August 7, 2020, 6:02am Life
Since the coronavirus pandemic began keeping visitors at home, the jaguars and chimpanzees at the Oakland Zoo have enjoyed the quiet, venturing out to areas of their exhibits they usually avoid. Read story
August 7, 2020, 6:01am Pets & Wildlife
Jennifer Stile was apprehensive when she found out that training classes for her puppy Josie would be moving online because of the pandemic. Read story
August 4, 2020, 6:39pm Latest News
One of the Oregon Zoo’s newest residents, a baby red panda, got its first veterinary checkup Monday, revealing that the tiny critter is a male. Read story
August 4, 2020, 9:00am Life
Four black bears have been hit by cars in Yosemite National Park over the last three weeks, leading rangers to urge motorists visiting the famed Sierra Nevada destination to slow down in a summer in which the human traffic has been cut in half because of the coronavirus. Read story
August 2, 2020, 6:03am Life
There’s this term I keep hearing from friends when I ask them to go for walks in the woods. Read story
August 2, 2020, 6:02am Life
ASTORIA, Ore. -- Horses have been a part of Northwest history, from pulling covered wagons along the Oregon Trail to hauling logs through luscious forests. Today, their uses tend to be in recreation or tourism. On the North Coast of Oregon there are countless opportunities to spend time on horseback,… Read story
July 31, 2020, 8:45am Life
An 11-year-old Rhode Island boy clamming with his grandfather found a giant quahog that is thought to be one of the largest ever harvested in state waters. Read story
July 31, 2020, 6:05am Life
WEST SAND LAKE, N.Y. — Social distancing rules can make exercising a challenge for a blind runner who needs a volunteer tethered as a guide. But Thomas Panek has no problem because his running guide, Blaze, is a Labrador retriever. Read story
July 31, 2020, 2:14am Pets & Wildlife
Working remotely during the stay-at-home order, Kelly Sorfleet moved from the city to her parents’ cottage in Michigan. Her loneliness led her to take in a foster dog in late May: 2-year-old basset hound Desi. Read story
July 30, 2020, 6:05am Clark County Life
Kathleen Johnson’s best friend and housemate has been key to helping her survive pandemic isolation, she said. Billy is friendly and colorful, full of energy and personality. He’s always been good for a song and dance, a chat and whistle, a ride around the house atop Johnson’s hair bun. Read story
