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Pets & Wildlife

Yak, a grizzly bear at Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center, takes a rest inside his enclosure at the center near Merlyn, Ore., on Jan.

Oregon refuges report: Some rehab work is a bear of a job

Yak, a grizzly bear at Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center, takes a rest inside his enclosure at the center near Merlyn, Ore., on Jan.

January 26, 2015, 4:00pm Northwest

MERLIN, Ore. -- As David Siddon strolls past the cougar enclosure at Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center toward the bear pens, his voice alerts Yak, and the 22-year-old, 800-pound grizzly bear trots to the gate to meet him. Read story

Emma Rogers, 11, of Columbus, N.J., hugs her great Dane Wednesday during a press preview for the 139th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Emma will face much older handlers and show a dog more than twice her weight at Westminster Feb.

Dog show to feature two new breeds

Emma Rogers, 11, of Columbus, N.J., hugs her great Dane Wednesday during a press preview for the 139th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Emma will face much older handlers and show a dog more than twice her weight at Westminster Feb.

January 22, 2015, 4:00pm Life

NEW YORK -- Eleven-year-old Emma Rogers is only six years older than her great Dane and half the size, but she's set to squire her dog in the ring at this year's Westminster Kennel Club show. Read story

Brian Massey of Scotland watches the distribution of awards Saturday as he stands among his trophies at the British Homing World Show in Blackpool, England.

Pigeons, people flock to bird show

Brian Massey of Scotland watches the distribution of awards Saturday as he stands among his trophies at the British Homing World Show in Blackpool, England.

January 22, 2015, 4:00pm Life

BLACKPOOL, England -- Once a major tourist destination for Britons heading to the beach, the seaside town of Blackpool now draws a different kind of visitor. Read story

Suzie Kosina, emergency rehabilitation technician with International Bird Rescue, on Monday pulls a male surf scoter out of a box to care for it at the Hayward Regional Shoreline Park in Hayward, Calif.

Mysterious goo kills 25 seabirds in Bay Area

Suzie Kosina, emergency rehabilitation technician with International Bird Rescue, on Monday pulls a male surf scoter out of a box to care for it at the Hayward Regional Shoreline Park in Hayward, Calif.

January 19, 2015, 4:00pm Nation & World

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- The number of seabirds coated by a mysterious goo in eastern San Francisco Bay has grown to 25 birds dead and 154 being treated, officials reported Monday. Read story

Ilah Hickman poses Monday with a young Idaho giant salamander at the Idaho state Capitol in Boise, Idaho.

Idaho girl’s salamander quest again rebuffed

Ilah Hickman poses Monday with a young Idaho giant salamander at the Idaho state Capitol in Boise, Idaho.

January 19, 2015, 4:00pm Northwest

BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho lawmakers worried that special recognition of the Idaho giant salamander could lead to federal protections have rejected a grade school student's request that it be named the state amphibian. Read story

Two northern elephant seals interact along a beach at Ano Nuevo State Park in Pescadero, Calif., earlier this month.

Researchers: Elephant seals travel farther than once thought

Two northern elephant seals interact along a beach at Ano Nuevo State Park in Pescadero, Calif., earlier this month.

January 19, 2015, 4:00pm Nation & World

PESCADERO, Calif. -- Researchers tracking elephant seals off the Northern California coast say they have discovered the animals travel much farther than once thought. Read story

Don Miller gives a little peck to a bactrian camel, Shaun, at Jozee Rooz Indoor Petting Zoo in Parkland. Miller and girlfriend Debbie Dolittle Penwell share a 10-acre farm in Parkland and have more than 100 animals.

Tacoma strip mall to get petting zoo

Don Miller gives a little peck to a bactrian camel, Shaun, at Jozee Rooz Indoor Petting Zoo in Parkland. Miller and girlfriend Debbie Dolittle Penwell share a 10-acre farm in Parkland and have more than 100 animals.

January 19, 2015, 4:00pm Northwest

TACOMA -- Debbie Dolittle Penwell can't remember how she started collecting camels, as if adopting and housing six of the beasts were nothing extraordinary. Read story

Washington state scientist David James uses tags to track monarch migration through the Pacific Northwest.

On the wings of a monarch

Washington state scientist David James uses tags to track monarch migration through the Pacific Northwest.

January 17, 2015, 4:00pm Clark County News

The muscular monarch: It's not a word we associate with a butterfly. Read story

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This young bear that fell from a tree earlier this month is receiving care at the Wildlife Health Services Lab in Corvallis Ore.

Oregon agency hopes a zoo can get scrawny bear in shape

Colin Gillin/Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
This young bear that fell from a tree earlier this month is receiving care at the Wildlife Health Services Lab in Corvallis Ore.

January 15, 2015, 4:00pm Northwest

MEDFORD, Ore. -- Veterinarians are appealing to accredited zoos across the continent to rehabilitate a scrawny but otherwise healthy young bear that fell from a tree in southern Oregon earlier this month. Read story

Paris Hilton, accompanied by her Pomeranian dogs, Prince Hilton, right, and her newest pup, Princess Paris Jr., poses for pictures after the taping of the 2015 World Dog Awards Saturday in Santa Monica, Calif.

New awards show honors pets

Paris Hilton, accompanied by her Pomeranian dogs, Prince Hilton, right, and her newest pup, Princess Paris Jr., poses for pictures after the taping of the 2015 World Dog Awards Saturday in Santa Monica, Calif.

January 15, 2015, 4:00pm Life

LOS ANGELES -- Awards season is underway in Hollywood, but one show rolled out green turf instead of red carpet and celebrated achievements including best mutt instead of best actor. Read story