Help dogs and cats cope with separation anxiety when humans return to work
When one of my co-workers found out about a tiny, orphaned kitten that needed a home a few months ago, he didn’t hesitate to adopt it. He says…
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Bone appétit: Ben & Jerry’s is now making dog treats
Ben & Jerry’s is already irresistible to most humans — and now, they’re looking to hook man’s best friend with a new line of…
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Animal Planet’s pup-ular Puppy Bowl to go on as planned
The most beloved and fur-ocious competition on TV will go forward as planned. Even though the last few months have been ruff for special events,…
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Fungal infection likely caused duck deaths near Salmon
Over 100 mallard ducks found dead near Salmon may have died from acute fungal infection, Idaho Fish and game biologists…
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$2K reward offered in Wyoming grizzly bear killing case
Wildlife managers are offering an up to $2,000 reward for information about the illegal killing of a grizzly bear in central…
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Local police dog unexpectedly dies on-duty
The Pocatello Police Department is mourning the unexpected death of K9…
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Enrichment stockings available to purchase for Zoo Idaho animals
Now is your chance to brighten the holidays for the animals at Zoo…
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Pooka the skunk joins Zoo Idaho’s ambassador animal program
One of nature’s smelliest animals is joining Zoo Idaho as an ambassador…
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Idaho Falls Animal Shelter is looking for volunteers
The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter is looking for volunteers to join their team.…
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Reward doubled for information in Tripod moose poaching case
Citizens Against Poaching is now offering a $1,200 reward for information about the recent moose poaching case that took place west of Tripod Meadow,…
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NPS seeks information related to illegal wolf shooting
National Park Service investigators are looking for information related to the illegal shooting of a collared black-colored gray…
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Snake River Animal Shelter temporarily closes due to COVID-19
Due to unforeseen COVID-19 related circumstances, the Snake River Animal Shelter will be closed to volunteers and the public until Nov. 17, 2020.…
Continue Reading Hundreds of shelter dogs, cats flown across the Pacific
More than 600 dogs and cats flew across the Pacific Ocean from crowded Hawaii shelters to Washington state, Oregon, Idaho and Montana, where there’s…
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Wolves rebound, lose protections. Now future up to voters
The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable:…
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Idaho’s sockeye salmon run falters again; experts perplexed
A meager return of sockeye salmon to central Idaho this year despite high hopes and a new fish hatchery intended to help save the species from…
Continue ReadingPocatello Mayor delivers flamingo to 5 year old
A 5-year-old Pocatello girl was surprised to see the mayor show up at her house last Thursday.…
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Strut Your Mutt Day and Purranormal Cativity set for Saturday
The Snake River Animal Shelter is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society to designate Saturday as Strut Your Mutt Day…
Continue Reading 3 moose illegally killed in west-central Idaho
Three bull moose were illegally shot and killed in Valley County in west-central Idaho, Idaho officials say, and a fourth bull moose was shot at but…
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Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt supports state’s food banks
Donations from a recent women’s hunting event will directly benefit food pantries in the state, officials…
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Fish and Game to trap, translocate elk responsible for repeated crop damage
Fish and Game will soon be trapping and translocating up to 70 antlerless elk in the Little Camas region of southern Idaho to reduce the size of the…
Continue Reading Authorities investigate killing of grizzly bear in Fremont County
Wildlife officials are investigating the killing of a federally protected grizzly bear near Coyote Meadows in Fremont County that had been part of a…
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Exotic reptiles surrendered by Ammon couple
Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers recently took possession of several exotic reptiles from an Idaho Falls area residence.…
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Pocatello Animal Services to address stray cat problem with trap and release
The Pocatello Animal Services is taking a new approach to an age-old problem: stray…
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Pocatello Animal Shelter to close Monday for kennel installation
The Pocatello Animal Shelter will be closed Monday, September 14 while staff installs new cat kennels at the…
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Eastern Idaho State Fair hit with wind damage
Two barns at the Eastern Idaho State Fair took a hit during Labor Day’s powerful winds.…
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Idaho Falls Zoo goes to fall hours
