Fat Bear Week 2026 voting: Katmai National Park's 'Mega Chonks' face off

Fat Bear Week returns to Katmai National Park on Tuesday, inviting wildlife fans worldwide to vote for the park's chunkiest brown bear. 

New tiny wild cat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forests

Researchers have identified Leopardus tilcayo, a previously unknown species of tiny wild cat, in Bolivia’s cloud forests, marking the first formal description of a new living cat species in more than a century.

42 dogs seized from Marysville trailer now recovering in Everett
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More than 40 dogs are recovering at the Everett Animal Shelter after they were found inside a cramped utility trailer in Marysville, with the owners possibly facing animal cruelty charges.

42 dogs recover at Everett, WA shelter after Marysville rescue

More than 40 dogs are recovering at the Everett Animal Shelter after they were found inside a cramped utility trailer in Marysville.

UW study finds higher coyote density in Seattle than wildlands
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According to new research from the University of Washington, the coyote density in the Seattle area is nine times higher than wildlands areas in Washington state. FOX 13's Franque Thompson sits down with University of Washington professor of environmental and forest sciences Laura Prugh to discuss the findings.

WildLanterns at Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo returns November
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Good Day Seattle stops by Woodland Park Zoo to talk about its annual WildLanterns event. This year's WildLanterns opens November 13. 

What's behind the growing number of bear encounters in the US this year

Bear encounters with humans are on the rise, especially in the Rocky Mountains, where the summer drought has bears seeking food in urban areas, leading to encounters with humans.

'Pretty crazy': Neighbors react after 101 cats taken from Tacoma home

The Humane Society for Tacoma and Pierce County is once again overflowing with cats after 101 were taken from a home off of 29th Street NE in Tacoma.  

Over 500 cats under Tacoma Humane Society care after recent seizure

The cats were taken in by the Humane Society with hair loss, scabbing, and dealing with respiratory infections, with some so severe that they required immediate medical intervention.

Tahoe bear deaths: Mama bear tried to get her dead cub up, drag it off the road, witnesses say

Six bears have died on Tahoe roads in the last two weeks, a local non-profit said. In one case, a mama bear was seen trying to get her dead cub up and drag her baby off the road, witnesses recalled.

Georgia donkey owner takes legal action as state investigates killing

An attorney for Polk County farmer Hannah Israel has sent at least one cease-and-desist letter over alleged online conduct following the death of her donkey, HeeHaw.

Tacoma Humane in need of supplies after 100+ cat rescue
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The Humane Society of Tacoma and Pierce County is asking for donations after taking in 100 cats that were recently rescued from a home, now having 500 cats in their care.

Six beluga whales from Marineland in Canada arrive in the US, last of 30 rescued from closed park

The unprecedented rescue of 30 beluga whales from Marineland, a closed park in Niagara Falls, Canada that could no longer care for them, is now complete with the safe arrival of the final six whales to the United States.