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Traveling owl: Man drives hours with bird in truck’s grille

May 3, 2021, 8:48am Life

A man moving from Alabama to southwest Florida traveled hundreds of miles with an owl stuck in his truck’s grille. The owl survived. Read story

First lady Jill Biden participates in an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony at the White House, Friday, April 30, 2021, in Washington.

Jill Biden plants tree as White House readies for family cat

First lady Jill Biden participates in an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony at the White House, Friday, April 30, 2021, in Washington.

April 30, 2021, 8:44am Life

First lady Jill Biden commemorated Arbor Day by planting a linden tree on the north lawn of the White House. Read story

Beekeeper Francesco Capoano moves a frame from a hive at an apiary in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 22, 2021. A bee collective is introducing 17 new colonies to their new hives on Earth Day, bringing to 1 million Milan's population of honey bees housed in boxes specially designed by artists throughout the city. The seven-year-old project is aimed at educating the public about the importance of bees to the environment, while boosting their population and providing a sweet treat of honey. It is billed as the biggest urban bee collective in Europe.

Designer hives in Milan creating buzz on bees’ critical role

Beekeeper Francesco Capoano moves a frame from a hive at an apiary in Milan, Italy, Thursday, April 22, 2021. A bee collective is introducing 17 new colonies to their new hives on Earth Day, bringing to 1 million Milan's population of honey bees housed in boxes specially designed by artists throughout the city. The seven-year-old project is aimed at educating the public about the importance of bees to the environment, while boosting their population and providing a sweet treat of honey. It is billed as the biggest urban bee collective in Europe.

April 27, 2021, 5:38am Pets & Wildlife

Italy’s financial and fashion capital of Milan got a little buzzier on Thursday with a project that mixes biodiversity with art. Read story

In this April 2021 photo provided by the Brevard Zoo, a baby klipspringer antelope stands in an enclosure at the zoo in Melbourne, Fla. The male calf, born on April 15, is the ninth klipspringer born at the zoo.

Florida zoo welcomes 27.5 ounce baby klipspringer antelope

In this April 2021 photo provided by the Brevard Zoo, a baby klipspringer antelope stands in an enclosure at the zoo in Melbourne, Fla. The male calf, born on April 15, is the ninth klipspringer born at the zoo.

April 23, 2021, 8:55am Life

A baby klipspringer antelope is bonding with its mother before making a public debut at a Florida zoo. Read story

Picking up baby birds can do more harm than good

April 23, 2021, 6:07am Life

CORVALLIS – After hatching in spring, baby birds sometimes end up on the ground, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they need help. Read story

The endangered black toad has the smallest range of any amphibian in North America: a mere 400 acres on the remote Deep Springs College campus nestled between the Inyo and White mountain ranges in Inyo County, Calif.

Tiny college home to rare California toad

The endangered black toad has the smallest range of any amphibian in North America: a mere 400 acres on the remote Deep Springs College campus nestled between the Inyo and White mountain ranges in Inyo County, Calif.

April 23, 2021, 6:06am Life

When you’re as rare and vulnerable as a black toad, you can’t afford to be coy about romance. Read story

The 30th anniversary of the Humane Society for Southwest Washington's Walk/Run for the Animals is May 1.

Walk/Run for Animals fundraiser marks 30 years

The 30th anniversary of the Humane Society for Southwest Washington's Walk/Run for the Animals is May 1.

April 22, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington will host the Walk/Run for the Animals on May 1, the 30th anniversary of this event. Read story

FILE - In this July 8, 2019, file photo provided by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shows a yellow-billed cuckoo. U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across several states as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from Central and South America to breeding grounds in Mexico and the United States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the final habitat designation for the western yellow-billed cuckoo on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

U.S. sets aside habitat critical for survival of rare songbird

FILE - In this July 8, 2019, file photo provided by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, shows a yellow-billed cuckoo. U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across several states as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from Central and South America to breeding grounds in Mexico and the United States. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the final habitat designation for the western yellow-billed cuckoo on Tuesday, April 20, 2021.

April 21, 2021, 10:25am Life

U.S. wildlife managers have set aside vast areas across several states as habitat critical to the survival of a rare songbird that migrates each year from Central and South America to breeding grounds in Mexico and the United States. Read story

In this photo provided by the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, officers from the sheriff's office and West Yellowstone Police Department are seen near the scene of a grizzly bear mauling just outside Yellowstone National Park near West Yellowstone, Mont. on April, 15, 2021. Authorities said Charles "Carl" Mock died Saturday of injuries sustained in the attack.

Grizzly mauling near Yellowstone kills backcountry guide

In this photo provided by the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office, officers from the sheriff's office and West Yellowstone Police Department are seen near the scene of a grizzly bear mauling just outside Yellowstone National Park near West Yellowstone, Mont. on April, 15, 2021. Authorities said Charles "Carl" Mock died Saturday of injuries sustained in the attack.

April 19, 2021, 6:46pm Nation & World

A Montana backcountry guide has died after he was mauled by a large grizzly bear that was probably defending a nearby moose carcass just outside Yellowstone National Park, officials said Monday. Read story

Conan Reutov, left, hauls a carp out of Vancouver Lake on Wednesday with the help of Arty Kuzmin.

Group culls carp to clear Vancouver Lake’s water

Conan Reutov, left, hauls a carp out of Vancouver Lake on Wednesday with the help of Arty Kuzmin.

April 16, 2021, 6:01am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Something is muddying the Vancouver Lake waters, causing toxic algae blooms and regular closures. A lake advocacy group is hoping to fix that. Read story