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Pets & Wildlife

Dogs and their owners walk along a path at Ike Memorial Dog Park. A new animal control officer will be added at the park this year.

DOGPAW dog parks try to find their spot in Clark County

January 16, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

Eileen Cervantes remembers the off-leash parks in Santa Clara, Calif., where she used to take Bailey, her son’s Corgi mix. Read story

In this Jan. 8, 2019, photo, inmate Jonathan Ladson cuddles with a chocolate lab puppy at Merrimack County Jail in Boscawen, N.H. The New Hampshire jail is the first in the state to partner prisoners with the “Hero Pups” program to foster and train puppies with the goal of placing them with military veterans and first responders in need of support dogs.

Inmates battling addiction get an unlikely ally: A puppy

January 11, 2019, 4:35pm Nation & World

Caitlin Hyland’s New Hampshire jail cell looks like those of many of her fellow inmates, featuring family photos, a few books and a cot. But one thing sets it apart: the cage on the floor for a 10-week-old puppy. Read story

Cannabis oil is believed by some pet owners and enthusiasts to be more effective than traditional veterinary medicines in treating chronic pain, inflammation and anxiety in dogs and cats.

Can CBD oil ease pain for pets?

January 11, 2019, 6:00am Life

Pot for pets? It may be the next step in the ever-evolving legitimization of medicinal marijuana, and a trio of South Florida companies are competing to become the Blue Apron of cannabis oils for pets. Read story

Why won’t the dog stop licking the furniture?

January 11, 2019, 6:00am Pets & Wildlife

Dear Joan: My friend’s Dachshund continuously licks the chair cover on the chair he sleeps in, and sometimes the rug. Read story

The photo provided by OEBB (Railway Austria) shows railroad employees rescuing a chamois, a type of goat-antelope, that was buried in a snowdrift at the Gesaeuse national park in central Austria, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019.

Austrian train workers rescue wild goat buried in snowdrift

January 9, 2019, 9:11am Life

Austrian train workers have shut down their track clearing operations to rescue a mountain goat after seeing it get buried in a deluge of snow they had been clearing from the rails. Read story

Environmental groups withdraw from Oregon wolf plan talks

January 7, 2019, 2:08pm Northwest

Environmental groups in Oregon announced Monday they have withdrawn from talks on how to manage the state's rebounding wolf population because of what they called a "broken" process, and concerns that state wildlife officials want to make it easier to kill wolves that eat livestock without trying other alternatives. Read story

Duane Harper of Vancouver shares a moment with therapy dog Willow, a 2-year-old golden retriever, at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. Petting animals can lower blood pressure.

Legacy Salmon Creek uses therapy dogs to cheer up patients, families

January 7, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

After sniffing each other’s backsides in the elevator, they enter a hallway at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, ready to help hospital patients. Read story

Primate keeper Erin Stromberg milks 21-year-old Bornean orangutan Batang at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

D.C. zoo collects exotic milks

January 4, 2019, 6:00am Life

To milk an ape requires patience and peanuts. Read story