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Husky packs caught on camera roaming Ashford now up for adoption by Tacoma Humane Society

April 18, 2023, 7:38am Northwest

The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County has taken in a group of 14 husky dogs that were roaming around the city of Ashford for more than a month. The pack of husky mixes has inflated the facility’s total number of canine residents to 184, in addition to over… Read story

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows a northern long-eared bat. More than half of North America's bat species are likely to diminish significantly as climate change, disease and habitat loss take their toll, scientists warned Monday, April 17, 2023.

Report: Climate change, disease imperil North American bats

FILE - This undated photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources shows a northern long-eared bat. More than half of North America's bat species are likely to diminish significantly as climate change, disease and habitat loss take their toll, scientists warned Monday, April 17, 2023.

April 17, 2023, 8:30am Life

 More than half of North America's bat species are likely to diminish significantly as climate change, disease and habitat loss take their toll, scientists warned Monday. Read story

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Tips and techniques to prevent or break up a dog fight from experts

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April 17, 2023, 6:05am Life

While local dog trainer Curtis Kelley would like to say it’s uncommon for dogs to get into fights, it can still happen, and the best way to break one up is to prevent a scuffle from breaking out in the first place. Read story

A bear walks on Highland Place in Monrovia in February 2020.

‘I’ve had bears eat my chickens’: Bear sightings on the rise in Sierra Madre

A bear walks on Highland Place in Monrovia in February 2020.

April 16, 2023, 6:05am Nation & World

Bear sightings in Sierra Madre have increased in recent years, and city officials say they want the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to change its approach to dealing with the wild animals in the foothill community. Read story

Landmark law saved whales through marine industries change

April 14, 2023, 8:13am Nation & World

On a breezy spring day, scientists and conservationists methodically conducted experiments near 15 North Atlantic right whales that occasionally spouted and surfaced in a bay south of Boston. Read story

Currently 10 rabbits reside at Valerie Bertsch's rabbit caf?(C), including Rory and Charlotte, in the center.

Hop on into rabbit cafe: New Jersey woman turns garage into sanctuary for rabbits

Currently 10 rabbits reside at Valerie Bertsch's rabbit caf?(C), including Rory and Charlotte, in the center.

April 14, 2023, 6:07am Life

Valerie Bertsch has always been drawn to rabbits, so much so she decorated her Medford Lakes, N.J., home with paintings and sculptures of bunnies. Yet for much of her life, Bertsch owned only cats and dogs. Read story

Lot of little lambs: Quadruplets born to West Valley ewe

April 14, 2023, 6:07am Life

Jenny Snyder expects her ewes to start giving birth around this time every year. She expects to see twins and even triplets at her West Valley farm and knows what to do. Read story

A flock of Sandhill Cranes in flight near Othello in 2021.

‘Ridiculous’ but graceful: Thousands of sandhill cranes pass through Washington every spring

A flock of Sandhill Cranes in flight near Othello in 2021.

April 12, 2023, 2:00pm Latest News

All of them, maybe a hundred or more, had their beaks buried in the corn stubble. Read story

AG sues Puppyland over alleged false health guarantees, predatory loans

April 12, 2023, 7:46am Latest News

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a lawsuit against Puppyland, alleging that the company misrepresents its breeding standards and health guarantees of its dogs and pressures buyers into high-interest loans. Read story

David Reavill, a Central Washington University biology graduate student, monitors amphibians, like this Cascades frog, which was tagged in 2015 near Interstate 90 at Cabin Creek.

It’s ribbit, ribbit season: Washington awash in the sounds of frogs looking for love

David Reavill, a Central Washington University biology graduate student, monitors amphibians, like this Cascades frog, which was tagged in 2015 near Interstate 90 at Cabin Creek.

April 11, 2023, 6:01am Life

You can hear it in the morning and the evening. It comes from trees, behind bushes and under leaves. Read story