The Idaho Falls Zoo will be moving to fall hours on Tuesday.…
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Program trains wild horses for use in Wyoming forest
Some 95,114 wild horses and burros roam free throughout the United States, according to a March 1 count by the federal Bureau of Land…
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Casper decides against ban on feeding feral cats, dogs
Officials in a Wyoming city have decided not to prohibit feeding feral cats and…
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Reward offered after 2 doe mule deer shot and left to waste near Elk Bend
Idaho Fish and Game is asking the public for information regarding the recent poaching of two doe mule deer shot and left to waste near Elk Bend,…
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Mountain lion kills pastured horse in southern Idaho
Wildlife officials in Idaho have said a mountain lion attacked and killed a horse this weekend while it was…
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Coexisting with creepy-crawlies
– Late-Summer through Early-Fall is the time of year Idahoans are most likely to come face to face with the infamous hobo…
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Sharpshooting debated as method to reduce Idaho elk numbers
The growth of the elk population in parts of Idaho has caused state wildlife officials to step up efforts to reduce the number of animals damaging…
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Several Idaho Falls Zoo events canceled
Several upcoming fundraising events at the Idaho Falls Zoo have been canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions.…
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Bonneville County 4-H Fair is in full swing
COVID-19 has spoiled a lot of summer fun, but the annual Bonneville County 4-H Fair is in full swing with a few adjustments to this year’s…
Continue Reading Pocatello Animal Shelter sports new look
Local artist Josh Pohlman has completed a 7’7” tall and 47’ long mural on the dog runs along the west side of the Pocatello Animal Shelter.…
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Yellowstone officials: 7 grizzly bear attacks this year
Wildlife officials in Yellowstone National Park have documented seven grizzly bear encounters resulting in injuries so far this year, an increase…
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Wild horse auction set next week
The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse auction in Bruneau July 14-21.…
Continue Reading Appeals court: Judge was right to revive grizzly protections
A U.S. appeals court said Wednesday that a federal judge was right to restore protections for about 700 grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region of…
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What to do if you find a stray
The 4th of July marks one of the busiest days of the year for animal shelters…
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US sets deadline for wolverines protection decision
U.S. wildlife officials have agreed to decide by the end of August whether climate change and other threats are pushing the rare wolverine closer to…
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Puppies, iguana, tortoise taken from Mckee’s Pet, Garden, and Feed Center
The Chubbuck Police Department reports a theft occurred at 1 a.m. at Mckee’s Pet, Garden, and Feed Center on Friday.…
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2 rabid bats found in Ada County, health officials urge caution around all bats
Idaho Public Health officials are reporting two bats have tested positive for rabies and were found in separate homes in Ada County.…
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Winter survival estimates for mule deer, elk above average
Idaho Department of Fish and Game report after a relatively mild winter, 73% of radio-collared elk calves and 63% of mule deer fawns survived through…
Continue Reading Wolf headaches persist for ranchers in elk-rich Jackson Hole
A large elk population continues to lure wolves to cattle ranches in Jackson Hole.…
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Black bear euthanized in Wyoming after attempted break-in
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has killed a black bear that was believed to be the subject of several complaints in northwestern Wyoming near…
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BASR releases update on dogs involved in fatal crash
The Blackfoot Animal Shelter & Rescue has released an update about an accident on Interstate 15 that killed two people and more than a dozen dogs…
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Grizzly sow and cub in Island Park captured, relocated
Idaho Department of Fish and Game staff captured a sow grizzly and her yearling cub in the Yale Creek area of Island Park after the bears were seen…
Continue ReadingCats can infect other cats with coronavirus, researchers find
Cats can infect other cats with the novel coronavirus, but they may not show any symptoms, according to a study published…
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Fish and Game kill mountain lion in Idaho Falls to protect the public
Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers killed an adult male mountain lion that exhibited no fear of humans and made no attempt to flee the area…
Continue Reading Conservation groups ask Washington state to kill less wolves
Conservation groups on Monday asked the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to sharply limit the number of endangered wolves that are killed over…
