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Pets & Wildlife

Homeless Maui cats arrive in Seattle

August 18, 2023, 5:23pm Life

As Maui copes with the aftermath of deadly fires that destroyed entire communities, animal shelters on the Hawaiian island have braced for an influx of displaced pets. Read story

FILE - Banggai cardinalfish swim in a tank at an export warehouse in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, April 12, 2021. The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of the species of tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade.

U.S. seeks to ban trade of cardinal fish

FILE - Banggai cardinalfish swim in a tank at an export warehouse in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, April 12, 2021. The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of the species of tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade.

August 18, 2023, 6:57am Life

The federal government is looking to ban importation and exportation of a species of a tropical fish that conservation groups have long said is exploited by the pet trade. Read story

An injured dog is treated Aug. 9 at Maui Humane Society in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Maui Humane Society is treating dogs, cats, chickens, pigs and other animals that were badly burned while fleeing the wildfires.

Many pets remain lost after Maui wildfire

An injured dog is treated Aug. 9 at Maui Humane Society in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Maui Humane Society is treating dogs, cats, chickens, pigs and other animals that were badly burned while fleeing the wildfires.

August 18, 2023, 6:05am Life

A dog with hind legs bandaged tightly from paw to hip whimpered in pain through a plastic medical cone, chest rising and falling quickly in shallow breaths. Read story

Maisey, a Katahdin sheep, was raised by Katherine Neilson on Justifiable Acres Ranch in Woodbine, Md. Maisey competed Aug. 10 for the 18th consecutive year at the Howard County Fair. (Jeffrey F.

Maisey the sheep makes 18th appearance at fair

Maisey, a Katahdin sheep, was raised by Katherine Neilson on Justifiable Acres Ranch in Woodbine, Md. Maisey competed Aug. 10 for the 18th consecutive year at the Howard County Fair. (Jeffrey F.

August 18, 2023, 5:35am Life

Maisey has been part of the Howard County Fair for her entire life. Now nearing her 18th birthday, the Katahdin sheep will be the oldest of her kind to compete at the fair this week. Read story

A bear sign in the recreation area in the mountains.

Bear bites man in hammock at campsite

A bear sign in the recreation area in the mountains.

August 18, 2023, 5:18am Life

A man was relaxing in a hammock at a southern Colorado campsite when a black bear showed up in the darkness and bit him on his arm, wildlife officials said. Read story

Coopers Hawk Perched on Tree (iStock.com)

Cooper’s hawks in the ’hood in Clark County

Coopers Hawk Perched on Tree (iStock.com)

August 15, 2023, 6:03am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive

The constant sound of crying and screaming shattered the peace around my home a few weeks ago. The intense, ongoing racket was alarming, even shocking — until I started enjoying it. In the end, all that desperate wailing is what helped me make a positive identification. Read story

Kirana the Sumatran tiger gets a root canal in 2018 at the Point Defiance Zoo. A specialty veteranarian was brought in to do the proceedure.

How do you give a tiger a health checkup? Here’s how they do it at Point Defiance Zoo

Kirana the Sumatran tiger gets a root canal in 2018 at the Point Defiance Zoo. A specialty veteranarian was brought in to do the proceedure.

August 12, 2023, 12:15pm Life

Laughter echoed across Point Defiance Zoo one recent morning as children and families peered through panes of glass to catch glimpses of their favorite animals. Read story

Eve, a female Macaque, searches for treats in Bonnie Gallegos' hair and shirt at OPR Coastal Primate Sanctuary. Gallegos will often hide treats in the cuff of her sleeve for the monkey to search for.

Longview primate sanctuary takes in abused, neglected monkeys

Eve, a female Macaque, searches for treats in Bonnie Gallegos' hair and shirt at OPR Coastal Primate Sanctuary. Gallegos will often hide treats in the cuff of her sleeve for the monkey to search for.

August 12, 2023, 6:02am Latest News

One of the newest residents of a Longview primate rescue is Tawney, a 16-year-old Capuchin, who struggles to walk. Read story

FILE - A golden lion tamarin sits in a tree in the Atlantic Forest region of Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 8, 2022. There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding among branches of the Brazilian rainforest than any other time since modern conservation efforts to save the species started in the 1970s, a new survey released Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, reveals.

Brazil’s golden monkeys rebound

FILE - A golden lion tamarin sits in a tree in the Atlantic Forest region of Silva Jardim, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 8, 2022. There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding among branches of the Brazilian rainforest than any other time since modern conservation efforts to save the species started in the 1970s, a new survey released Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, reveals.

August 11, 2023, 6:46am Life

There are now more golden lion tamarins bounding between branches in the Brazilian rainforest than at any time since efforts to save the species started in the 1970s, a new survey reveals. Read story

A western snowy plover parent keeps a close watch on its chick on the Huntington Beach, Calif., side of the mouth of the Santa Ana River. Experts say dogs in the area are threatening the plover's habitat and that of the California least tern.

Unleashed dogs threatening birds

A western snowy plover parent keeps a close watch on its chick on the Huntington Beach, Calif., side of the mouth of the Santa Ana River. Experts say dogs in the area are threatening the plover's habitat and that of the California least tern.

August 11, 2023, 6:02am Life

Near the mouth of the Santa Ana River, between Newport Beach and Huntington State Beach, lies the habitat of two at-risk bird species whose survival is threatened by jumping, splashing, barking dogs. Read story