Pets & Wildlife

A moose made its way into Providence Health Park early Thursday afternoon in Anchorage, Alaska.

Did you hear the one about moose in medical facility?

April 9, 2023, 6:03am Life

A young and hungry moose caused a stir when it strolled through the front doors of a Providence Alaska medical facility Thursday afternoon in Anchorage — apparently without an appointment. Read story

Group of Steller sea lions resting on a green buoy, Salish Sea, Washington.

Washington DNR pivots to fish farms on land after net-pen controversy

April 7, 2023, 7:41am Latest News

Last year, Washington officials ended commercial fish farming in state waters — in the long wake of a massive spill of nonnative Atlantic salmon into the Salish Sea, the inland marine waters of Washington and British Columbia, in 2017. Read story

A grizzly bear on the move in Yellowstone National Park.

Hungry Yellowstone bears wake up

April 7, 2023, 6:30am Life

Bears have had it with hibernation for the year. They’re starting to wake up from their extended slumber, and they’re following their hunger. Read story

Many pet owners consider their pets' needs when choosing a home or apartment.

Interior design trend puts pets first

April 7, 2023, 5:55am Pets & Wildlife

Four out of five U.S. pet owners planning to buy a home consider their pets’ needs just as important as their own, according to a December 2022 study by Realtor.com and HarrisX. With so many pet owners factoring in their pets’ needs when choosing a home or apartment to live… Read story

Slithery surprise found in Oregon thrift store donation. Now it’s in Washington

April 5, 2023, 8:09am Latest News

A Hermiston, Ore., Goodwill worker got a shock when they opened a donated box of items to find an exotic red and black snake measuring several feet long. Read story

Caregivers: Returning orca Lolita to Northwest is risky

FILE -Trainer Jeff Foster tries to coax Keiko, star of the movie "Free Willy," out of his cradle and into a pen at Heimaey, Iceland, on Sept. 10, 1998. An ambitious plan announced last week to return a killer whale, held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington's Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium. But it also called to mind the release of Keiko, who failed to adapt to the wild after being returned to his native Iceland and died five years later.

April 4, 2023, 12:57pm Latest News

An ambitious plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium. Read story

Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue to send most animals to Arkansas

The entrance to Big Cat Rescue is seen Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Tampa, Florida.

April 3, 2023, 6:00am Life

Big Cat Rescue, the Hillsborough County sanctuary that became internationally famous as part of Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary series, will send most of the animals in its care to an Arkansas refuge, its proprietors announced Monday. Read story