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Lawsuit filed to stop US from killing coyotes in Idaho
Three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. government from killing coyotes and other predators in Idaho until…
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Judge allows lawsuit to ban bear baiting in Idaho, Wyoming
A lawsuit seeking to ban using bait for hunting black bears in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming can continue, a federal judge has…
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Half-off dog licenses through the end of May
You can license your dog with Pocatello Animal Services for half-price through May…
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Wyoming wildlife officials capture, kill unruly grizzly bear
An unruly grizzly bear that fell for a trap last week in Wyoming was captured and killed by wildlife officials who had their radar on the animal for…
Continue Reading US, Wyoming urge rejection of ruling that blocked bear hunts
Attorneys for the U.S. government and the state of Wyoming urged an appeals court Tuesday to throw out much of a judge’s ruling that blocked the…
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Game cameras capture millions of pictures of wildlife
Idaho Department of Fish and Game staff systematically placed nearly 600 game cameras across Idaho to document and count the population of wolves in…
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Idaho Falls Zoo to open May 16
The Idaho Falls Zoo is scheduled to open on May 16th with social distancing and other safety guidelines.…
Continue ReadingSupply chain issues impacting local cattle market
Coronavirus has impacted the supply chain for much of the food industry and the local cattle market is feeling the effects.…
Continue Reading Experts report wolf population is stable in Wyoming
The wolf population in Wyoming has reached about 300 animals, around the same number of wolves wildlife managers aimed to have before hunting was…
Continue ReadingCrews rescue dog trapped in badger hole
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS rescued a dog that was trapped in a badger hole…
Continue ReadingYellowstone Bear World opens for drive-thru only weekends
Yellowstone Bear World will be open for drive-thru only for the next two weekends.…
Continue ReadingLocal business alternatives for groceries
RIGBY, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)- What’s old is new again at two Eastern Idaho dairy farms. At Reed’s Dairy, the classic milkman is appearing on more…
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Blackfoot Animal Shelter and Rescue adjusts services due to COVID-19
The Blackfoot Animal Shelter and Rescue (BASR) will be limiting its public counter services at least through April 15 to help combat the spread of…
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Social distancing also impacting law enforcement
Gov. Brad Little’s state-wide stay-home order doesn’t include essential services like law enforcement, but agencies are still feeling the effects of…
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Buy A Bag, Feed A Pet
The Snake River Animal Shelter not only provides food for the dogs and cats at the shelter but also to the community pet owners in need.…
Continue Reading Judge asked to force decision on US wolverine protections
Wildlife advocates on Wednesday asked a U.S. judge to force the government into deciding if the snow-loving wolverine should be federally protected…
Continue Reading Idaho wildlife agency kills 17 wolves in Lolo Zone
More than a dozen wolves were killed last month to help curb struggling elk populations in north-central Idaho, wildlife officials…
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Yellowstone Bear World welcomes 11 new cubs
Twin, nine-week old bear cubs made their way onto the Local News 8 set Friday morning to help announce the exciting news they’ll be on a brief “tour”…
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Yellowstone biologists spot first bear of 2020
The first confirmed grizzly bear sighting in Yellowstone National Park of 2020 occurred on…
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Idaho wildlife officials investigate sturgeon poaching
State wildlife authorities are investigating a poaching incident after a sturgeon carcass was found in the Boise…
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Reward offered for information regarding bull elk shot and left to waste
Idaho Department of Fish and Game reports a bull elk was shot twice approximately 30 yards off of the Dingle Pond road, in Dingle in Bear Lake County…
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Officials seek baby moose poacher
Idaho Fish and Game is looking for information regarding a poaching incident south of Driggs.…
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Yellowstone bison entering Montana face slaughter, hunters
One of the last and largest wild bison populations in North America has begun its migration out of Yellowstone National Park into southwestern…
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Authorities report more pronghorn killed in train accident
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is reporting an additional 32 pronghorn have been killed in a second train accident in eastern…
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Low beaver activity in Mink Creek may not be linked to trapping
Watershed Guardians and Idaho Fish and Game have separately been tracking the beaver activity in the area, and both have noticed a drop in…
