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FILE - This June 29, 2017, file remote camera image provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a female gray wolf and two of the three pups born in 2017 in the wilds of Lassen National Forest in Northern California. The Trump administration plans to lift endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the nation by the end of 2020, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (U.S.

Environmentalists say Washington’s wolf program is broken

FILE - This June 29, 2017, file remote camera image provided by the U.S. Forest Service shows a female gray wolf and two of the three pups born in 2017 in the wilds of Lassen National Forest in Northern California. The Trump administration plans to lift endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the nation by the end of 2020, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. (U.S.

September 7, 2020, 11:43am Latest News

Gov. Jay Inslee has directed the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to draft new rules governing the killing of wolves involved in conflicts with livestock, a move winning praise from conservation groups. Read story

Southern Resident Orcas have new member

September 7, 2020, 9:56am Northwest

The Southern Resident killer whales have welcomed a new member to their family. Mother orca Tahlequah, J35, has given birth to a calf. Read story

Lionfish, lured by a sheet of plastic lattice, swim near a trap offshore near Destin, Fla., on July 6, 2018. Scientists are looking at traps as a better way to kill the beautiful but brutally destructive invaders with huge appetites than shooting them one by one with spearguns. Traps could also be used at depths spearfishers cannot reach.

Scientists work to build a better lionfish trap

Lionfish, lured by a sheet of plastic lattice, swim near a trap offshore near Destin, Fla., on July 6, 2018. Scientists are looking at traps as a better way to kill the beautiful but brutally destructive invaders with huge appetites than shooting them one by one with spearguns. Traps could also be used at depths spearfishers cannot reach.

September 4, 2020, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

The quest is on for a better way to kill beautiful but brutally destructive lionfish than shooting them one by one with spearguns. Read story

Seattle ranked among most dog-friendly cities in U.S.

September 4, 2020, 5:37am Life

It’s no secret that Seattle is a dog-loving city. It’s hard to walk anywhere without seeing pups happily traipsing alongside their owners or running around a park. Plus, with pet adoptions surging thanks to the pandemic, you’ve likely seen even more four-legged friends than usual around. But where exactly does… Read story

This May 2020, photo provided by the National Park Service shows mountain lion kitten P-54&#039;s and a den of kittens found in the Santa Monica Mountains. A boom in mountain lion births has occurred this summer in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills west of Los Angeles. Thirteen kittens were born to five mountain lion mothers between May and August, according to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

Southern California sees summer of mountain lion kittens

This May 2020, photo provided by the National Park Service shows mountain lion kitten P-54&#039;s and a den of kittens found in the Santa Monica Mountains. A boom in mountain lion births has occurred this summer in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills west of Los Angeles. Thirteen kittens were born to five mountain lion mothers between May and August, according to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

September 3, 2020, 9:51am Life

A mountain lion baby boom has occurred this summer in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills west of Los Angeles. Read story

In this 2016 photo provided by researcher Connie Allen, male African elephants congregate along hotspots of social activity on the Boteti River in Botswana. Female elephants are well-known to form tight family groups led by experienced matriarchs, but males were long assumed to be loners because they leave their mother&#039;s herd when they reach adolescence. Yet an emerging body of research is revealing the complex relationships of male elephant society, according to a study published Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020.

Loners no more: Male elephants stick together, study finds

In this 2016 photo provided by researcher Connie Allen, male African elephants congregate along hotspots of social activity on the Boteti River in Botswana. Female elephants are well-known to form tight family groups led by experienced matriarchs, but males were long assumed to be loners because they leave their mother&#039;s herd when they reach adolescence. Yet an emerging body of research is revealing the complex relationships of male elephant society, according to a study published Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020.

September 3, 2020, 8:31am Life

A line of elephants trundles across a dusty landscape in northern Botswana, ears flapping and trunks occasionally brushing the ground. As they pass a motion-activated camera hidden in low shrubbery, photos record the presence of each elephant. Read story

Rescue team moves 2 harbor seal pups found in West Seattle, reminds people to stay away from marine mammals

September 3, 2020, 8:00am Life

Two harbor seal pups were relocated from a West Seattle beach to an island in the south Puget Sound over the weekend after rescue teams noticed passersby insisted on touching and getting close to the animals. Read story

Tacoma zoo’s aging polar bear, Boris, euthanized after ‘significant decline in his health’

September 2, 2020, 8:45am Northwest

Boris, a beloved elderly polar bear who lived at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium for 18 years, was euthanized Tuesday after a “significant decline in his health,” zoo officials said. Read story

54 guinea pigs rescued from hoarding situation

September 1, 2020, 8:36am Northwest

Dozens of guinea pigs were rescued from a home in Seabeck in what the Kitsap Humane Society called a “hoarding situation.” Read story

FILE - In this April 13, 2018, file photo, Andrew Timmins, the bear project leader with the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game, steps over a tranquilized female black bear as Nancy Comeau, right, of the USDA wildlife services, keeps a hand on the bear after it had been moved onto her side in Hanover, N.H. The bear, tagged and fitted with a tracking collar, was later relocated to far northern New Hampshire. But in May 2019, the bear returned to her home turf in Hanover. In spring 2020, the bear is preparing to emerge from hibernation in her den with three new cubs.

1 of 3 cubs orphaned by famous bear’s death captured

FILE - In this April 13, 2018, file photo, Andrew Timmins, the bear project leader with the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game, steps over a tranquilized female black bear as Nancy Comeau, right, of the USDA wildlife services, keeps a hand on the bear after it had been moved onto her side in Hanover, N.H. The bear, tagged and fitted with a tracking collar, was later relocated to far northern New Hampshire. But in May 2019, the bear returned to her home turf in Hanover. In spring 2020, the bear is preparing to emerge from hibernation in her den with three new cubs.

August 31, 2020, 10:14am Life

One of three black bear cubs orphaned by the recent death of their famous mother was captured Monday morning and will be taken to a rehabilitation center for the winter. Read story