to hold a raccoon under treatment for burns Oct. 2 at the Gold Country Wildlife Rescue in Auburn, Calif. As wildfires die down in the far Western United States, wildlife centers are still caring for animals that were injured or unable to flee the flames.

November 2, 2021, 6:03am Life

The porcupines were walking slow and funny, more so than they usually do. Read story

A California condor takes flight in the Ventana Wilderness east of Big Sur, Calif. Endangered California condors can have "'virgin births," according to a study released Thursday.

Condors can have ‘virgin births’

A California condor takes flight in the Ventana Wilderness east of Big Sur, Calif. Endangered California condors can have "'virgin births," according to a study released Thursday.

November 2, 2021, 6:01am Life

Endangered California condors can have “‘virgin births,” according to a study released Thursday. Read story