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Pets & Wildlife

Officers kill 3 coyotes at San Francisco Botanical Garden after attack on 5-year-old girl

July 1, 2024, 5:22pm Life

Wildlife officers shot and killed three coyotes at the San Francisco Botanical Garden over the weekend after a coyote attacked a 5-year-old girl, authorities said Monday. Read story

James Pelletier holds his dog, Lilly, at his Seattle home on June 30, 2023. Pelletier has tried new methods to help Lilly get through the stress of July Fourth fireworks, including placing sound-dulling foam over a basement window and playing loud recorded synthesizer sounds in an attempt to drown out the fireworks sounds.

Dealing with dogs’ Fourth of July dread

James Pelletier holds his dog, Lilly, at his Seattle home on June 30, 2023. Pelletier has tried new methods to help Lilly get through the stress of July Fourth fireworks, including placing sound-dulling foam over a basement window and playing loud recorded synthesizer sounds in an attempt to drown out the fireworks sounds.

July 1, 2024, 4:45pm Life

Rori Chang will be spending Fourth of July watching action movies from the comfort of her Glendale, Ariz., home, perhaps something from Marvel or a John Wick flick. But it’s not for her. It’s for her golden retriever, Ava. Read story

A raccoon walks past a trail camera set up by the Urban Carnivore Project near Seattle.

It’s illegal to trap wild animals in WA. What to do with raccoons, other wildlife at home

A raccoon walks past a trail camera set up by the Urban Carnivore Project near Seattle.

July 1, 2024, 7:24am Latest News

A scenario experienced by many Washingtonians during the warm seasons: A family of wild animals has made a home somewhere next to, near or under the house or porch and there are young ones. The question after such a discovery usually goes something like, “What now?” Read story

An Iberian lynx is seen Sept. 28, 2018, in Do&ntilde;ana National Park, in Aznalcazar, Spain. In a significant conservation success, the population of the Iberian lynx recovered from the brink of extinction.

Threatened species grows list, but conservation efforts bring some hope

An Iberian lynx is seen Sept. 28, 2018, in Do&ntilde;ana National Park, in Aznalcazar, Spain. In a significant conservation success, the population of the Iberian lynx recovered from the brink of extinction.

June 29, 2024, 6:00am Life

Over 45,000 species are now threatened with extinction — 1,000 more than last year — according to an international conservation organization that blames pressures from climate change, invasive species and human activity such as illicit trade and infrastructural expansion. Read story

The elusive marbled murrelets numbers are in decline.

Timber companies can’t log former Elliott State Forest parcel, appeals court affirms

The elusive marbled murrelets numbers are in decline.

June 28, 2024, 5:22pm Life

A federal appeals court has sided with environmental groups over logging private land that was once part of the Elliott State Forest. Read story

This undated photo provided by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows Giant Panda Yun Chuan, a nearly five-year-old male giant panda. Two giant pandas from China have safely arrived in Southern California, where they will be cared for as part of an ongoing conservation partnership, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Friday.

Pair of giant pandas from China arrive safely at San Diego Zoo

This undated photo provided by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows Giant Panda Yun Chuan, a nearly five-year-old male giant panda. Two giant pandas from China have safely arrived in Southern California, where they will be cared for as part of an ongoing conservation partnership, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Friday.

June 28, 2024, 3:10pm Life

Two giant pandas from China have safely arrived in Southern California, where they will be cared for as part of an ongoing conservation partnership, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance said Friday. Read story

Dr. Lisa Walling greets her 13-year-old hospice patient, Rugby, a Newfoundland, in the dog&rsquo;s home in Bedford, N.Y., on May 7.

How to navigate end of pet’s life

Dr. Lisa Walling greets her 13-year-old hospice patient, Rugby, a Newfoundland, in the dog&rsquo;s home in Bedford, N.Y., on May 7.

June 28, 2024, 6:04am Life

Dr. Lisa Walling’s first house call of the day was with a particularly fluffy hospice patient — a 13-year-old Newfoundland named Rugby. Read story

Fisherman Brad Carlisle, left, and fishing guide Jordan Chrestman bring one of three boatloads of dogs back to shore after they were found struggling to stay above water far out in Mississippi&rsquo;s Grenada Lake.

Fisherman land big catch, rescue 38 dogs from lake

Fisherman Brad Carlisle, left, and fishing guide Jordan Chrestman bring one of three boatloads of dogs back to shore after they were found struggling to stay above water far out in Mississippi&rsquo;s Grenada Lake.

June 28, 2024, 6:02am Life

By the time fishermen spotted the first head bobbing above the water, the 38 dogs were exhausted and struggling to stay alive. Read story

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agencym, giant panda Yun Chuan eats at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Yanan, southwest China&rsquo;s Sichuan Province on April 18, 2024. A pair of giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao are on their way from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

Pair of giant pandas on their way from China to San Diego Zoo under conservation partnership

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agencym, giant panda Yun Chuan eats at the Bifengxia Panda Base of the China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Yanan, southwest China&rsquo;s Sichuan Province on April 18, 2024. A pair of giant pandas, Yun Chuan and Xin Bao are on their way from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

June 27, 2024, 8:27am Life

A pair of giant pandas are on their way from China to the U.S., where they will be cared for at the San Diego Zoo as part of an ongoing conservation partnership between the two nations, officials said Wednesday. Read story

A beaver swims in a pond on the tundra. (Peter Pearsall/U.S.

No longer considered predators, Oregon beavers get new protections from state

A beaver swims in a pond on the tundra. (Peter Pearsall/U.S.

June 26, 2024, 7:01pm Life

Oregon’s state animal has for years been classified as a “predator” by the state fish and wildlife agency, and that’s meant that the North American Beaver has lived largely unprotected from private landowners who can kill them at will. Read story