U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

(Runtime 0:55) There could be updates to how grizzly bears are categorized under the Endangered Species Act. However, grizzlies would still be considered…

In Skagit County, a nonprofit that houses a number of animals, including exotic ones, is in continued legal battles. A law firm that advocates for animal rights is claiming the organization may have violated the Endangered Species Act, by, as the law firm claims in its complaint, the illegal euthanization of wolves.

(Runtime 1:22)In a recent heated committee hearing on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, argued against bringing grizzly bears to the…

(Runtime 3:50) A video captured the moment a maroon Toyota 4Runner paused along a rough gravel road on the Hanford Reach National Monument this past…

(Runtime 1:15) Neary 150 people packed into the annex building at the Okanogan County Fairgrounds to give federal leaders a piece of their minds about…

(Runtime 0:57)Federal officials are considering several possibilities to bring grizzly bears to Washington’s North Cascades. These agencies would like to…

(Runtime 0:54)Right now, an invasive fish species is trapped behind Grand Coulee Dam. If northern pike make it past the two giant cement dams in their way…

A federal study ordered by Congress concluded it would be feasible to reintroduce sea otters to the Oregon and northern California coasts. However, that finding doesn't mean the super-cute predators will be relocated into their former ocean habitat anytime soon.

Sea otters are undeniably cute, but cuteness only goes so far when major economic interests are at stake. That's an inference you can make from the emergence of organized pushback to the possible reintroduction of sea otters along the Oregon Coast.

If you’ve ever been hiking in the Cascades, high up in the alpine meadows, and were spooked by a streak of a bird, a plume of feathers that darted right in front of your face, you may have come across the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan.