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Pets & Wildlife

Judge to hear arguments on injunction in spotted frog case

March 21, 2016, 12:48pm Northwest

A federal judge will soon hear arguments on whether to order a change in water management to benefit the Oregon spotted frog. Read story

Internet cat craze becomes toy empire

March 20, 2016, 6:06am Business

"I like to drink with a straw and pretend I'm a tiny elephant," Pusheen declares on a travel cup. "So lazy," she says on a crop top, her short paws in the air. "Can't move." In plush form, Pusheen offers a cupcake and a lollipop. For a six-year-old cat cartoon,… Read story

Woodland Park Zoo announces name of baby ape

March 18, 2016, 10:45am Life

Caretakers of the baby gorilla born at Woodland Park Zoo last November have chosen a name for the infant: Yola. Read story

Julie Sanders, left, and her husband Cory Donovan, seen with their dogs, Raven, left, and Lula, created a new phone app, Fur Alert, that alerts subscribers if a fellow subscriber has lost a dog or cat in their area.

Fur Alert aims to help find pets fast

Julie Sanders, left, and her husband Cory Donovan, seen with their dogs, Raven, left, and Lula, created a new phone app, Fur Alert, that alerts subscribers if a fellow subscriber has lost a dog or cat in their area.

March 18, 2016, 6:02am Life

PHILADELPHIA -- The escape was so traumatic that Cory Donovan remembers what day of the week it was, even though it was four years ago. It was a Tuesday. Read story

Michelle Vargas, with, from left, 8-year-old bichon frise-poodle mix Carmine, 11-year-old wire-haired terrier Lucy and 10-year-old shih tzu-poodle mix Luigi, visit a cafe in a Manhattan park on New York&#039;s Upper West Side.

Dogs to get place at table in Big Apple

Michelle Vargas, with, from left, 8-year-old bichon frise-poodle mix Carmine, 11-year-old wire-haired terrier Lucy and 10-year-old shih tzu-poodle mix Luigi, visit a cafe in a Manhattan park on New York&#039;s Upper West Side.

March 18, 2016, 6:01am Life

NEW YORK -- New York City restaurants with outdoor tables will soon be able to welcome four-legged guests under new rules announced by the city Health Department. Read story

Greg Irons, the owner and director of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, holds Prada, a Tasmanian devil, who, along with her brother, Prince, was abandoned by her mother.

Wildlife sanctuary heaven for Tasmanian devils

Greg Irons, the owner and director of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, holds Prada, a Tasmanian devil, who, along with her brother, Prince, was abandoned by her mother.

March 18, 2016, 6:01am Pets & Wildlife

BRIGHTON, Tasmania -- It's December on Tasmania, and my shoulders are baking in the late afternoon sun as Greg Irons, the owner and director of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary, climbs into an enclosure with two Tasmanian devils. Prince and Prada, a male and a female, are siblings that were hand-raised at… Read story

Bear cub badly burned in wildfire surviving but pal killed

March 17, 2016, 10:46am Northwest

A bear cub found badly burned in a massive Washington wildfire two years ago is surviving her first winter in the wild, but the orphaned cub released with her has been killed. Read story

Conner Lamb carries Luna, a 1 1/2-year-old dog that fell off a fishing boat in February, after Luna arrived by a Navy commuter flight Wednesday at Naval Base Coronado in California. Luna was found Tuesday on San Clemente Island, a Navy-owned training base 70 miles off San Diego.

Doggone good tale: Pup found 5 weeks after falling overboard

Conner Lamb carries Luna, a 1 1/2-year-old dog that fell off a fishing boat in February, after Luna arrived by a Navy commuter flight Wednesday at Naval Base Coronado in California. Luna was found Tuesday on San Clemente Island, a Navy-owned training base 70 miles off San Diego.

March 17, 2016, 9:34am Life

It sounds like a pitch for a far-fetched movie: "Cast Away" with a dog instead of Tom Hanks. Only this sea tale is true. Read story

Kelly Flaherty Clark, left, director of animal training at SeaWorld Orlando, and trainer Joe Sanchez work with killer whales Tilikum, right, and Trua during a 2011 training session at the theme park's Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Fla. SeaWorld announced Thursday, March 17, 2016, it will immediately stop breeding killer whales, essentially phasing out the iconic orcas from its theme parks following years of controversy over keeping them in captivity. (AP Photo/Phelan M.

SeaWorld says it will end killer whale breeding program

Kelly Flaherty Clark, left, director of animal training at SeaWorld Orlando, and trainer Joe Sanchez work with killer whales Tilikum, right, and Trua during a 2011 training session at the theme park's Shamu Stadium in Orlando, Fla. SeaWorld announced Thursday, March 17, 2016, it will immediately stop breeding killer whales, essentially phasing out the iconic orcas from its theme parks following years of controversy over keeping them in captivity. (AP Photo/Phelan M.

March 17, 2016, 6:42am Latest News

SeaWorld announced Thursday it is ending its practice of killer whale breeding following years of controversy over keeping orcas in captivity. Read story

Ben Mendelsohn, left, and Kyle Chandler star in the Netflix series &quot;Bloodline,&quot; which takes place in Florida but uses the sounds of northern birds.

Hollywood gets birds wrong

Ben Mendelsohn, left, and Kyle Chandler star in the Netflix series &quot;Bloodline,&quot; which takes place in Florida but uses the sounds of northern birds.

March 17, 2016, 5:51am Life

Birders know not to expect much from Hollywood. The costumes might be historically accurate. The actors' accents might be impeccable. But the birds? The birds will be wrong. Read story