September 8, 2023, 6:27am Life
Picture this: You’re on a solo hike on a remote trail backcountry when you spot a massive black bear just a few feet ahead. It doesn’t notice you at first, but when it does, it starts to walk your way instead of fleeing from the scene. Read story
September 8, 2023, 6:26am Life
A pair of Alaska teachers needed good news after they lost nearly all their possessions when their house collapsed into a river swollen by a glacial-outburst flood and their cat went missing. Read story
September 7, 2023, 7:11pm Life
Hundreds of endangered frogs raised at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in Eatonville, Pierce County, and at the Oregon Zoo recently hopped back into the wild. Read story
September 6, 2023, 5:18pm Life Free
State fish and wildlife officials authorized the killing of six gray wolves in Eastern Oregon during the past six weeks, bringing relief to ranchers who lost livestock to the wolves and heartache and anger to conservationists who see the killings as inhumane and ineffective. Read story
September 6, 2023, 5:14pm Life Free
A bird flu outbreak around Fort Flagler State Park near Port Townsend may be spreading to mammals, according to the state Department of Health. Read story
September 5, 2023, 6:03am Pets & Wildlife
Bats have been acting erratically in a Utah national park, and a visitor was even bitten, wildlife officials said. Read story
September 2, 2023, 5:31am Life
On a suburban street with smooth lawns and trimmed bushes, Martha Chiplis’ yard stands out. It’s not just the wildflowers: purple wild petunia, golden lanceleaf coreopsis, hot-pink Bush’s poppy mallow. It’s the lemon-yellow goldfinches that snack on the seeds, the fluffy bees that feed on the blooms. Read story
September 1, 2023, 1:38pm Clark County Life
In 2021, the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society commissioned one of its volunteers to create a short promotional video titled “A Day in the Life of the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society” for the animal shelter. Read story
September 1, 2023, 7:20am Life
Polar bears and their cubs will starve faster in the coming decades as greenhouse gas emissions hasten the decline of Arctic ice, scientists found in a new study. Read story
September 1, 2023, 6:54am Pets & Wildlife
Three generations of sisters and daughters filled the Northwest Washington Fair horse barn last week, raking hay, feeding horses, and helping to make the opening day of the fair run smoothly. These women are part of the Rockin Wranglers, a Whatcom County 4-H club. Read story
