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Three new wolf packs discovered in Northern California
Continuing a growing trend, three new wolf packs have been confirmed in Northern California, increasing the population of the ...
Llamas, African porcupines staying at Seattle zoo during animal neglect investigation
Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo (WPZ) has welcomed nine new animals seized as part of an animal neglect case in Oregon.
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Some Washington salmon face ‘brink’ of extinction, report finds
A new report released by the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office in Washington, found some salmon populations have seen growth, ...
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Oregon zoo owner is arrested on drug charges following police raid
Oregon police say they arrested a zoo owner on drug charges following a police raid at the facility earlier this month that ...
Endangered crane’s ‘great adventure’ ends after WA zoo escape. ‘A story to tell’
An endangered crane went on a days-long adventure after escaping from a zoo in Washington. Now she has quite the story to ...
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New Jersey lawmakers consider joining California, Washington in passing preemptive octopus-farming bans
Legislators in the U.S. state of New Jersey are considering preemptively banning octopus farming, following in the footsteps ...
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Learn to drive a horse team at Historic Washington State Park’s hands-on workshop
WASHINGTON – Join the animal curator at Historic Washington State Park on Saturday, May 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. This workshop covers the basics of safe harnessing and driving horse teams. If you ...
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Eastern WA town ‘heartbroken, outraged and disgusted’ by discovery at apartment
Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife are investigating after remains of possibly protected species also were ...
Washington introduces Smokey Bear license plate to combat wildfires
Washington state has unveiled its first Smokey Bear license plate, a new initiative aimed at raising funds to combat ...
Crane escaped from Washington zoo found after strolling near town, hanging with "group of blue herons"
An East African crowned crane that escaped from a Washington state zoo was found after almost three days on the lam.
Endangered crane makes ‘great escape’ out of WA zoo — and nobody can catch her
An endangered East African crowned crane escaped the Cougar Mountain Zoo in Issaquah, the zoo said in a May 21 Facebook post. The young female bird has been gone for days, and no one can seem to catch ...