The moral dilemma of a Buddhist on a squid jigging trip I came too late to realizing the horror of what we were actually planning: A hunting expedition where kinship with nature would mean taking a life. Chris Morgan
LIVE: Stories from THE WILD On Friday, October 14, we gathered to enjoy eight stories presented in front of a live audience at Seattle's McCaw Hall. Chris Morgan
A New Way To Calculate Your Dog's Age The old way to think about your dog's "human age" — the age in actual years times seven — is wrong. Researchers looked at aging on the molecular level. James Doubek
Silver-Backed Chevrotain, With Fangs And Hooves, Photographed In Wild For First Time Scientists say their goal was to rediscover a type of chevrotain that had been "lost to science" for nearly 30 years. Chevrotains are the world's smallest hoofed mammal, or ungulate. Bill Chappell
Oh, Deer! Washington Officials Warn Of Increased Vehicle Collisions During Mating Season Driving down a dark road in the Northwest can be dangerous this time of year. There are more deer-vehicle collisions as it gets dark earlier and as deer start to move in a little more differently than normal during mating season. Courtney Flatt
Why's the octopus awake? Night at the Seattle Aquarium It’s almost midnight, and Bailey is still awake, stretching and pushing against the glass in front of her. Kate Walters
Whale sanctuary area proposed for humpbacks There's another whale of concern in West Coast waters: the humpback whale. Federal ocean officials are now proposing critical habitat for the humpbacks to make the Washington waters they visit safer and quieter. Paige Browning
Here's where your dog goes if you're arrested in Seattle “I don't know why, but lots of police here." Casey Martin
More than half of Washington bird species threatened by warming climate Even species that are common today, like nuthatches, juncos and 20 species of ducks, could have few places left to turn. John Ryan
450 pounds. 4-inch claws. Fears voiced at public meeting about grizzly reintroduction It’s been four years since the federal government initially started asking Washington residents whether they’d like to see more grizzly bears brought into the state. And still, the heated debate continues. Courtney Flatt
