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  Deadly white-nose disease is spreading in Western Washington bats

  A deadly disease in bats is spreading in western Washington.

  • John Ryan
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  San Juans’ sea stars start long crawl back from near-extinction

  Pizza-sized predators are crawling around the San Juan Islands this summer. Scientists are celebrating.

  • John Ryan
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  Jurassic shark: Scientists find ancient species in Puget Sound

  Scientists have documented two species of shark in Puget Sound for the first time. The discoveries began when a fisherman posted a selfie with a shark he caught.

  • John Ryan
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  Mount Rainier's chubby snowbird is now a threatened species

  A chubby bird that lives year-round in some of the Pacific Northwest’s most pristine habitats has been added to the nation’s roster of threatened species.

  • John Ryan
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  Red wolf raised at Washington state sanctuary joins wild pack, sires 8 pups

  An endangered American red wolf born and raised in a Washington state sanctuary and released into the wild earlier this year in North Carolina has fathered a litter of eight pups, doubling the size of his adopted pack.

  • Stephen Howie
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  Coming soon: Grizzly bears in the North Cascades

  Grizzly bears will be reintroduced to the North Cascades, federal officials announced Thursday.

  • John Ryan
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  These Northwest snails might need stronger protection than just their tiny shells

  Environmentalists are urging federal officials to save a pair of Northwest species that you’ve probably never heard of.

  • John Ryan
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  Warm-water turtle rescued from Salish Sea after fishermen find her stunned by cold

  A loggerhead sea turtle, usually found in warmer waters farther south, was rescued from the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

  • John Ryan
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  Endangered baby orca J60 missing, presumed dead

  The baby orca known as J60 is missing and presumed dead, according to the Center for Whale Research.

  • John Ryan
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  Looking back and looking ahead: the 50-year anniversary of the Endangered Species Act

  Since it was passed, the ESA has listed more than 1,600 species for protection, and the overwhelming majority of listed animals have been saved from extinction. What have we learned in the last 50 years about how we can better protect the environment – and what lessons can we take with us into the next 50 years of the Endangered Species Act?

  • Libby Denkmann
  • Alec Cowan

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