Environment Firefighters see danger. These goats see dinner High on the hill was a lonely goatherd. His name is Todd Waits, and along with two working dogs, he’s shepherding about 325 goats. Kara McDermott
Environment Wild coyotes live among us — is your cat on their menu? Wild carnivores live among us. We may not know the exact number of coyotes here in Seattle but we should get used to them being here because they probably won't be leaving anytime soon. Matt Martin Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Health Why are dogs allowed in Seattle bars? Unlike kids, dogs are taken nearly everywhere: restaurant patios, taprooms, even the grocery store. Deborah Wang Casey Martin
Arts & Life The unlikely friendship of a baby donkey and a dog named Ranger at the Sammamish Animal Sanctuary Last year 40 animals were rescued by the Sammamish animal sanctuary. While many shelters take in dogs and cats, this sanctuary focuses on rescuing farm animals. Medha Kumar
Environment Crow versus eagle, who wins? And other answers to your animal questions Here at SoundQs, we get a lot of questions about animals. We’re talking rats, bats, squirrels, crows, opossums, you name it. On this episode, we answer a dozen of your urban wildlife questions. Deborah Wang Zaki Barak Hamid
Environment The hunt to find just one square inch of silence I go deep into the Olympic National Forest to find the most elusive creature imaginable: silence. Chris Morgan Matt Martin
Environment Pets, Pests, And Food: Our Complex, Contradictory Attitudes Toward Animals Does living with animals really make us healthier? Why do we eat some animals and keep others as pets? This week on Hidden Brain, we talk with psychology professor Hal Herzog about the contradictions embedded in our relationships with animals. Shankar Vedantam Thomas Lu Tara Boyle Rhaina Cohen
Arts & Life 'Giants Of The Monsoon Forest' Explores The Lives Of Working Elephants In Asia Geographer Jacob Shell describes the lives of these elephants of mountainous Myanmar and northeastern India that haul timber or transport people with details at once compelling and disturbing. Barbara J. King
Environment How a UW geneticist is saving elephants with poop The world is dealing with an unprecedented spike in illegal wildlife trade, threatening to overturn decades of conservation gains. Sarah Leibovitz Bill Radke
Environment A harsh life among 'super over-caffeinated' penguins I talk with two filmmakers who got up close and personal with Antarctic penguins. Chris Morgan Matt Martin Jim Gates
