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Pets & Wildlife

Federal officials decided last month to reintroduce grizzly bears to Washington&rsquo;s North Cascades.

Grizzlies are returning to Washington’s North Cascades. How will that work?

Federal officials decided last month to reintroduce grizzly bears to Washington&rsquo;s North Cascades.

May 13, 2024, 6:03am Latest News

Among the jagged peaks of the North Cascades, lush alpine meadows rich with berries and wildflowers blanket valleys carved by glaciers, some threaded with trickling creeks. Read story

The new Tropical Reef Aquarium habitat will open at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma on June 14.

Tacoma zoo to reopen its aquarium

The new Tropical Reef Aquarium habitat will open at Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma on June 14.

May 11, 2024, 6:05am Life

Point Defiance Zoo is expected to reopen its Tropical Reef Aquarium next month, the zoo announced this week. Read story

Two-year-old Frosty and Sarah Sheek, assistant general manager of community engagement, pose for a photo April 30 at Dallas Animal Services in Dallas.

Students foster pets, volunteer at shelter

Two-year-old Frosty and Sarah Sheek, assistant general manager of community engagement, pose for a photo April 30 at Dallas Animal Services in Dallas.

May 10, 2024, 6:41am Life

Dallas Animal Services faces a persistent struggle: overflowing kennels. Despite hard efforts through fostering and adoption programs, the shelter has been at overcapacity since June 2023. Read story

Wild horses at sunset at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.

Wild horses allowed to remain at N.D. national park

Wild horses at sunset at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.

May 10, 2024, 6:20am Life

Wild horses from a historic herd will get to stay in the North Dakota national park they’ve long called home thanks to years of pressure from the public. Read story

Brittney Richell, left, and Vanessa Valdez, of the Red Cross, tag dog kennels after the animals were evacuated from flooded areas to a Red Cross shelter set up at Sts. Simon and Jude Catholic Church in The Woodlands, Texas Friday, May 3, 2024.

New rules cover dogs entering United States

Brittney Richell, left, and Vanessa Valdez, of the Red Cross, tag dog kennels after the animals were evacuated from flooded areas to a Red Cross shelter set up at Sts. Simon and Jude Catholic Church in The Woodlands, Texas Friday, May 3, 2024.

May 10, 2024, 6:16am Life

All dogs coming into the U.S. from other countries must be at least 6 months old and microchipped to help prevent the spread of rabies, according to new government rules published Wednesday. Read story

Joie Henney hugs his emotional support alligator named Wally, on Jan. 22, 2019, inside their home in York Haven, Pa. Henney credits Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade, says he&rsquo;s searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia.

Man’s alligator, social media star missing

Joie Henney hugs his emotional support alligator named Wally, on Jan. 22, 2019, inside their home in York Haven, Pa. Henney credits Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade, says he&rsquo;s searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia.

May 10, 2024, 6:14am Life

A Pennsylvania man who credits an alligator named Wally for helping relieve his depression for nearly a decade says he is searching for the reptile after it went missing during a vacation to the coast of Georgia. Read story

A spongy moth caterpillar on a dead branch.

Washington plans aerial spraying in two counties to kill tree-destroying spongy moth

A spongy moth caterpillar on a dead branch.

May 9, 2024, 5:49pm Life

When the invasive spongy moth is in its caterpillar phase, it isn’t a picky eater. Read story

A flock of flamingos fly over Florida Bay on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Matias J.

A flamingo flock inspires hope. Have the rare birds returned to the Everglades for good?

A flock of flamingos fly over Florida Bay on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Matias J.

May 6, 2024, 5:37am Life

For the last century, flamingos in Florida were more likely to be spotted on T-shirts and cups in a souvenir shop than flapping around in the wild. Read story

FILE - This Sept. 26, 2018, photo provided by the National Park Service shows a 4-year-old female gray wolf emerging from her cage as she is released at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan. Researchers who were forced to cut an annual survey of wildlife on the remote Lake Superior island short this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday, April 30, 2024, that the data they were able to gather shows the island&rsquo;s wolf population is stable.

Remote Lake Superior island wolf numbers are stable but moose population declining, researchers say

FILE - This Sept. 26, 2018, photo provided by the National Park Service shows a 4-year-old female gray wolf emerging from her cage as she is released at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan. Researchers who were forced to cut an annual survey of wildlife on the remote Lake Superior island short this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday, April 30, 2024, that the data they were able to gather shows the island&rsquo;s wolf population is stable.

May 5, 2024, 6:02am Life

Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather data that shows the wolf population is stable. Read story

The ashy pebblesnail is one of two species of snail the Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the federal government to list as an endangered species.

Center for Biological Diversity hopes to protect Washington’s Ashy pebblesnail and shortface lanx

The ashy pebblesnail is one of two species of snail the Center for Biological Diversity has petitioned the federal government to list as an endangered species.

May 4, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

Once found throughout the Columbia River basin, the ashy pebblesnail and the shortface lanx have disappeared from much of Washington. The Center for Biological Diversity hopes to change that. The nonprofit group has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to add both species to the federal endangered species list. Read story