1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (207+ words) NEW YORK " This stowaway truly was sly as a fox. A red fox somehow slipped onto a cargo ship that traveled from Southampton, England, to New York, where the animal is now in the Bronx Zoo's care. The zoo said…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (125+ words) Fox sneaks onto ship bound for New York from the United Kingdom'KIRO 7 News Seattle Fox sneaks onto ship bound for New York from the United Kingdom NEW YORK " U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in New York says officers found a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (410+ words) MELBOURNE, Australia " Stephanie Kirsop didn't believe her son when he phoned to say a crocodile was lurking in a creek near their home. The family live in the temperate coastal city of Newcastle, which is 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) south of Australia's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (14+ words) Help better protect 11 species that are at risk in Washington'KIRO 7 News Seattle...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (15+ words) PHOTOS: Determined beaver refuses to leave road despite pleas from Redmond police'KIRO 7 News Seattle...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (785+ words) WELLINGTON, New Zealand " The world's only flightless parrot species was once thought to be doomed by design. The kakapo is too heavy, too slow and, frankly, too delicious to survive around predators, and takes a shamelessly relaxed approach to reproduction....

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (342+ words) TACOMA, Wash. " Tacoma is rolling out a welcome mat along Ruston Way for purple martins. The dark purple and blue birds are North America's largest swallows and have historically had a thriving colony nest along the shoreline in the spring....

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (1361+ words) outwander.com reports that the National Park Service recorded 331.9 million visits in 2024, highlighting overcrowding issues in popular parks. (Gchapel // Shutterstock/Gchapel // Shutterstock) The National Park Service recorded 331.9 million recreation visits in 2024, smashing the previous all-time record. That number gets repeated…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (161+ words) 8 new-to-Washington species of bees identified'KIRO 7 News Seattle 8 new-to-Washington species of bees identified WASHINGTON " Researchers at the University of Washington have added eight never-before-recorded bee species to the state's list of native pollinators. While collecting pollinators in Chelan County to study…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (239+ words) TACOMA, Wash. " Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium recently welcomed two critically endangered American Red Wolves to their pack: Bronto and River. The pair will be joining as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums" (AZA) SAFE American Red Wolf program....