Like other newborn puppies, Skipper likes to eat, drink water and go to the bathroom. But the border collie and Australian shepherd mix is unique from the rest of her litter: She was born with six legs. “This is a miracle named Skipper. Literally,” Neel Veterinary Hospital in Oklahoma wrote on its Facebook page on
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Officials say bison have largely stayed in Yellowstone National Park and avoided being captured by park officials or killed by hunters this winter.
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There is a new face at the East Idaho Aquarium in Idaho Falls., but only a few visitors were able to see him.
Continue ReadingThe sawfish is one of the ocean’s stranger sights — with its unique long, narrow nose lined with teeth, it resembles a hedge-trimmer or chain saw. But the shark-like rays are on the brink of extinction, having vanished from half of the world’s coastal waters, according to a new study. Sawfish were once found on
Continue ReadingCat owners who want to stop their pets hunting wildlife as much should play with them and feed them more meat, according to a new study. Typical methods of preventing feline hunting, which sparks conservation and welfare concerns, rely on methods that many cat owners find unacceptable, such as keeping them indoors or making them
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Officials have transported 50 Yellowstone National Park bison to the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Montana.
Continue ReadingThe 17th Puppy Bowl ended in dramatic fashion Sunday with a come-from-behind win by Team Ruff. Trailing by three points with under a minute left, Team Ruff’s Big Boss Paulie (American Staffordshire Terrier and Dutch Shepherd mix) sprinted for a touchdown as the clock ran out. Team Ruff defeated Team Fluff in a final score
Continue ReadingLast September, Brian Myers walked into an animal shelter and rescued Sadie, a German Shepard — giving her another chance at life. Four months later, Sadie would do the same for him. Heather Centrella, the office manager Ramapo Bergen Animal Refuge, said she got a call from Myers last week. It wasn’t to return Sadie
Continue ReadingAmerican dog royalty will be making an appearance at Puppy Bowl XVII. First Lady Jill Biden has filmed a public service announcement to air during the Discovery+ event, a beloved bit of alternative programming that runs on Super Bowl Sunday. In the video, Biden is seen in the White House, seated before a fire with
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A volunteer survey of the Powder River Basin suggests more eagles are using the basin as their winter home this year than in 2020.
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Zach Turnbull could barely make out the emaciated grizzly bear’s inside-lip tattoo, and when he did decipher the digits – 168 – they just didn’t seem right.
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Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) is asking us to do our part to protect wintering wildlife by leaving animals undisturbed.
Continue ReadingScientists have long wondered how butterflies fly — compared with other flying animals, the creatures have unusually short, broad and large wings relative to their body size. Now, experts have found that the insects “clap” their wings together — and their wings are perfectly evolved for better propulsion. Biologists from Sweden’s Lund University set out
Continue ReadingThe Food and Drug Administration has expanded a recall and is alerting pet owners and veterinary professionals about high levels of aflatoxin in some pet foods after 70 dogs reportedly died and over 80 others were sickened. The dog food in question has been identified as certain Sportmix products manufactured by Midwestern Pet Foods. The
Continue ReadingWhen 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 his new companion helped make the months of COVID-19 isolation at home much less stressful. He is not alone. Animal shelters and breeders across the country have
Continue ReadingBen & Jerry’s is already irresistible to most humans — and now, they’re looking to hook man’s best friend with a new line of dog treats. For the first time in the brand’s history, Ben & Jerry’s is now selling non-dairy frozen treats called “Doggie Desserts” in supermarkets and pet stores. The ice cream-like concoctions
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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, Puppy Bowl XVII will premiere on Discovery+ and Animal Planet on Sunday, February 7 at 2 p.m. ET, according to an announcement from Discovery today. The 3-hour event will feature
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Over 100 mallard ducks found dead near Salmon may have died from acute fungal infection, Idaho Fish and game biologists said.
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Wildlife managers are offering an up to $2,000 reward for information about the illegal killing of a grizzly bear in central Wyoming.
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The Pocatello Police Department is mourning the unexpected death of K9 Bart.
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Now is your chance to brighten the holidays for the animals at Zoo Idaho.
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One of nature’s smelliest animals is joining Zoo Idaho as an ambassador animal.
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The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter is looking for volunteers to join their team.
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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, which is west of Smiths Ferry, in Unit 24.
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National Park Service investigators are looking for information related to the illegal shooting of a collared black-colored gray wolf.
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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 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 more space for them to await adoption – a charity operation that organizers said is the largest pet rescue flight.
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The saucer-sized footprints in the mud around the bloody, disemboweled bison carcass were unmistakable: wolves.
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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 extinction has fisheries managers trying to figure out what went wrong.
Continue ReadingA 5-year-old Pocatello girl was surprised to see the mayor show up at her house last Thursday.
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The Snake River Animal Shelter is partnering with Best Friends Animal Society to designate Saturday as Strut Your Mutt Day 2020.
Continue Reading 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 apparently not injured.
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Donations from a recent women’s hunting event will directly benefit food pantries in the state, officials said.
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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 elk herd that has historically been depredating on agricultural crops.
Continue Reading Wildlife officials are investigating the killing of a federally protected grizzly bear near Coyote Meadows in Fremont County that had been part of a research study.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game officers recently took possession of several exotic reptiles from an Idaho Falls area residence.
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The Pocatello Animal Services is taking a new approach to an age-old problem: stray cats.
