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Pets & Wildlife

Bull on the loose is talk of the town

March 7, 2025, 5:57am Life

A Scottish Highland bull is the talk of the town in the rural hills of western Connecticut, where it has been roaming for over a month in the frigid winter weather after escaping from its confines. Read story

An axolotl swims in an aquarium at a museum in Xochimilco Ecological Park in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

Axolotl is a symbol of identity: Salamander beloved in Mexico is also on endangered list

An axolotl swims in an aquarium at a museum in Xochimilco Ecological Park in Mexico City, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025.

March 7, 2025, 5:52am Life

Legend has it the axolotl was not always an amphibian. Long before it became Mexico’s most beloved salamander and efforts to prevent its extinction flourished, it was a sneaky god. Read story

This Jan. 30, 2025, image provided by the Arizona Game and Fish Department shows members of the Mexican gray wolf recovery team doing a health check on an endangered wolf that was captured during an annual population survey near Alpine, Arizona.

More endangered Mexican gray wolves are roaming the southwestern US, annual survey shows

This Jan. 30, 2025, image provided by the Arizona Game and Fish Department shows members of the Mexican gray wolf recovery team doing a health check on an endangered wolf that was captured during an annual population survey near Alpine, Arizona.

March 5, 2025, 9:29am Life

It is a ritual that takes place every winter — federal and state wildlife managers use remote cameras, scat collection, radio telemetry devices and helicopters to count Mexican gray wolves that are roaming mountain ranges in parts of New Mexico and Arizona. Read story

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife captured and collared 12 gray wolves in Northern California last month.

Calif. officials seek to track growing wolf population

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife captured and collared 12 gray wolves in Northern California last month.

March 4, 2025, 6:00am Life

Wildlife officials have collared a dozen gray wolves in Northern California in an effort to better understand and manage the species that has made a comeback in the state after being eradicated a century ago. Read story

A grave for a dog named Gazou is seen at the pet cemetery of Asnieres-sur-Seine, west of Paris, on Feb. 21.

How to help those grieving loss of pet

A grave for a dog named Gazou is seen at the pet cemetery of Asnieres-sur-Seine, west of Paris, on Feb. 21.

March 4, 2025, 5:46am Health

Even months later, the pain of losing a pet can still hit without warning. Read story

A team of sled dogs led by Mitch Seavey (32), of Seward, Alaska, mush through downtown during the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska., Saturday, March 1, 2025.

Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event

A team of sled dogs led by Mitch Seavey (32), of Seward, Alaska, mush through downtown during the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska., Saturday, March 1, 2025.

March 3, 2025, 1:14pm Latest News

The move to Fairbanks for the start of the Iditarod Sled Dog Race also forced a new route, and added more than 100 miles that will make this year’s race the longest ever. Read story

‘Tears of joy!!!’ It’s a pip for Big Bear bald eagles Jackie and Shadow

March 3, 2025, 8:29am Life

After several years of disappointment, there was a sign Sunday that the Big Bear bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow may soon have a hatchling. Read story

A western diamondback rattlesnake is seen in the Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s Reptile House on March 22, 2024, in Fresno, California.

Where do rattlesnakes go when it’s cold in California? We asked the experts.

A western diamondback rattlesnake is seen in the Fresno Chaffee Zoo’s Reptile House on March 22, 2024, in Fresno, California.

March 3, 2025, 6:03am Entertainment

In the spring and summer, you might spot a rattlesnake sunning in itself on a rock or a hiking trail. Read story

Chong, Camas residents Craig Whitten and Abbey Crnich’s 11-year-old ragdoll cat, relaxes in Crnich’s sewing room in February.

‘It was serendipity’: Missing Camas cat appears in Washougal months later

Chong, Camas residents Craig Whitten and Abbey Crnich’s 11-year-old ragdoll cat, relaxes in Crnich’s sewing room in February.

March 1, 2025, 6:10am Clark County Life

Even as days turned into weeks and then months, Camas residents Craig Whitten and Abbey Crnich never gave up hope their lost cat, Chong, would return home. Read story

This June 16, 2024, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows Miguel the Havanese sitting on a walkway surrounding a densely-planted garden on Long Island, N.Y. Such a garden design could help discourage entry by plant-trampling dogs.

How to garden when you love dogs and plants

This June 16, 2024, image provided by Jessica Damiano shows Miguel the Havanese sitting on a walkway surrounding a densely-planted garden on Long Island, N.Y. Such a garden design could help discourage entry by plant-trampling dogs.

March 1, 2025, 5:58am Life

If you’ve ever had a dog, you know they don’t exactly tiptoe through the tulips. I’m fortunate that none of mine ever had a penchant for digging holes, but my late pit bull, Maddie, used to run through my perennial beds like a weed whacker, leaving horizontal coneflowers and black-eyes… Read story