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Pets & Wildlife

U.S. officials OK plan to rebuild Isle Royale wolf population

June 7, 2018, 9:51am Nation & World

U.S. officials have decided to relocate gray wolves to Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior, where the predator species that has roamed the remote wilderness for about 70 years is on the brink of disappearing. Read story

JJ Dobles, 18, left, and Koy Chaston, 17, both of Washougal, pet 4-month-old corgi puppy Gimli’s belly during Corgis Day at Clark College in Vancouver on Wednesday. The Activities Programming Board put on the event to help students relieve stress as spring finals approach.

Corgis buoy spirits at Clark College

JJ Dobles, 18, left, and Koy Chaston, 17, both of Washougal, pet 4-month-old corgi puppy Gimli’s belly during Corgis Day at Clark College in Vancouver on Wednesday. The Activities Programming Board put on the event to help students relieve stress as spring finals approach.

June 6, 2018, 5:57pm Clark County News

A crowd at Clark College let out a massive “awwuh” Wednesday, as a low-riding corgi puppy hurled itself across the floor and into the arms of Elli McElhose. Read story

Walnut Grove: The “kitty condo” Furry Friends bought using grant money from the Firstenburg Foundation.

Furry Friends receives grant to assist cats with special medical care

Walnut Grove: The “kitty condo” Furry Friends bought using grant money from the Firstenburg Foundation.

June 6, 2018, 5:52am Community

Furry Friends cat shelter has received an $11,197 grant from the Firstenburg Foundation to help the nonprofit’s ability to care for cats that need special and expensive medical care. Read story

FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo. More than 50,000 square miles of Bureau of Land Management land in the West has been identified as priority habitat for the birds. Western lawmakers are arguing that BLM headquarters should be moved from Washington, D.C., to the West because of its influence there.

Sage grouse DNA study maps crucial mating grounds in U.S. West

FILE - In this April 20, 2013 file photo, male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo. More than 50,000 square miles of Bureau of Land Management land in the West has been identified as priority habitat for the birds. Western lawmakers are arguing that BLM headquarters should be moved from Washington, D.C., to the West because of its influence there.

June 5, 2018, 9:42am Northwest

A DNA study of sage grouse has revealed a vast network of mating grounds in the U.S. West akin to interconnected regional airport hubs that the imperiled species is using to maintain genetic diversity across its entire range. Read story

Plans call for opening Idaho road in grizzly bear habitat

June 3, 2018, 6:03am Northwest

National security concerns require the repairing of a northern Idaho road in important grizzly bear habitat near the Canadian border and lifting travel restrictions on law enforcement, officials say. Read story

Aurora, a 1-year-old beagle rat terrier mix, is pictured while gearing up for summer Wednesday morning, May 23, 2018. Aurora is owned by Washougal resident Shannon Van Horn.

Dogs wiggle way into families and Camas community

Aurora, a 1-year-old beagle rat terrier mix, is pictured while gearing up for summer Wednesday morning, May 23, 2018. Aurora is owned by Washougal resident Shannon Van Horn.

June 1, 2018, 6:05am Clark County Life

The second floor was missing, so it’s easy to understand why the dog threw up. Read story

The precursor to audiobooks for dogs: Francis Barraud’s 1895 painting of Nipper looking into an Edison Bell cylinder phonograph.

Audiobooks for your pup could be the new dog whisperer

The precursor to audiobooks for dogs: Francis Barraud’s 1895 painting of Nipper looking into an Edison Bell cylinder phonograph.

June 1, 2018, 6:00am Life

The email from Amazon had an irresistible subject line: Audible for Dogs. Read story

A pet Chihuahua plays outside in a dog run at the first pet-friendly domestic violence shelter in New York on March 18, 2014. Now, the group that runs that facility, the Urban Resource Institute, and Purina say they’re planning a first-ever domestic violence shelter custom-designed to accommodate people and their pets. It will also be in New York City.

Domestic violence shelter being custom-built to include pets

A pet Chihuahua plays outside in a dog run at the first pet-friendly domestic violence shelter in New York on March 18, 2014. Now, the group that runs that facility, the Urban Resource Institute, and Purina say they’re planning a first-ever domestic violence shelter custom-designed to accommodate people and their pets. It will also be in New York City.

June 1, 2018, 6:00am Life

From easy-to-clean floors to a grooming room to a color palette toned for dog and cat eyes, a building rising in New York is clearly a place for pets. Read story

5-month-old Sophia, who was a part of the Texas transfer, greets visitors at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on Thursday morning.

Dogs, cats from Texas land at Vancouver shelter

5-month-old Sophia, who was a part of the Texas transfer, greets visitors at the Humane Society for Southwest Washington on Thursday morning.

May 31, 2018, 8:28pm Clark County News

Seven days ago, Harry arrived in Vancouver by way of Tulsa in search of a new life. The 1-year-old shepherd mix was joined by 224 of his fellow animal mates on a plane to Seattle where five Washington shelters met on a tarmac to take them home. Read story

Snowy plovers seen at Oregon spit

May 29, 2018, 5:01pm Northwest

Snowy plover nests have been spotted at Clatsop Spit for the first time in decades. Read story