Orphaned bear cubs in Washington get freedom, ‘a second shot at life’ By Sara Jean Green, The Seattle Times
Published: May 24, 2021, 6:05am
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4 Photos This male black bear heads into the woods on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 off a logging road in Grays Harbor County. The cub was one of two released back into the wild after spending the past 15 months at the PAWS Wildlife Center in Lynnwood, where their caretakers took extra care not to expose them to humans. (Amanda Snyder/The Seattle Times/TNS) Photo Gallery
SOUTH OF OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST Reacting to the auditory assault of clanging metal, barking dogs, shouts and rifle blasts, a 168-pound American black bear shot out of the open end of a culvert trap and hightailed it into the woods off a logging road in Grays Harbor County.
Wilmington College’s Greek letter organizations raise $8,000 for charitable causes
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WILMINGTON Wilmington College’s Greek-letter organizations raised more than $8,000 in a recent fundraising drive that will benefit a host of non-profit organizations and WC families experiencing recent hardship.
Sigrid Solomon, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, congratulated the students for their leadership. “This is another example of how students are making a difference in their local community,” she said. “This exemplifies two of Wilmington College’s core values community and service.”
Several local organizations are among the recipients of the goodwill exhibited by five fraternities and six sororities.
Remove Bird Feeders to Fight Salmonella Outbreak in Birds
There has been a “dramatic increase” in Washington state in the population of pine siskins, a tiny migrating bird. A shortage of conifer cones, the typical food for this bird, has caused this increase. And they are eating at backyard feeders. There has been an explosion of Salmonella infections among those birds. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) recommends that people remove bird feeders to stop this Salmonella outbreak.
All bird species are susceptible to this bacteria that can also threaten human health.
Birds are a source of Salmonella and have been known to infect crops with their droppings. Backyard bird feeders are a particular risk since people have to handle them frequently. And the birds may contaminate food in backyard gardens.
MY EDMONDS NEWS Posted: January 14, 2021
Dr. Wang taking a ferry ride with her dogs Freddie and Maebee.
AXIS Pharmacy Northwest is proud to announce that Dr. Victoria Wang of VCA Crown Hill Animal Hospital in Seattle, Washington has been named “Vet of the Month” for January 2021.
Dr. Wang was nominated for “Vet of the Month” by one of her loyal patients, who wrote:
“Dr. Wang is incredibly compassionate, offering a range of treatment options and always making sure I know the next steps needed in my pet’s treatments. She is so gentle and caring!”
Hailing from the San Francisco Bay area, Dr. Wang graduated with honors in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. She has a veterinary degree from the University of California, Davis, where she tracked in small animal medicine. Prior to her studies in veterinary medicine, she studied abroad in Costa Rica and volunteered at the Oakland Zoo.