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Wilson Cady is in charge of tracking bird sightings for the Vancouver Audubon Society.

Vancouver Audubon Society expert offers bird-watching insight

Wilson Cady is in charge of tracking bird sightings for the Vancouver Audubon Society.

May 26, 2020, 6:04am Clark County Life

If you’ve run out of things to stream online while you’re isolating at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, just look out your window. Read story

Samantha Zeiner of the Friends of Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge walks through her family&#039;s acreage between Ridgefield and Battle Ground while demonstrating how she records a virtual birding walk. The refuge is closed to visitors, so Zeiner streams her own live birding walk from this site, which is also on the Pacific Flyway and popular with avian visitors.

Ridgefield woman records, virtually shares birdsongs from family farm

Samantha Zeiner of the Friends of Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge walks through her family&#039;s acreage between Ridgefield and Battle Ground while demonstrating how she records a virtual birding walk. The refuge is closed to visitors, so Zeiner streams her own live birding walk from this site, which is also on the Pacific Flyway and popular with avian visitors.

May 26, 2020, 6:00am Clark County Life

RIDGEFIELD -- Samantha Zeiner wasn't a real birder until coronavirus locked down her life. Now Zeiner goes on a rural birding walk early every Tuesday morning without leaving her home turf, and streams her journey for folks who wish they could go too. Read story

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, the alligator Saturn swims in water at the Moscow Zoo, in Moscow, Russia. An alligator that many believed to have once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo. The zoo said the alligator, named Saturn, was about 84 years old and died on Friday.

Alligator rumored to have been Hitler’s dies in Moscow

In this photo taken on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, the alligator Saturn swims in water at the Moscow Zoo, in Moscow, Russia. An alligator that many believed to have once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo. The zoo said the alligator, named Saturn, was about 84 years old and died on Friday.

May 25, 2020, 7:50am Life

An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo. Read story

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 file photo, female northern white rhinos Fatu, 19, right, and Najin, 30, left, the last two northern white rhinos on the planet, are fed some carrots by a ranger in their enclosure at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya. Groundbreaking work to keep alive the nearly extinct northern white rhino - population, two - by in-vitro fertilization has been hampered by travel restrictions caused by the new coronavirus.

Virus stalls work to keep alive a rare rhino subspecies

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 file photo, female northern white rhinos Fatu, 19, right, and Najin, 30, left, the last two northern white rhinos on the planet, are fed some carrots by a ranger in their enclosure at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya. Groundbreaking work to keep alive the nearly extinct northern white rhino - population, two - by in-vitro fertilization has been hampered by travel restrictions caused by the new coronavirus.

May 25, 2020, 7:50am Life

It’s not quite a case of coitus interruptus, but efforts to create a very special baby are definitely on hold. Blame the pandemic. Read story

This May, 4, 2020, photo released by the Woodland Park Zoo shows a 2 1/2-month-old male gorilla, Kitoko, with mom Uzumma. Kitoko was injured during a skirmish among his six-member family group in Seattle. Animal health experts say little Kitoko was bitten on the head, likely by accident when another gorilla tried to bite his mother, Uzumma. Kitoko sustained a fractured skull and a severe laceration, but zoo officials say the 2 1/2-month-old gorilla underwent surgery and may survive if he doesn't develop an infection.

Woodland Park Zoo staff ‘cautiously optimistic’ for baby gorilla’s recovery from head injury

This May, 4, 2020, photo released by the Woodland Park Zoo shows a 2 1/2-month-old male gorilla, Kitoko, with mom Uzumma. Kitoko was injured during a skirmish among his six-member family group in Seattle. Animal health experts say little Kitoko was bitten on the head, likely by accident when another gorilla tried to bite his mother, Uzumma. Kitoko sustained a fractured skull and a severe laceration, but zoo officials say the 2 1/2-month-old gorilla underwent surgery and may survive if he doesn't develop an infection.

May 25, 2020, 7:35am Latest News

The Woodland Park Zoo’s 2 1/2-month-old gorilla, Kitoko, was hospitalized over the weekend after suffering injuries in a family conflict that grew violent Saturday, zoo staff said in a news release Sunday. Read story

This Monday, May 18, 2020 image taken from a dashcam video provided by the Utah Highway Patrol shows a moose and newborn calves reuniting with their mother near Heber City, Utah. Sgt. Nick Street says the trooper noticed the hours-old calves on the road without their mother on his way home from work Monday. Worried they could be hit by a car, trooper Alexander Agin stopped and put up a traffic barrier. He then guided them away from traffic danger. Just as he led them off the pavement, the calves&#039; mother arrived and began to charge the trooper. He scrambled back into the car and watched as they walked back into the woods.

Moose family reunion: Trooper brings calves, mom together

This Monday, May 18, 2020 image taken from a dashcam video provided by the Utah Highway Patrol shows a moose and newborn calves reuniting with their mother near Heber City, Utah. Sgt. Nick Street says the trooper noticed the hours-old calves on the road without their mother on his way home from work Monday. Worried they could be hit by a car, trooper Alexander Agin stopped and put up a traffic barrier. He then guided them away from traffic danger. Just as he led them off the pavement, the calves&#039; mother arrived and began to charge the trooper. He scrambled back into the car and watched as they walked back into the woods.

May 19, 2020, 3:48pm Life

HEBER CITY, Utah -- A Utah state trooper has helped a pair of newborn moose calves reunite safely with their mother after spotting them on a mountain road. Read story

Therapy dogs provide comfort virtually

May 15, 2020, 6:03am Life

Video call meetings and work-from-home regulations are no longer just for humans. Illinois-based organizations that offer therapy dog services are having their canines offer their emotional support online. Read story

Caroline Hanna with daughter Jillian, 16, and their dog Benny at home in Mokena, Ill., on May 8. Hanna and her daughter tried to adopt an Australian shepherd puppy and sent $250 for a dog that didn&#039;t arrive.

Scams on rise as pandemic spikes demand for pets

Caroline Hanna with daughter Jillian, 16, and their dog Benny at home in Mokena, Ill., on May 8. Hanna and her daughter tried to adopt an Australian shepherd puppy and sent $250 for a dog that didn&#039;t arrive.

May 15, 2020, 6:00am Life

The coronavirus pandemic presented the perfect opportunity to train a puppy at home, so 16-year-old Jillian Hanna of Mokena, Ill., found an Australian shepherd online last month and her mother made arrangements to buy the dog. Read story

A tiger shark navigates undersea. One particular 10-foot tiger shark studied by scientists with a satellite tracker was found to make a 4,000-mile transoceanic journey from Africa.

Tiger shark makes 4,000-mile trek across ocean

A tiger shark navigates undersea. One particular 10-foot tiger shark studied by scientists with a satellite tracker was found to make a 4,000-mile transoceanic journey from Africa.

May 12, 2020, 6:05am Life

A 10-foot tiger shark fitted with a satellite tracker has stunned researchers by proving the species is capable of crossing entire oceans. Read story

A gray wolf hunts last year near Chewelah. Officials know of at least 126 gray wolves in the state, where the species is still listed as endangered.

Conservation groups ask Washington state to kill fewer wolves

A gray wolf hunts last year near Chewelah. Officials know of at least 126 gray wolves in the state, where the species is still listed as endangered.

May 11, 2020, 12:08pm Latest News

Conservation groups on Monday asked the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to sharply limit the number of endangered wolves that are killed over conflicts with livestock. Read story