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Pets & Wildlife

Photos by Gregory Bull/Associated Press
Solstice, an endangered olive ridley sea turtle, arrives Tuesday in Coronado, Calif. Solstice will undergo rehabilitation at Sea World in San Diego.

Rescued sea turtle flown to California

Photos by Gregory Bull/Associated Press
Solstice, an endangered olive ridley sea turtle, arrives Tuesday in Coronado, Calif. Solstice will undergo rehabilitation at Sea World in San Diego.

February 25, 2015, 12:00am Northwest

NEWPORT, Ore. -- A sea turtle that was rescued from frigid Northwest waters and treated at the Oregon Coast Aquarium has caught a ride back to California on a Coast Guard training flight. Read story

A female orca leaps from the water while breaching in Puget Sound, west of Seattle.

Feds studying how to expand protections for endangered orcas

A female orca leaps from the water while breaching in Puget Sound, west of Seattle.

February 23, 2015, 12:00am Northwest

SEATTLE -- The National Marine Fisheries Service is studying how to revise habitat protections for endangered orcas that spend time in Washington waters. Read story

Photos by Steven Lane/The Columbian
Joan Armstrong, center, trains dogs at Dog Days Dog Training.

Working in Clark County: Joan Armstrong, dog trainer

Photos by Steven Lane/The Columbian
Joan Armstrong, center, trains dogs at Dog Days Dog Training.

February 23, 2015, 12:00am Business

In early 2004, Joan Armstrong traded her software engineering job for something very different -- being a dog trainer. Working with a well-known trainer for several years, Armstrong learned many skills by training chickens. "The first thing is teaching your dog that it is worthwhile to pay attention to you,"… Read story

Baby goat Argyle nurses from its mother, Jane, at urban farmer Eric Staswick's home in Chicago.

Goats raised by urban farmers for milk, cheese

Baby goat Argyle nurses from its mother, Jane, at urban farmer Eric Staswick's home in Chicago.

February 22, 2015, 12:00am Life

CHICAGO -- Eric Staswick headed out to his goat shed and entered to the sound of soft bleating. Read story

Reports of illness tied to pet jerky treats drop

February 20, 2015, 12:00am Nation & World

For the first time in seven years, complaints that jerky pet treats made in China are sickening and killing America's animals, mostly dogs, have fallen sharply, federal officials said Thursday. Read story

Crystal, an animal actor who has starred in more than 25 movies over nearly two decades, received a lifetime diva achievement award at the American Humane Association Pawscars, the animal version of the Oscars.

Pawscars honor animal actors

Crystal, an animal actor who has starred in more than 25 movies over nearly two decades, received a lifetime diva achievement award at the American Humane Association Pawscars, the animal version of the Oscars.

February 20, 2015, 12:00am Life

LOS ANGELES -- Honoring actors brings out red carpets, couture and -- sometimes -- creatures. Read story

U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., poses with Lily, his 15-pound French bulldog, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Amtrak may allow small pets on trains

U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., poses with Lily, his 15-pound French bulldog, in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington.

February 20, 2015, 12:00am Life

WASHINGTON -- It all began with Lily, a 15-pound snowball of a French bulldog with the face of a tough guy and the personality of a princess. Read story

Zimbabwe elephant population dwindles amid poachers’ threat

February 20, 2015, 12:00am Life

HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Elephants are under threat from poachers in Zimbabwe, where the population has plummeted in the wildlife sanctuaries and hunting reserves that are home to most of the animals, according to a conservation group. Read story

Susan McIntosh practices for the working equitation competition at Rob Zimmerman's South Ridge Farms ranch in Ridgefield.

Horses prove to be fine hoofers

Susan McIntosh practices for the working equitation competition at Rob Zimmerman's South Ridge Farms ranch in Ridgefield.

February 20, 2015, 12:00am Clark County News

If you want your horse to dance, you first need to find the animal's favorite hoof-tapping music. Read story

Artists's impression of Josephoartigasia monesi.

Largest known rodent wielded its enormous teeth

Artists's impression of Josephoartigasia monesi.

February 19, 2015, 12:00am Life

If you think you have a rodent problem in your house, just be glad it's not this one. Scientists have discovered that the largest-known rodent to have ever roamed Earth had ferocious front teeth useful for fighting and digging -- much in the way that elephants today use their tusks. Read story