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Pets & Wildlife

A swift swoops into the chimney of an Orchards home.

Hazel Dell woman hopes nightly visits from hundreds of Vaux swifts a sign of good luckvideo icon

A swift swoops into the chimney of an Orchards home.

September 5, 2024, 11:48am Clark County Life

Hazel Dell resident Dee Gove has found herself in a swift predicament. Read story

A California condor flies through Marble Gorge, east of Grand Canyon National Park in March 2007, west of Page, Ariz.

One of the last California condors in Zion National Park dies

A California condor flies through Marble Gorge, east of Grand Canyon National Park in March 2007, west of Page, Ariz.

September 2, 2024, 2:28pm Life

Zion National Park is home to a California condor, an endangered bird with a wingspan of more than 9 feet, that soars the same skies she shared with her brother before he died. Read story

An Olympic marmot.

Washington embarks on once-a-decade update of wildlife conservation plan

An Olympic marmot.

September 2, 2024, 11:33am Life

Washington wildlife officials are beginning to plan for how to conserve the state’s species and habitats for the next decade. Read story

A northern leopard frog sits on a plant after being released into the wild on July 31.

Endangered frogs have yet to ‘croak’ as conservationists release hundreds into wildlife refuge

A northern leopard frog sits on a plant after being released into the wild on July 31.

September 2, 2024, 6:00am Latest News

For the fourth time, hundreds of endangered frogs were released into the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge with the intent to revitalize their population. Read story

Pet dogs given license to chase away geese

August 31, 2024, 5:31am Life

After years of trying to get rid of the geese at City Beach, sometimes with lethal means, it appears Sandpoint has finally found a humane solution. Read story

1,000s of tarantulas soon to march through Colorado

August 30, 2024, 6:03am Life

It’s that time of the year again, when part of Colorado turns into an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare as 1,000s of tarantulas emerge to find a mate in the southern part of the state. Read story

A mountain lion darts from hiding Oct. 27, 2022, in Brentwood, Calif., prompting a precautionary lockdown of a nearby elementary school. Cohabitation with cougars requires precaution, wildlife officials reiterated after a cougar killed a dog recently.

Cougar upsets neighborhood

A mountain lion darts from hiding Oct. 27, 2022, in Brentwood, Calif., prompting a precautionary lockdown of a nearby elementary school. Cohabitation with cougars requires precaution, wildlife officials reiterated after a cougar killed a dog recently.

August 30, 2024, 5:38am Life

A young, possibly weaning mountain lion roaming the neighborhood of Sylmar is causing residents to question whether the feline could target a human. Read story

Alan Gurvitz, a volunteer with his therapy dog, Hope, a Labrador retriever, offered their service to passengers at the Philadelphia International Airport on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Philadelphia.

Canine caregivers ease airline travelers’ stress

Alan Gurvitz, a volunteer with his therapy dog, Hope, a Labrador retriever, offered their service to passengers at the Philadelphia International Airport on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, in Philadelphia.

August 30, 2024, 5:37am Life

A pack of four-legged therapists got a break of their own on Monday when they were honored at the airport where they dutifully work to ease stress and calm travelers. Read story

People attempt to lure an ostrich aways from traffic on Louise Ave in Sioux Falls, S.D.,  Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Errant ostrich brings traffic to a halt in South Dakota after escaping from a trailer

People attempt to lure an ostrich aways from traffic on Louise Ave in Sioux Falls, S.D.,  Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

August 28, 2024, 8:35am Life

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — An ostrich brought traffic to a halt in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on Tuesday as motorists tried to lure and nudge the towering bird off a multilane thoroughfare. Read story

A wind turbine with one blade painted black at a PacifiCorp wind farm in Wyoming.

Oregon researchers paint wind turbines partly black to reduce bird deaths

A wind turbine with one blade painted black at a PacifiCorp wind farm in Wyoming.

August 28, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

A simple coat of black paint on the white blade of a wind turbine could save countless birds from flying into the machines and to their deaths each year. Read story