July 6, 2024, 5:59am Entertainment
Imagine stepping into a life-sized whale carcass decoy and steering it into deep water. You’re looking — yes, looking — for a group of hungry sharks to spark a feeding frenzy. To attract them, you shoot out hundreds of gallons of synthetic blood and chum. Then watch them lose it. Read story
July 5, 2024, 2:36pm Northwest Free
Ecosystems in the Northwest were heavily shaped by wolves before they were nearly wiped out of the region, a new study finds. Read story
July 5, 2024, 1:33pm Life
A dehydrated coyote pup died Thursday after being rescued by California firefighters. Read story
July 5, 2024, 7:45am Life
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking the public’s help in tracking pikas — the small, hamster-like mammals related to rabbits. Read story
July 5, 2024, 6:16am Life
Local animal shelters have plenty of dogs waiting for new homes, but if you choose to adopt from a private rescue group, it helps to do some homework first. Read story
July 5, 2024, 6:14am Life
A man recently killed a bear in a Colorado mountain town while fearing for his life. Here’s what Colorado Parks and Wildlife had to say about whether or not that killing was justified. Read story
July 5, 2024, 6:14am Life
A braille-inscribed video game controller for a blind student. A splint for a cat or dog with an injured leg. An acorn that can be filled with seeds for a bird to reach with a broken beak. Read story
July 5, 2024, 6:13am Life
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A female capybara has arrived at a Florida zoo as part of a breeding program to bolster the population of the large South American rodents. Read story
July 3, 2024, 8:22am Northwest
The Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan — found atop the Cascades from Canada to southern Washington — is officially listed as a threatened species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday. Read story
July 2, 2024, 6:08am Business
As the crow flies, it’s 2 miles between sister bird sanctuaries in Clark County: the 314-acre La Center Bottoms and the 5,200-acre Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge. Read story