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Tink gulps a bit of quail meat fed to her by Carnahan. Weighing just 5½ ounces, the female sharp-shinned hawk hunts starlings, English sparrows and other small birds around Carnahan’s Tangent-area farm on June 4, 2018.

Falconer’s hobby keeps him grounded

July 2, 2018, 6:03am Northwest

Randy Carnahan works the swing shift at the Hollingsworth & Vose glass fiber plant in Corvallis. Read story

Zsa Zsa, an English Bulldog, is carried by owner Megan Brainard during the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., Saturday, June 23, 2018. Zsa Zsa won the contest.

English bulldog named World’s Ugliest Dog of 2018

June 29, 2018, 6:00am Life

A 9-year-old English bulldog was named the winner of the 2018 World’s Ugliest Dog contest in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read story

For dogs, increased body temperature can lead to heat stroke and hyperthermia and can lead to multiple organ dysfunction, according to PetMD.

7 ways to protect your dog from heat stroke

June 29, 2018, 6:00am Life

With temperatures rising above 90 degrees and humidity all around, summertime livin’ isn’t always easy — especially when it comes to protecting your pup from the dangers of hot weather. Read story

A giant panda wanders near a village in southwestern China’s Sichuan province on May 31, delighting residents of the town.

Habitat preservation pays off for giant panda

June 28, 2018, 4:59pm Life

Saving the giant panda from extinction isn’t just good for the bears — it’s good for the bottom line too, a new analysis by an international team of scientists shows. Read story

A red wolf female peers back at her 7-week old pup in their habitat at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, N.C. The federal government has proposed shrinking the territory of the only wild population of endangered red wolves and giving landowners more leeway to kill ones straying onto private property. Conservation groups argue the proposal would doom the wolf to extinction in the wild. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates about 35 wild wolves remain in five eastern North Carolina counties. Another 200 are in captive breeding programs.

U.S. govt proposes shrinking last endangered Red wolf habitat

June 27, 2018, 9:25am Life

The federal government has proposed shrinking the last remaining habitat of the only endangered red wolves left in the wild, and giving landowners more leeway to kill any of the animals that stray onto private property. Read story

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2016, file photo, Mei Xiang, mother of giant panda cub Bei Bei, eats Bei Bei’s birthday cake at the National Zoo in Washington, during a celebration of Bei Bei’s first birthday. Officials closed the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat on Sunday, June 24, 2018, to give Mei Xiang some quiet time because she is exhibiting behaviors that are in line with both a pregnancy and false pregnancy.

National Zoo closes panda habitat for possible pregnancy

June 25, 2018, 10:05am Life

Paws are crossed at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, where a panda baby watch is underway. Read story

Delta Air Lines bans pit bulls as service dogs, sparks backlash

June 22, 2018, 4:57pm Business

Delta Air Lines says it’s no longer allowing passengers to fly with “pit bull type” dogs as service or support animals, a policy that’s being met with criticism by groups that train service dogs and the people who use them. Read story

The Cincinnati Zoo’s last white tiger, Popsy, dies at 22

June 22, 2018, 10:05am Nation & World

The Cincinnati Zoo’s last white tiger has died. Read story