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The Niles Animal Control Officer offered resident Sarwat Hakim three shelters for five feral cats. The cats are in a program ran by the police department to reduce the number of rats in Niles.

Town to expand program that ‘deputizes’ cats

The Niles Animal Control Officer offered resident Sarwat Hakim three shelters for five feral cats. The cats are in a program ran by the police department to reduce the number of rats in Niles.

November 10, 2023, 5:14am Life

a suburb of Chicago — expressed satisfaction with a pilot program begun in August to “deputize” five feral cats to control the rat population, a police official told Pioneer Press. Now, the department says it is looking to extend the program. Read story

Jake Straus pictured with his two kittens that he and his wife, Kelsey, have been fostering for about a year.

‘Gaming For Good’: Gamer raises $50,000 for West Columbia Gorge Humane Society

Jake Straus pictured with his two kittens that he and his wife, Kelsey, have been fostering for about a year.

November 9, 2023, 6:08am Business

Gaming met giving this Halloween for the team at the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society. Read story

Wilson's snipe is among the birds that will be renamed.  Wilson's warbler and Wilson's snipe were both named after the 19th century naturalist Alexander Wilson. (U.S.

North America ornithological society to rename dozens of birds

Wilson's snipe is among the birds that will be renamed.  Wilson's warbler and Wilson's snipe were both named after the 19th century naturalist Alexander Wilson. (U.S.

November 7, 2023, 6:02am Life

Birds in North America will no longer be named after people, the American Ornithological Society announced Wednesday. Read story

The first Emperor Penguin chick in over a decade hatched at SeaWorld San Diego (SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment)

Emperor penguin hatched at SeaWorld

The first Emperor Penguin chick in over a decade hatched at SeaWorld San Diego (SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment)

November 3, 2023, 6:45am Life

An Emperor Penguin chick hatched at SeaWorld San Diego last month has overcome long odds, becoming the first new arrival in more than a decade, the marine park announced Wednesday. Read story

Stamina a requirement for professional python hunters

November 3, 2023, 6:33am Life

So you want to become the next Florida python hunter. The feat is not as simple as slinging a few snakes while gallivanting through the swampy Everglades before calling it a day. Read story

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Can I keep a pet squirrel or chipmunk in Washington?

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November 3, 2023, 6:05am Latest News

You’ve heard the old adage that “a dog is a man’s best friend.” What if man has a different best friend? What happens if your best friend is a squirrel, a deer or a lizard? Can they take their best friend home then? Read story

Greg Schneider, research museum collections manager for the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's division of reptiles and amphibians, holds a jar containing snake specimens in Ann Arbor, Mich. They are part of a donation from Oregon State University.

University acquires jarred snake specimens

Greg Schneider, research museum collections manager for the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology's division of reptiles and amphibians, holds a jar containing snake specimens in Ann Arbor, Mich. They are part of a donation from Oregon State University.

November 3, 2023, 6:00am Life

Greg Schneider scans rows upon rows of liquid-filled glass jars containing coiled snake specimens, just a portion of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology’s reptile and amphibian collection believed to be the largest held by any research institution in the U.S. thanks to a recent donation. Read story

David Koon, the salmon program director for the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project, examines a beaver dam on Pipers Creek.

Beaver family that moved into Seattle park may complicate salmon-spawning journey

David Koon, the salmon program director for the Carkeek Watershed Community Action Project, examines a beaver dam on Pipers Creek.

November 1, 2023, 8:30pm Latest News

Called by the sound of flowing water and ample trees, a family of beavers have moved into Carkeek Park, building a series of dams along the mouth of Pipers Creek. Read story

A gray wolf.

Conservationists fail in push to tighten WA wolf killing rules

A gray wolf.

November 1, 2023, 7:32am Latest News

Washington fish and wildlife officials have declined a request from conservation groups to tighten restrictions around when wolves that attack livestock can be killed. Read story

Clyde, a service dog with Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs, sits in his suit costume at PawPADs' booth at Cottage Grove's Fall Fun Days in Cottage Grove, Minnesota on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.

Americans are spending $700M on Halloween costumes. For our pets

Clyde, a service dog with Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs, sits in his suit costume at PawPADs' booth at Cottage Grove's Fall Fun Days in Cottage Grove, Minnesota on Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.

October 31, 2023, 7:34am Latest News

Barbie strutted down the street Saturday, wagging her tail to hoots and hollers. Read story