Upcoming vote on net pen ban in WA
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The Washington State Board of Natural Resources is taking a vote on Tuesday that could have serious ripple effect on the state's fishermen and the region's southern resident killer whales.

'Aggressive' owl dive bombs visitors at Everett, WA park

Officials with Snohomish County Parks and Recreation are warning people about an aggressive owl at a park in Everett.

Saving our WA southern resident orcas
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The Orca Conservancy is asking the public to help them take action to save our southern resident orcas after another calf has died.

'Dinosaur highway' unearthed in England, dating back 166 million years

A worker's discovery of nearly 200 dinosaur tracks in a limestone quarry in Oxfordshire, England, has unveiled a 166-million-year-old "dinosaur highway."

Orca Tahlequah seen pushing second dead calf in WA waters

Southern resident orca Tahlequah is suffering the loss of yet another calf. Here's where she and her deceased calf have been spotted.

Grieving orca who carried dead calf in 2018 now seen with newborn

An orca that captured the world’s attention in 2018 after she carried her dead newborn calf for weeks appears to be a new mother again, bringing a sign of hope to researchers.

A glimmer of hope: J-Pod’s new calf seen with Tahlequah, the grieving WA orca

Orcas in our region have seen record-breaking highs, and heartbreaking lows this year. We look at what has gone well for them, and the challenges they face now.

Newborn brings new hope for orcas in Puget Sound
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While the area may have seen record salmon runs this year, the southern resident killer whale population has still dropped this year in the Puget Sound.

'Murder Hornet' eradicated from U.S., officials remain cautious
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The Washington State Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture announced the successful eradication of the northern giant hornet (previously known as a "murder hornet" or Asian giant hornet) from Washington state and the U.S. After three years without confirmed detections, officials declared the invasive species eradicated on Wednesday.

Invasive murder hornets successfully eradicated from WA
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The Washington State Department of Agriculture and the United States Department of Agriculture announced the successful eradication of the northern giant hornet (previously known as a "murder hornet" or Asian giant hornet) from Washington state and the U.S.

'Murder hornet' declared eradicated in WA and US
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After years of effort, the Washington State Department of Agriculture says they've wiped out the 'murder hornet,' at least for now.

Monarch butterfly: Should they be given federal protections?

Depending on where they live in the U.S., some monarch butterfly populations could face extinction by 2080 if they aren’t extended federal protections, one expert said.

World's oldest known wild bird lays egg at 74 years old

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Pacific region says the 74-year-old Laysan albatross returned to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in late November to lay an egg.