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Pets & Wildlife

Scott Miller, of Portland, gets a goat kiss during Goat Yoga class in Corvallis, Ore.

Buzz gets goat yoga off ground

Scott Miller, of Portland, gets a goat kiss during Goat Yoga class in Corvallis, Ore.

April 6, 2018, 5:28am Life

Jessie Ryan was ready to move out of her Warrior II pose when she felt a nudge on the back of her leg. Read story

Airline group setting safety standards for animals

April 5, 2018, 4:56pm Business Briefs

An airline trade group says it's setting safety standards for pets shipped on planes. The move follows incidents including the death of a puppy in an overhead bin on a United Airlines flight. Read story

Ted Walsey, fishery technician for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, fires a cracker shell toward a sea lion Wednesday during a hazing run on the Columbia River below the Bonneville Dam. Workers use the shells to push sea lions downstream, away from migratory salmon. The commission supports a bill by U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler that would make it easier to kill nuisance sea lions. At top, a sea lion swims away from the Bonneville Dam on Wednesday.

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Ted Walsey, fishery technician for the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, fires a cracker shell toward a sea lion Wednesday during a hazing run on the Columbia River below the Bonneville Dam. Workers use the shells to push sea lions downstream, away from migratory salmon. The commission supports a bill by U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler that would make it easier to kill nuisance sea lions. At top, a sea lion swims away from the Bonneville Dam on Wednesday.

April 4, 2018, 8:42pm Clark County News

Ted Walsey’s shotgun cracked like thunder, lobbing a cracker shell into the Columbia River and sending the big brown sea lion beneath the surface in search of friendlier waters. But the boat and the noises emanating from it wasn’t far behind. Read story

April the Giraffe’s baby has a birthday soon

April 4, 2018, 9:29am Life

A giraffe whose birth became an internet sensation is turning a year old this month. Read story

Fairway-164th Avenue: To enhance her Pilates class at Touchmark Health & Fitness Club, director Jennifer Short brought in puppies, partly for their warmth and partly because they are the perfect weight for Pilates class.

Puppies crash senior Pilates class

Fairway-164th Avenue: To enhance her Pilates class at Touchmark Health & Fitness Club, director Jennifer Short brought in puppies, partly for their warmth and partly because they are the perfect weight for Pilates class.

April 4, 2018, 5:45am Community

Jennifer Short, health and fitness director for Touchmark Health & Fitness Club, was looking to change her Pilates class, and she knew just how to do it: puppies. Read story

A giant panda cub in a scene from the IMAX documentary “Pandas.” The film, from David Douglas and Drew Fellman, takes audiences to the Chengdu Research Base For Giant Panda Breeding in China where scientists are working toward a goal of releasing captive-born pandas into the wild, where only about 2000 remaining pandas live. (Drew Fellman/Warner Bros.

Kristen Bell narrates cuddly IMAX documentary ‘Pandas’

A giant panda cub in a scene from the IMAX documentary “Pandas.” The film, from David Douglas and Drew Fellman, takes audiences to the Chengdu Research Base For Giant Panda Breeding in China where scientists are working toward a goal of releasing captive-born pandas into the wild, where only about 2000 remaining pandas live. (Drew Fellman/Warner Bros.

April 2, 2018, 9:38am Life

Anyone who has seen Kristen Bell break down in (happy) hysterics over a sloth knows the actress’ affinity for animals, especially those of the cute and cuddly variety. So when the people behind the new IMAX original film “Pandas” asked “The Good Place” star if she would consider narrating the… Read story

63 dogs seized from suspected dog fighting operation

March 30, 2018, 10:47am Nation & World

Federal agents have seized 63 dogs after discovering blood-stained carpet at the site of a suspected dogfighting pit in rural Georgia. Read story

Steve the pit bull was reunited with his Fresno family March 23 after going missing for nearly a week. A Fresno couple, Chris and Justy Garcia, returned Steve to Nicholas Dodson, right.

Lost pit bull gets a happy ending

Steve the pit bull was reunited with his Fresno family March 23 after going missing for nearly a week. A Fresno couple, Chris and Justy Garcia, returned Steve to Nicholas Dodson, right.

March 30, 2018, 6:02am Life

A search for a lost and much-beloved pit bull named Steve ended happily Friday, March 23 nearly a week after the dog disappeared from his central Fresno home. Read story

An African lion licks its cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Cats spend lots of time licking their fur with their scratchy tongues, but getting clean isn’t the only purpose.

Why are cats always grooming?

An African lion licks its cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Cats spend lots of time licking their fur with their scratchy tongues, but getting clean isn’t the only purpose.

March 30, 2018, 6:01am Life

If you’ve been around cats, you have probably noticed that they spend time licking their fur. A lot of time. The main reason — as you probably guessed — is to clean themselves. Read story

Lisa Wooten of Camas, 4, hugs Cooper, a Bernese mountain dog, Tuesday at the Camas Public Library. For the last four years, Camas High School teacher Kristi Bridges has let seniors work with her therapy dog, Cooper, for their senior project. The students bring Cooper to the library twice a week to help kids gain confidence and practice their reading skills. "She loves Cooper," said Lauren Wooten, Lisa's mom. "It really motivates her. She practices her reading at home to get ready." To sign up for a reading session with Cooper, contact the Camas Public Library at 360-834-4692.

Children read to Cooper at the Camas Public Library

Lisa Wooten of Camas, 4, hugs Cooper, a Bernese mountain dog, Tuesday at the Camas Public Library. For the last four years, Camas High School teacher Kristi Bridges has let seniors work with her therapy dog, Cooper, for their senior project. The students bring Cooper to the library twice a week to help kids gain confidence and practice their reading skills. "She loves Cooper," said Lauren Wooten, Lisa's mom. "It really motivates her. She practices her reading at home to get ready." To sign up for a reading session with Cooper, contact the Camas Public Library at 360-834-4692.

March 27, 2018, 8:01pm Clark County News

Cooper, a Bernese mountain dog, can’t read, but he is a good listener. The registered Pet Partners therapy dog visited the Camas Public Library on Tuesday while young readers practiced their literacy skills. Read story