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Pets & Wildlife

Rabid fox a reminder to vaccinate pets

October 13, 2017, 5:55am Life

After it may have made contact with the first confirmed rabid fox in five years, a local pet faces months of quarantine. Read story

Set limits when a party guest wants to bring along a pet

October 13, 2017, 5:55am Life

Your friend asks to bring his or her dog to a party. How can you set boundaries for the dog without offending your friend? Read story

Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, left, shows documents of presented by his puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second right, Presidential foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov, right, play with the puppy during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Wednesday. The presidents met at the sidelines of a summit of leaders of ex-Soviet nations in Sochi.

Turkmenistan president gives Putin puppy for birthday

Turkmenistan’s President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, left, shows documents of presented by his puppy to Russian President Vladimir Putin, second right, as Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, second right, Presidential foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov, right, play with the puppy during their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Wednesday. The presidents met at the sidelines of a summit of leaders of ex-Soviet nations in Sochi.

October 11, 2017, 10:46am Pets & Wildlife

Turkmenistan’s president brought Russian President Vladimir Putin a very cute present for his 65th birthday — a Central Asian shepherd puppy. While China is known for practicing “panda diplomacy” — sending indigenous giant pandas to other nations as a symbol of warm diplomatic relations — leaders gifting each other animals… Read story

Lori Hultman entices her 4-year-old golden retriever, Lily Pad, with a ball at her home in Vancouver on Monday. The Morris Animal Foundation is following 3,000 golden retrievers, including Lily Pad, over the course of their lives to determine what might cause cancer in this breed that is prone to the illness. At top, Lily Pad as a puppy.

Vancouver woman’s golden retriever gets to be ‘hero’

Lori Hultman entices her 4-year-old golden retriever, Lily Pad, with a ball at her home in Vancouver on Monday. The Morris Animal Foundation is following 3,000 golden retrievers, including Lily Pad, over the course of their lives to determine what might cause cancer in this breed that is prone to the illness. At top, Lily Pad as a puppy.

October 11, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

Pink writing on Lily Pad’s collar introduces the 4-year-old golden retriever as “Hero #700.” Read story

Tucker is Raleigh, N.C.’s 20-year-old feline-about-town.

Rotund cat loses weight, gains friends

Tucker is Raleigh, N.C.’s 20-year-old feline-about-town.

October 6, 2017, 6:03am Pets & Wildlife

On Raleigh’s busiest street, a 24-pound cat lumbers down the sidewalk twice a day, poking his head into bank lobbies, padding through sidewalk cafes, catching smiles from the high-dollar attorneys and hot dog vendors. Read story

The Columbian files “You talkin’ to me?” Turkey Vultures are considered ugly, awkward and gross - but they’re the Bird of the Year at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge because of their outstanding contributions to natural waste collection and disposal.

Ridgefield’s BirdFest & Bluegrass celebrates feathered friends’ contributions to ecology

The Columbian files “You talkin’ to me?” Turkey Vultures are considered ugly, awkward and gross - but they’re the Bird of the Year at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge because of their outstanding contributions to natural waste collection and disposal.

October 6, 2017, 6:03am Clark County Life

Let’s get the gross-and-disgusting stuff over with, shall we? Read story

A sable antelope appears during a media tour Sept. 26 in the new breeding facility in New Orleans.

Array of antelope get room to roam at New Orleans digs

A sable antelope appears during a media tour Sept. 26 in the new breeding facility in New Orleans.

October 6, 2017, 6:02am Pets & Wildlife

A few tiny herds of African antelope have a new home on ranges in New Orleans, and zookeepers hope they will take advantage of the extra space away from curious crowds of humans to relax and reproduce. Read story

Valkyrie Knutson, 6, holds her family guinea pig, Chummly, during an animal blessing Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic School in Vancouver.

Faithful companions turn out for annual blessing of the animals

Valkyrie Knutson, 6, holds her family guinea pig, Chummly, during an animal blessing Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic School in Vancouver.

October 4, 2017, 9:41pm Churches & Religion

A few dozen dogs barked and wagged their tails, most likely unsure why they were on the St. Joseph Catholic School playground with their school-age owners. Oct. 4 is the feast day for St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and a popular day to hold pet blessings. Read story

Radar images from Tuesday show a 70-mile-wide wave of butterflies drifting across the Denver metro area. Forecasters say the photos show two different types of radar images of the same movement of butterflies, and that the colors are the result of the way the radar detects the insects’ shape and direction of travel, not the colors of the butterflies themselves.

Butterflies light up Denver’s radar

Radar images from Tuesday show a 70-mile-wide wave of butterflies drifting across the Denver metro area. Forecasters say the photos show two different types of radar images of the same movement of butterflies, and that the colors are the result of the way the radar detects the insects’ shape and direction of travel, not the colors of the butterflies themselves.

October 4, 2017, 8:48pm Nation & World

A lacy, cloud-like pattern drifting across a Denver-area radar screen turned out to be a 70-mile-wide wave of butterflies, forecasters say. Read story

Pacific walrus cows and yearlings rest on ice in Alaska. The Trump administration will not add Pacific walrus to the threatened species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, that it can't say with certainty that walrus are likely to become endangered despite an extensive loss of Arctic sea ice due to global warming. (Joel Garlich-Miller/U.S.

Federal government: No threatened species listing for walrus

Pacific walrus cows and yearlings rest on ice in Alaska. The Trump administration will not add Pacific walrus to the threatened species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, that it can't say with certainty that walrus are likely to become endangered despite an extensive loss of Arctic sea ice due to global warming. (Joel Garlich-Miller/U.S.

October 4, 2017, 9:34am Life

The Trump administration announced Wednesday it will not list the Pacific walrus as a threatened species based on diminished Arctic Ocean sea ice, concluding that the marine mammals have adapted to the loss. Read story