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Goats can eat weeds and clear underbrush to prevent wildfires from spreading over hundreds and thousands of acres.

Goats may help fight wildfires

Goats can eat weeds and clear underbrush to prevent wildfires from spreading over hundreds and thousands of acres.

February 23, 2024, 6:18am Life

Wynonna is not your typical firefighter. Read story

In this May 24, 2021, photo provided by Brittany Philbin taken from Me Kwa Mooks in Seattle shows an orca swimming in Puget Sound.

To keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle

In this May 24, 2021, photo provided by Brittany Philbin taken from Me Kwa Mooks in Seattle shows an orca swimming in Puget Sound.

February 22, 2024, 1:39pm Latest News

Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a whale, so he was elated when he spotted a giant marine mammal just off Seattle’s waterfront one evening. Read story

The return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park long has been credited with replenishing its wetlands and spurring the beneficial rerouting of streams. But a new study casts doubt on that popular restoration narrative.

Do wolves really fix habitats and change rivers?

The return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park long has been credited with replenishing its wetlands and spurring the beneficial rerouting of streams. But a new study casts doubt on that popular restoration narrative.

February 20, 2024, 6:04am Life

The return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park long has been credited with replenishing its wetlands and spurring the beneficial rerouting of streams — an ecological boon for the crown jewel of the National Park System. Read story

A west Vancouver resident said a great horned owl, similar to the one pictured here, stole her hat one recent morning.

When Owls attack! Vancouver jogger lost hat to ‘swooping,’ a rare event committed by protective birds

A west Vancouver resident said a great horned owl, similar to the one pictured here, stole her hat one recent morning.

February 20, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

If you’re an early morning jogger or walker, here’s an unexpected reason to steer away from tall, mature trees when you head out between late fall and early spring: aggressively territorial owls. Read story

Sea otters loll in the water March 26, 2018, at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif. Bringing sea otters back to a California estuary has helped restore the ecosystem by controlling the number of burrowing crabs &mdash; a favorite sea otter snack &mdash; that cause marshland erosion.

Sea otters help save California marshlands

Sea otters loll in the water March 26, 2018, at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif. Bringing sea otters back to a California estuary has helped restore the ecosystem by controlling the number of burrowing crabs &mdash; a favorite sea otter snack &mdash; that cause marshland erosion.

February 20, 2024, 6:03am Life

The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows. Read story

Growing number of dog bites create concern

February 16, 2024, 6:12am Life

Those pandemic puppies are growing up to be a public health concern. Read story

A male polar bear eats a piece of whale meat Aug. 23, 2010, as it walks along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. With Arctic sea ice shrinking from climate change, many polar bears have to shift their diets to land during parts of the summer, a new study suggests.

For threatened polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition

A male polar bear eats a piece of whale meat Aug. 23, 2010, as it walks along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. With Arctic sea ice shrinking from climate change, many polar bears have to shift their diets to land during parts of the summer, a new study suggests.

February 16, 2024, 6:05am Life

For polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition, a new study suggests. Read story

Two-month-old Corra, the baby African elephant born Dec. 13 at Disney&rsquo;s Animal Kingdom, discovers a log on her first day on the elephant savanna in the park in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Corra currently weighs 312 pounds and is the first second-generation African elephant born at Walt Disney World.

Baby elephant Corra makes Animal Kingdom debut at Disney

Two-month-old Corra, the baby African elephant born Dec. 13 at Disney&rsquo;s Animal Kingdom, discovers a log on her first day on the elephant savanna in the park in Bay Lake, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Corra currently weighs 312 pounds and is the first second-generation African elephant born at Walt Disney World.

February 15, 2024, 6:20pm Life

Corra, a 2-month-old African elephant, skipped onto the savanna for the first time at Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park on Thursday morning. Read story

A 46-foot-whale is seen washed ashore on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, on Sunset Beach State Park in Clatsop County, Ore.

A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but ‘super educational’ spectacle

A 46-foot-whale is seen washed ashore on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024, on Sunset Beach State Park in Clatsop County, Ore.

February 15, 2024, 2:18pm Latest News

It’s not yet known what killed an endangered fin whale, but people can marvel at the large marine mammal as it decomposes on an Oregon beach. Read story

A gray wolf.

Public comment sought on proposed gray wolf change

A gray wolf.

February 13, 2024, 10:29am Northwest

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will accept comments through May 6 on a proposal to change the state’s classification of gray wolf populations from endangered to sensitive. A briefing and public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for the March 15-16 meeting of the WDFW commission, according to… Read story