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The Pocatello Animal Shelter will be closed Monday, September 14 while staff installs new cat kennels at the facility.
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Two barns at the Eastern Idaho State Fair took a hit during Labor Day’s powerful winds.
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The Idaho Falls Zoo will be moving to fall hours on Tuesday.
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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 Management.
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Officials in a Wyoming city have decided not to prohibit feeding feral cats and dogs.
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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, south of Salmon.
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Wildlife officials in Idaho have said a mountain lion attacked and killed a horse this weekend while it was pastured.
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– Late-Summer through Early-Fall is the time of year Idahoans are most likely to come face to face with the infamous hobo spider.
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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 private property with various methods, including nighttime sharpshooters.
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Several upcoming fundraising events at the Idaho Falls Zoo have been canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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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 event.
Continue Reading 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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Wildlife officials in Yellowstone National Park have documented seven grizzly bear encounters resulting in injuries so far this year, an increase compared to the previous high mark of three in the first half of 2007.
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The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse auction in Bruneau July 14-21.
Continue Reading 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 the Rocky Mountains, after federal officials sought to turn over management of the animals to states that would have allowed them to be hunted.
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The 4th of July marks one of the busiest days of the year for animal shelters nationwide.
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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 extinction in the mountains of the West.
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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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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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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 the winter statewide.
Continue Reading A large elk population continues to lure wolves to cattle ranches in Jackson Hole.
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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 Jackson.
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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 when a box truck transporting 48 dogs for a rescue group crashed Friday.
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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 getting into garbage.
Continue ReadingCats can infect other cats with the novel coronavirus, but they may not show any symptoms, according to a study published Wednesday.
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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 in Idaho Falls Wednesday morning.
Continue Reading Conservation groups on Monday asked the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to sharply limit the number of endangered wolves that are killed over conflicts with livestock.
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Three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the U.S. government from killing coyotes and other predators in Idaho until environmental studies are carried out.
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A lawsuit seeking to ban using bait for hunting black bears in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming can continue, a federal judge has ruled.
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You can license your dog with Pocatello Animal Services for half-price through May 31.
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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 years.
Continue Reading 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 first grizzly bear hunts in the Lower 48 states in almost three decades.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game staff systematically placed nearly 600 game cameras across Idaho to document and count the population of wolves in the state in 2019.
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The Idaho Falls Zoo is scheduled to open on May 16th with social distancing and other safety guidelines.
Continue ReadingCoronavirus has impacted the supply chain for much of the food industry and the local cattle market is feeling the effects.
Continue Reading The wolf population in Wyoming has reached about 300 animals, around the same number of wolves wildlife managers aimed to have before hunting was prohibited between 2014 and 2017.
Continue ReadingJackson Hole Fire/EMS rescued a dog that was trapped in a badger hole Friday.
Continue ReadingYellowstone Bear World will be open for drive-thru only for the next two weekends.
Continue ReadingRIGBY, 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 doorsteps. Alan Reed the dairy’s president says demand for their drive thru and delivery service has grown. Reed says, “This has become very popular over the last month with all of
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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 COVID-19.
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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 social distancing.
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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 Wildlife advocates on Wednesday asked a U.S. judge to force the government into deciding if the snow-loving wolverine should be federally protected as the rare predator becomes vulnerable to a warming planet.
Continue Reading More than a dozen wolves were killed last month to help curb struggling elk populations in north-central Idaho, wildlife officials said.
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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” before the Yellowstone Bear World gates officially open for the 2020 season.
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The first confirmed grizzly bear sighting in Yellowstone National Park of 2020 occurred on Saturday.
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State wildlife authorities are investigating a poaching incident after a sturgeon carcass was found in the Boise River.
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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 Wednesday sometime before 10 p.m.
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Idaho Fish and Game is looking for information regarding a poaching incident south of Driggs.
Continue Reading One of the last and largest wild bison populations in North America has begun its migration out of Yellowstone National Park into southwestern Montana, where they are being hunted and face government-sponsored slaughter as part of a population reduction program.
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is reporting an additional 32 pronghorn have been killed in a second train accident in eastern Idaho.
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Watershed Guardians and Idaho Fish and Game have separately been tracking the beaver activity in the area, and both have noticed a drop in activity.
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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 Pocatello Animal shelter on Feb. 15th
Continue Reading A train collided with a small group of elk near Dingle in Bear Lake County early Sunday morning.
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The Pocatello Pet Lodge and Pocatello Pet Lodge, Too owner is the Idaho State University Alpha Kappa Psi Delta Upsilon Chapter 61st Idaho Business Leader of the Year.
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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 motorists.
Continue Reading U.S. and Wyoming officials are offering cash rewards for useful information as they investigate the poisoning deaths of three dogs and dozens of birds including a bald eagle.
Continue Reading Wildlife managers relocated or killed substantially fewer grizzly bears in northwestern Wyoming in 2019 compared to 2018.
Continue ReadingDespite the odds, the “World’s Worst Cat” has just been adopted into a loving family. The Mitchell County Animal Rescue in North Carolina posted an adoption ad on Facebook last month that introduced the world to Perdita, the ‘”World’s Worst Cat.” “We thought she was sick,” the ad said. “Turns out she’s just a jerk.”
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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 to curtail the practice.
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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 morning.
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Lindsay Christensen had already held the title of Extreme Huntress when she was named Ultimate Extreme Huntress earlier this month.
Continue Reading 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 southern Idaho from Pocatello to Nampa.
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