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A gray wolf.

Public comment sought on proposed gray wolf change

A gray wolf.

February 13, 2024, 10:29am Northwest

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will accept comments through May 6 on a proposal to change the state’s classification of gray wolf populations from endangered to sensitive. A briefing and public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for the March 15-16 meeting of the WDFW commission, according to… Read story

One-year old African penguin chick Ozzie, foreground, sits in the California Academy of Sciences penguin exhibit in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. The museum in San Francisco&rsquo;s Golden Gate Park has a bounty of African penguin chicks after 10 hatched in just over a year as part of an effort to conserve the endangered bird.

Penguin baby boom a bounty

One-year old African penguin chick Ozzie, foreground, sits in the California Academy of Sciences penguin exhibit in San Francisco, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. The museum in San Francisco&rsquo;s Golden Gate Park has a bounty of African penguin chicks after 10 hatched in just over a year as part of an effort to conserve the endangered bird.

February 13, 2024, 6:03am Life

A bounty of 10 African penguin chicks has hatched in just over a year at a San Francisco science museum as part of an effort to conserve the endangered bird. Read story

FILE - This Wednesday, March 6, 2019 photo provided by the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary shows an entangled subadult humpback whale that was freed of gear by a team of trained responders off Makena Beach, Hawaii. Nearly half of the world&rsquo;s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change.

Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, UN report says

FILE - This Wednesday, March 6, 2019 photo provided by the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary shows an entangled subadult humpback whale that was freed of gear by a team of trained responders off Makena Beach, Hawaii. Nearly half of the world&rsquo;s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Many songbirds, sea turtles, whales, sharks and migratory animals move to different environments with changing seasons and are imperiled by habitat loss, illegal hunting and fishing, pollution and climate change.

February 12, 2024, 3:33pm Latest News

Nearly half of the world’s migratory species are in decline, according to a new United Nations report released Monday. Read story

Dog rescued from shipping container at the Port of Houston

February 9, 2024, 6:03am Life

It was just another routine day of inspecting shipping containers at the Port of Houston for U.S. Coast Guard officer Ryan McMahon when he and his team thought they heard barking coming from inside one of the thousands of containers that surrounded them. Read story

Dia, a four-year-old Geoffroy&rsquo;s cat, was rescued by zoo, state and federal wildlife officials after being smuggled through the Denver International Airport in April 2022.

Smuggled cat finds home at Denver Zoo

Dia, a four-year-old Geoffroy&rsquo;s cat, was rescued by zoo, state and federal wildlife officials after being smuggled through the Denver International Airport in April 2022.

February 9, 2024, 6:02am Pets & Wildlife

The Denver Zoo’s latest feline resident has been waiting in the wings for more than a year — first smuggled through the Denver International Airport on a commercial flight, then held as evidence in a federal investigation. Read story

The white-naped crane Walnut and her keeper Chris Crowe walk in the grounds of her habitat at the Smithsonian&rsquo;s National Zoo in 2021. The crane, who fell for her keeper Crowe at the National Zoo, has died at age 42.

Internet celebrity crane dies at 42

The white-naped crane Walnut and her keeper Chris Crowe walk in the grounds of her habitat at the Smithsonian&rsquo;s National Zoo in 2021. The crane, who fell for her keeper Crowe at the National Zoo, has died at age 42.

February 9, 2024, 6:01am Life

One of the great interspecies love stories of our time has come to an end. Read story

This image released by Animal Planet shows participants in &ldquo;Puppy Bowl XX,&rdquo; simulcasting on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Discovery+, TBS, TRUTV, and MAX before the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11.

‘Puppy Bowl’ celebrates big anniversary

This image released by Animal Planet shows participants in &ldquo;Puppy Bowl XX,&rdquo; simulcasting on Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Discovery+, TBS, TRUTV, and MAX before the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11.

February 9, 2024, 6:01am Latest News

The annual “Puppy Bowl” turns 20 this year, well over middle age in dog years. But does the sheer cuteness of it really ever get old? Read story

The chihuahua is the most popular pup among the nation&rsquo;s 49 million households with dogs.

Chihuahua named Washington’s top dog breed

The chihuahua is the most popular pup among the nation&rsquo;s 49 million households with dogs.

February 2, 2024, 6:04am Life

There’s a new top dog in town: The chihuahua is Washington’s most popular dog breed, according to U.S. News & World Report. Read story

A pig pauses at a Mipig Caf&eacute; on Jan. 24 in Tokyo. The animals, known as micro pigs, don&rsquo;t get bigger than a corgi dog. The cafe&rsquo;s pigs are toilet-trained.

Cafe serves up snuggly pigs

A pig pauses at a Mipig Caf&eacute; on Jan. 24 in Tokyo. The animals, known as micro pigs, don&rsquo;t get bigger than a corgi dog. The cafe&rsquo;s pigs are toilet-trained.

February 2, 2024, 6:00am Life

First there were cafés that allowed pets. Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second place to feline interaction. The latest craze in Japan: The pig café. Read story

Nomadic dog captures hearts in Spokane

February 2, 2024, 6:00am Life

The dog was skinny, scrounging for food and wandering aimlessly around the South Hill in late December. So Natasha Cleveland made it her mission to save her. Read story