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Pets & Wildlife

‘Lost Dogs’ group on Facebook helps find pets

November 4, 2022, 6:06am Life

When Zoe the blue heeler went missing in Shoreline last winter, loose in the snow near Interstate 5, her desperate owners knew what they had to do. Read story

2 men from Congo get prison for shipping ivory, rhino horns

November 1, 2022, 8:19pm Life

Two foreign nationals from the Democratic Republic of Congo who pleaded guilty in federal court in Seattle to participating in a smuggling ring that brought illegal ivory, rhinoceros horn and pangolin scales into the U.S. have been sentenced. Read story

Thurston County’s feral cats get to keep their freedom with new trap-and-release program

October 31, 2022, 12:46pm Northwest

Mowgli, a stray black cat, darted from his cage and scurried down a wooded trail behind the Joint Animal Services shelter on Martin Way East. This was not a daring escape, but an intentional and successful release. Read story

Bonita York, left, shows off Cassidy, a 1-year-old Irish doodle, on Thursday during a dog costume contest at the Battle Ground Community Center.

Battle Ground’s inaugural Howl-o-ween Pooch Parade draws crowd of canines, their humans

Bonita York, left, shows off Cassidy, a 1-year-old Irish doodle, on Thursday during a dog costume contest at the Battle Ground Community Center.

October 28, 2022, 5:26pm Clark County News

Dog lovers had a pawsitively great time showing off their creativity, and furry companions, Thursday at the city’s inaugural Howl-o-ween Pooch Parade and pet costume contest. Read story

A French soldier with his dog Sparcel stands at attention during a ceremony in Suippes, eastern France, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. France inaugurated on Thursday its first memorial paying tribute to all "civilian and military hero dogs" in Suippes, in eastern France. The monument is located on a key World War I site, echoing the important role played by dogs in U.S. and European armies at the time.

France highlights vital work of its ‘hero dogs’

A French soldier with his dog Sparcel stands at attention during a ceremony in Suippes, eastern France, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. France inaugurated on Thursday its first memorial paying tribute to all "civilian and military hero dogs" in Suippes, in eastern France. The monument is located on a key World War I site, echoing the important role played by dogs in U.S. and European armies at the time.

October 28, 2022, 6:35am Life

From tracking down suspects in the 2015 Paris terror attacks to fighting extremists in Africa’s Sahel region, dogs have helped French soldiers, police officers and rescue teams save lives for more than a century. Read story

After being apart for over a year, Petty Officer 2nd Class Myesha Harris, who was deployed on the USS Harry S. Truman, and her 21/2-year-old male French bulldog Nipsey are reunited Oct. 14 in Deb Coon's backyard. (Stephen M.

Nonprofit fosters deployed service members’ pets

After being apart for over a year, Petty Officer 2nd Class Myesha Harris, who was deployed on the USS Harry S. Truman, and her 21/2-year-old male French bulldog Nipsey are reunited Oct. 14 in Deb Coon's backyard. (Stephen M.

October 28, 2022, 6:34am Life

Thirteen months ago, Petty Officer 2nd Class Myesha Harris said goodbye to her little French bulldog as she prepared to deploy on the USS Harry S. Truman. Read story

Millions of people who have streamed the Monterey Bay Aquarium's ambient and lo-fi videos, which fuse the aquarium???s livestreams with the popular low-fidelity hip-hop music that???s all over YouTube.

Aquarium’s ‘emotional support squid’ videos popular

Millions of people who have streamed the Monterey Bay Aquarium's ambient and lo-fi videos, which fuse the aquarium???s livestreams with the popular low-fidelity hip-hop music that???s all over YouTube.

October 28, 2022, 6:00am Life

When Avi Silver settles into work each morning, they usually put a YouTube video titled “2 Hours Of Chill Shrimp To Work/Study/Relax” on their living room TV. Read story

FILE - A North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass., March 28, 2018. Scientists released new data on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, that showed a vanishing species of whale declined in population by about 2% last year.

Endangered whale’s decline slows, but population falls again

FILE - A North Atlantic right whale feeds on the surface of Cape Cod bay off the coast of Plymouth, Mass., March 28, 2018. Scientists released new data on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022, that showed a vanishing species of whale declined in population by about 2% last year.

October 24, 2022, 8:08am Nation & World

The decline of an endangered species of whale slowed last year, as it lost about 2% of its population, but scientists warn the animal still faces existential threats and is losing breeding females too fast. Read story

Parade your pooch at Battle Ground’s Howl-o-ween

October 22, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News

The city of Battle Ground will host its inaugural Howl-o-ween Pooch Parade beginning at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Battle Ground Community Center, 912 E. Main St. Read story

Dogwalker finds alligator in rural Idaho

October 21, 2022, 7:01pm Northwest

It’s not uncommon for Idaho wildlife officials to be called for help when a moose, mountain lion, black bear or other wild animals wander into one of the state’s rural communities. Read story