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Anacortes exotic animal compound attracts controversy, but director striving to ‘make things right’

Hybrid wolf dogs at Predators of the Heart the subject of dispute with neighbors, Skagit officials

Updated Oct. 23, 2024 11:35 a.m.

New PSA warnings highlight the insanity of larch-viewing weekends in October

Crowding is so bad some outdoor enthusiasts are pleading for a timed-entry system

Oct. 8, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Community scientists can help track scarce wolverines in the WA backcountry

Cascades Wolverine Project collects data to help with threatened animal’s recovery

Sept. 17, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Cougars in Washington state: Few attacks, stable numbers

Athletic cats are also known as mountain lions, pumas, panthers and catamounts

Aug. 27, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Volunteer labor keeps historic Winchester Mountain Lookout in good repair

'It’s a special place, but people are hurting it'

Aug. 11, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Washington gray wolves will maintain endangered status; restrictions on killing them remain

Conservationists argue the population hasn't recovered

July 19, 2024 4:38 p.m.

Washington’s largest tree was spared from the timber industry

The 178-foot, 1,500-year-old giant now stands alone in a once-thriving forest

June 24, 2024 10:00 p.m.

New, visually stunning hiking guide focuses on Mount Baker and the North Cascades

The full-color hiking guide took five years to complete

June 3, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Wildlife ecologist says grizzly bears are a grounding force for him

Chris Morgan has been charged by grizzly bears, treed by moose and peed on by orangutans

June 2, 2024 10:00 p.m.

WWU men’s and women’s rugby teams win national titles

Titles improve the program's profile, can help with recruitment

May 22, 2024 2:08 p.m.

Ex-Bellingham climber carrying on legacy of famed mountaineering family

Leif Whittaker: 'My heart and soul is in the Mount Baker backcountry'

May 6, 2024 10:00 p.m.

Grizzly bears will return to the North Cascades, feds announce

Officials have not set a timetable for the relocation

Updated April 26, 2024 12:25 p.m.