January 15, 2024, 6:00am Life
Forget what you were taught in elementary school about the supposed ravenous meat-eating grizzly bear: New research has found that California’s extinct bear was actually more of a vegetarian. Read story
January 15, 2024, 6:00am Latest News
On this particular day in November, they begin arriving at 8 in the morning with their pets: dogs (a lot of dogs), cats, a Quarter Horse, sheep, a rabbit, cows, a parakeet, a ferret and a python. The bigger animals have a separate entrance, and stalls. Read story
January 12, 2024, 8:02pm Life
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee ordered wildlife officials to draft new rules for dealing with wolf-livestock conflicts, delivering a win to environmental groups seeking stricter limits on wolf kills. Read story
January 12, 2024, 5:48am Life
A 53-year-old Asian elephant has been euthanized at the Los Angeles Zoo after she was unable to stand up, the zoo announced last week. Read story
January 12, 2024, 5:01am Life
With a deep freeze approaching, an animal shelter in Poland sent out an urgent appeal to people to adopt or at least temporarily shelter some of its dogs until the dangerous cold spell passes. Read story
January 9, 2024, 5:39pm Life
For decades, screams coming from Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium have been an audible landmark for visitors to the Tacoma park and its nearby residents. Now, the cacophony of calls has gone silent. Read story
January 5, 2024, 6:32am Life
A growing herd of 250 bison, re-introduced at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge to help restore toxic wasteland to the native short-grass prairie, often descends through a floodplain to reach First Creek and cross to the northern half of the refuge. Read story
January 5, 2024, 6:32am Life
Florida has long been home to an unnatural assortment of creatures from faraway lands and habitats, and these tourists turned permanent residents have wreaked havoc on the natural ecosystem. Read story
January 5, 2024, 6:32am Life
Each morning when she wakes up, Juanita Mengel removes the silicone liner of her prosthetic leg out from under a heated blanket so that the metal parts of the artificial limb don’t feel as cold on her skin when she straps the pieces together. Read story
January 5, 2024, 6:04am Life
It’s small in stature, big on activity and known for a “smile,” and it’s ready to compete with 200 other dog breeds. Read story
