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FILE - Palmerston, the Foreign Office cat sits on a photographer's ladder at Downing Street in London, on Feb. 12, 2019.

It’s the ‘purr-fect’ job: Britain’s top feline diplomat comes out of retirement

FILE - Palmerston, the Foreign Office cat sits on a photographer's ladder at Downing Street in London, on Feb. 12, 2019.

February 6, 2025, 11:09am Life

Britain’s top feline diplomat has come out of retirement for a new, ‘purr-fect’ job. Read story

Scientists search for answers after gray whale washes ashore in LA, bitten and underweight

February 5, 2025, 10:59am Life

Over the weekend, a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler State Beach, prompting an outpouring of grief from marine mammal lovers and leaving an important question etched into the sand — what killed her? Read story

Thirty-year-old Asian elephant Rose-Tu is seen with her baby after giving birth at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore. on Feb. 1, 2025.

The Oregon Zoo welcomes a new baby elephant

Thirty-year-old Asian elephant Rose-Tu is seen with her baby after giving birth at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Ore. on Feb. 1, 2025.

February 4, 2025, 12:51pm Latest News

The Oregon Zoo in Portland has welcomed its newest addition, a baby elephant. Read story

A rabbit that was shot by a blow dart is picked up by animal control before being taken to an animal shelter in Vancouver on Dec. 17.

$5,000 reward offered in case of rabbits shot by blow darts in central Vancouver

A rabbit that was shot by a blow dart is picked up by animal control before being taken to an animal shelter in Vancouver on Dec. 17.

February 4, 2025, 11:35am Clark County News

An animal advocacy organization is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for targeting bunnies with blow darts in central Vancouver. Read story

Suntwo enjoys an evening on the patio at Heathen Brewing Feral Public House in downtown Vancouver in 2019.

Complaints about pets in food establishments fall in Clark County

Suntwo enjoys an evening on the patio at Heathen Brewing Feral Public House in downtown Vancouver in 2019.

February 4, 2025, 6:10am Business

Dogs seem to be out and about with their owners in stores, restaurants and even grocery stores in recent years. Read story

30 frozen sea turtles rescued off Florida coast after snow

February 3, 2025, 5:57am Life

As white-sand beaches became covered by a historic snowstorm, more than 30 frozen sea turtles were rescued off Florida’s coast. Read story

Researchers confirmed the arrival of baby orca J61, pictured with mother Tahlequah, J35, swimming in Puget Sound, on Christmas Eve.

Tahlequah and her dead calf tell story of climate change

Researchers confirmed the arrival of baby orca J61, pictured with mother Tahlequah, J35, swimming in Puget Sound, on Christmas Eve.

February 1, 2025, 6:10am Northwest

The stories of salmon and orcas in the Pacific Northwest are linked. Their paths intermingle in a vast web of ecosystems and coevolved species. Read story

Canines could sniff out trouble in Central Washington orchards

January 31, 2025, 5:56am Life

Dogs and their extremely sensitive noses have been used to sniff out hidden drugs, track down fleeing criminals and even help authorities search for tracking devices in domestic violence situations. Read story

Elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky are seen at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Court: Elephants can’t pursue their release from Colorado zoo

Elephants Kimba, front, and Lucky are seen at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo.

January 31, 2025, 5:55am Life

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but, since they’re not human, they do not have the legal right to pursue their release, Colorado’s highest court said Tuesday. Read story

FILE -A Malayan tiger walks in its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in Cincinnati, July 7, 2023.

Tiger poachers use fishing boats to smuggle body parts out of Malaysia, study shows

FILE -A Malayan tiger walks in its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden in Cincinnati, July 7, 2023.

January 29, 2025, 8:29am Life

Commercial fishing fleets have been playing a key role in trafficking parts of tigers poached in Malaysia, according to research released Wednesday that could help enforcement efforts to save the critically endangered cat. Read story