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Smooches From Pooches event in Pocatello
If your Valentine’s Day quest for unconditional love was unsuccessful, it’s not too late to find some at the Smooches for Pooches event at the…
Continue Reading Elk hit by train in Bear Lake County
A train collided with a small group of elk near Dingle in Bear Lake County early Sunday morning.…
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ISU Business Leader of the Year named
The Pocatello Pet Lodge and Pocatello Pet Lodge, Too owner is the Idaho State University Alpha Kappa Psi Delta Upsilon Chapter 61st Idaho Business…
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Second group of elk ushered across highway near Sugar City
A group of 150 elk moved out of Teton Canyon earlier this week and headed west towards Highway 20 near Sugar City, again causing concern for passing…
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$7,000 offered for help in 2018 Wyoming bird, dog poisonings
U.S. and Wyoming officials are offering cash rewards for useful information as they investigate the poisoning deaths of three dogs and dozens of…
Continue Reading Grizzly captures, kills, down substantially in Wyoming
Wildlife managers relocated or killed substantially fewer grizzly bears in northwestern Wyoming in 2019 compared to…
Continue ReadingThe ‘world’s worst cat’ has been adopted
Despite the odds, the “World’s Worst Cat” has just been adopted into a loving family. The Mitchell County Animal Rescue in North…
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New lawsuit over Wyoming elk feeding seeks sooner phase-out
Environmental groups have filed a new lawsuit against the feeding of elk on a Wyoming wildlife refuge, saying the U.S. government should act sooner…
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Bull elk rescued from hay tarp
Idaho Fish and Game wildlife biologists rushed to the rescue of a bull elk that had become entangled in a hay tarp in the Monteview area Thursday…
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Weston woman named Ultimate Extreme Huntress
Lindsay Christensen had already held the title of Extreme Huntress when she was named Ultimate Extreme Huntress earlier this month.…
Continue Reading Idaho wildlife officials criticized for elk hunt
Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials are being criticized for taking part in a research project that led to the killing of 206 elk across…
Continue Reading Idaho wolf population is estimated at 1,000 animals
The director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game on Thursday said there are an estimated 1,000 wolves in…
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Something’s fishy: Trout in the Classroom program begins in east Idaho
In the halls of Franklin Middle School, Shayne Hughes’ class has become pretty famous.…
Continue Reading Lawmaker proposes wolf-free zones in southern Idaho
Some areas in Idaho would be declared wolf-free zones, and other areas where the animals have killed livestock would have increased wolf-killing…
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Dogs restricted from groomed Nordic trails in the Heise area
The Palisades Ranger District of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest has restricted dogs from using groomed Nordic trails near Kelly Canyon until…
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Love, hate relationship: Residents divided on feelings about flock of wild turkeys
Some call them a nuisance and others say they love them. A flock of wild turkeys has seemingly arrived in the area around South Mink Creek Road out…
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Endangered tamarin comes to Idaho Falls Zoo
A critically endangered one-pound cotton-top female tamarin has a new home at the Idaho Falls…
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Lost cat from Russia has found his way home
After sharing Ivan’s story last week he has been reunited with his…
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Foul weather postpones helicopter goat shoot in Grand Teton
Foul weather has postponed plans to kill nonnative mountain goats in Grand Teton National…
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Cat from Russia found in Idaho Falls
One unique cat at the Idaho falls Animal Shelter may come with a lot of…
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Dogs killed, injured in string of central Idaho mountain lion attacks
Five mountain lion attacks in the past week have left dogs injured and dead in the Wood River…
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Record whitefish landed at Bear Lake
A McCammon man found his way into the Idaho record books, during a fishing trip to Bear Lake December…
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Officials say fewer eagles returning to Lake Coeur d’Alene
Public land managers say the number of eagles flocking to northern Idaho’s Lake Coeur d’Alene has unexpectedly dropped.…
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F&G Commission expands 2020 spring steelhead fishing season starting Jan. 1
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission decided to reopen steelhead fishing in the Clearwater River and lower Snake River downstream of Couse Creek Boat…
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2 Yellowstone wolf pups fatally hit by a vehicle
Two wolves from the Junction Butte Pack were fatally hit around sunset on the road between Tower Junction and the Northeast Entrance on Nov. 19…
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