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Pets & Wildlife

Photo courtesy of Connor Zuvich
Somebody called 911 believing this toy tiger was the real thing. Camas police and the teenagers in the SUV got a good laugh out of it.

Stuffed tiger on vehicle spurs uproar, jokes in Camas

Photo courtesy of Connor Zuvich
Somebody called 911 believing this toy tiger was the real thing. Camas police and the teenagers in the SUV got a good laugh out of it.

May 19, 2015, 5:00pm Clark County News

A stuffed toy tiger tied to the top of a vehicle generated a stir and a 911 call Monday afternoon in Camas. Read story

A golden eagle flies over a wind turbine wind farm in Converse County Wyo.

Advocacy group: Wind turbine rules needed to protect birds

A golden eagle flies over a wind turbine wind farm in Converse County Wyo.

May 18, 2015, 5:00pm Nation & World

PORT AUSTIN, Mich. — The sky above a tabletop-flat expanse of eastern Michigan farmland near Lake Huron is a well-traveled pathway for migratory birds journeying between summer nesting areas in Canada's boreal forests and wintering grounds to the south. Thanks to reliably brisk winds, the ground below is dotted with… Read story

Crews rescue dog that fell down bluffs near Port Angeles

May 17, 2015, 5:00pm Northwest

PORT ANGELES — Crews have rescued a partially blind dog that fell about 300 feet down a bluff near Port Angeles. Read story

Is your dog a genius? Carefully crafted games gauge talents

May 14, 2015, 5:00pm Life

LOS ANGELES — When her muscles locked and left her unable to move or speak, Wallis Brozman was glad she had a genius for a service dog. Read story

Seattle elephants arrive in Oklahoma

May 13, 2015, 5:00pm Northwest

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Two Asian elephants from Seattle finally have arrived in Oklahoma City after political opposition, legal challenges and stormy weather. Read story

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, a hive of honey bees is on display at the Vermont Beekeeping Supply booth at the 82nd annual Vermont Farm Show at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Jct., Vt. Since April 2014, beekeepers lost 42.1 percent of their colonies, the second highest loss rate in nine years, and then managed to recover a bit, according to an annual survey conducted by a bee partnership that includes the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Survey finds more than 40 percent of bee hives died in the past year

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, a hive of honey bees is on display at the Vermont Beekeeping Supply booth at the 82nd annual Vermont Farm Show at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Jct., Vt. Since April 2014, beekeepers lost 42.1 percent of their colonies, the second highest loss rate in nine years, and then managed to recover a bit, according to an annual survey conducted by a bee partnership that includes the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

May 13, 2015, 5:00pm Nation & World

WASHINGTON -- More than two out of five American honeybee colonies died in the past year, and surprisingly the worst die-off was in the summer, according to a federal survey. Read story

A marker identifying the Hendry County line in Florida.

Monkey farms in Florida under scrutiny from officials

A marker identifying the Hendry County line in Florida.

May 11, 2015, 5:00pm Nation & World

LABELLE, Fla. — Tucked away in Florida's Hendry County, amid the scrub brush and saw palmetto grasslands just southwest of Lake Okeechobee, are three monkey breeding farms containing thousands of primates. Read story

A 35-pound sea lion pup found it's away aboard a 41-foot Kettenburg boat Sunday in San Diego, Calif.

Sea lion pup bunks with sailor for Mother’s Day

A 35-pound sea lion pup found it's away aboard a 41-foot Kettenburg boat Sunday in San Diego, Calif.

May 11, 2015, 5:00pm Nation & World

SAN DIEGO -- Mother's Day may have been a bit of a bust for a baby sea lion in San Diego — and a bit of a surprise, too. Read story

Sen. Joe Fain holds his dog, Waffles, as Gov. Jay Inslee, seated, prepares to sign a bill expanding the state's animal cruelty laws, Monday in Olympia.

Law makes it civil offense to lock animals in hot vehicles

Sen. Joe Fain holds his dog, Waffles, as Gov. Jay Inslee, seated, prepares to sign a bill expanding the state's animal cruelty laws, Monday in Olympia.

May 11, 2015, 5:00pm Northwest

OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee has signed into law a measure making it a civil offense to lock an animal in a car or enclosed space in dangerous conditions, such as extreme heat or cold. Read story

Gina St. George of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., holds her latest foster kitten, 4 1/2-week-old Derby. St. George fosters for the Cat Crusade rescue group and takes the kittens to work with her.

‘Kitten season’ brings need for foster parents

Gina St. George of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., holds her latest foster kitten, 4 1/2-week-old Derby. St. George fosters for the Cat Crusade rescue group and takes the kittens to work with her.

May 7, 2015, 5:00pm Life

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Bottle feeding in the middle of the night. Toilet training. Round-the-clock cuddling. Read story