Pets & Wildlife

A raccoon walks past a trail camera set up by the Urban Carnivore Project near Seattle.

It’s illegal to trap wild animals in WA. What to do with raccoons, other wildlife at home

July 1, 2024, 7:24am Latest News

A scenario experienced by many Washingtonians during the warm seasons: A family of wild animals has made a home somewhere next to, near or under the house or porch and there are young ones. The question after such a discovery usually goes something like, “What now?” Read story

An Iberian lynx is seen Sept. 28, 2018, in Doñana National Park, in Aznalcazar, Spain. In a significant conservation success, the population of the Iberian lynx recovered from the brink of extinction.

Threatened species grows list, but conservation efforts bring some hope

June 29, 2024, 6:00am Life

Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction — 1,000 more than last year — according to an international conservation organization that blames pressures from climate change, invasive species and human activity such as illicit trade and infrastructural expansion. Read story

The elusive marbled murrelets numbers are in decline.

Timber companies can’t log former Elliott State Forest parcel, appeals court affirms

June 28, 2024, 5:22pm Life Free

A federal appeals court has sided with environmental groups over logging private land that was once part of the Elliott State Forest. Read story

This undated photo provided by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows Giant Panda Yun Chuan, a nearly five-year-old male giant panda. Two giant pandas from China have safely arrived in Southern California, where they will be cared for as part of an ongoing conservation partnership, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Friday.

Pair of giant pandas from China arrive safely at San Diego Zoo

June 28, 2024, 3:10pm Life

Two giant pandas from China have safely arrived in Southern California, where they will be cared for as part of an ongoing conservation partnership, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Friday. Read story

Dr. Lisa Walling greets her 13-year-old hospice patient, Rugby, a Newfoundland, in the dog’s home in Bedford, N.Y., on May 7.

How to navigate end of pet’s life

June 28, 2024, 6:04am Life

Dr. Lisa Walling’s first house call of the day was with a particularly fluffy hospice patient — a 13-year-old Newfoundland named Rugby. Read story

No longer considered predators, Oregon beavers get new protections from state

A beaver swims in a pond on the tundra. (Peter Pearsall/U.S.

June 26, 2024, 7:01pm Life Free

Oregon’s state animal has for years been classified as a “predator” by the state fish and wildlife agency, and that’s meant that the North American Beaver has lived largely unprotected from private landowners who can kill them at will. Read story

Tribes honor the birth of a rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone

This photo provided by Jordan Creech shows a white buffalo calf born on June 4, 2024, in the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, a spiritually significant event for many Native American tribes. The calf’s birth fulfills a prophecy for the Lakota people that portends better times but also signals that more must be done to protect the earth and its animals.

June 26, 2024, 5:23pm Life

Dancing, drumming, singing and the retelling of how a mysterious woman brought a message of reassurance during hard times featured in Native American religious ceremonies Wednesday that commemorated a recent rare event in Yellowstone National Park. Read story