Pets & Wildlife

New pill treats diabetic cats without insulin shots

January 27, 2023, 6:34am Pets & Wildlife

When Mark Winternheimer’s 12-year-old tabby cat was diagnosed with diabetes last year, the treatment was daunting: twice-daily injections of insulin, an implanted monitor and frequent visits to the vet. Read story

A Rinkhals spitting cobra. Native to most of Africa, one of the venomous serpents was among the nearly 200 snakes purchased or sold by undercover officers as part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's "Operation Viper," targeting Florida's black market trade of dangerous snakes.

Florida investigation uncovers trafficking of some of the world’s most dangerous snakes

January 23, 2023, 6:02am Life

After a two-year investigation into Florida’s black market trade of dangerous, venomous snakes, eight men are facing charges for their alleged participation in the deals. Read story

Art teacher Michelle Hankins, standing at right, helps her daughter Ruby decide what colors would best complement her duck drawing during a Saturday art workshop at the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge.

If it looks like a duck … it could become a stamp

January 21, 2023, 8:30pm Clark County News

With rain and sometimes even flurries falling Saturday, it was the kind of weather that’s perfect for ducks. It was also the perfect day for drawing ducks. Read story

Furry Friends adopted out 506 cats and kittens for 2022 which is a record number for the shelter. Including lucky little Carlos the cat as their 500th adopted furry friend.

Furry Friends finds homes for 500 cats in 2022

January 21, 2023, 6:04am Community

Furry Friends adopted out 506 cats and kittens for 2022 — a record number for the shelter. Their 500th adoption was to Dr. Anna Reading from Horizon Veterinary Care, a new practice that just opened in east Vancouver at 1900 N.E. 162nd Ave. Suite D110, and her family. Read story

Scientists say pollution not cause of UK mass crab deaths

January 20, 2023, 7:46am Nation & World

British scientists said Friday they don’t think pollution killed thousands of crabs that washed up on beaches in northeast England, though they are unsure what did cause the unusual die-off. Read story

Pregnant male sea dragon elates San Diego aquarium

The University of California San Diego's Birch Aquarium has coaxed a female weedy sea dragon into transferring a large number of eggs to a male sea dragon who could give birth to a bounty of babies. (Nelvin C.

January 20, 2023, 5:55am Nation & World

For the first time, the University of California San Diego’s Birch Aquarium has coaxed a female weedy sea dragon into transferring a large number of eggs to a male sea dragon who could give birth to a bounty of babies. Read story

Feds: Offshore wind farms are not to blame for whale deaths

FILE - A dead humpback whale lies in the surf in Brigantine N.J., on Jan. 13, 2023. Environmental groups held a news conference Tuesday, Jan 17, 2023, in neighboring Atlantic City to support offshore wind power development and decry what they call the false narrative that offshore wind site preparation work is responsible for seven whale deaths in New Jersey and New York in little over a month.

January 18, 2023, 6:28pm Life

Federal environmental and energy officials moved Wednesday to quell a growing controversy over whether work done by the offshore wind power industry is killing whales in the northeastern U.S., saying there is no evidence this is happening. Read story

Keeping animals away from planes is a never-ending job at Anchorage’s airport

A bull moose walks through the Lake Hood airstrip on Dec. 8. Two bulls were hazed from the area by USDA Wildlife Services.

January 17, 2023, 6:05am Life

On a clear day between major December storms in Anchorage, two bull moose strolled leisurely through deep snow on the frozen surface of Lake Hood. Once on shore, the animals broke into a gallop away from Cody Thompson, a wildlife specialist with USDA’s Wildlife Services. Read story