http://www.nwcn.com en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 04:40:02 GMT webmaster@nwcn.com http://www.nwcn.com/animals/news/stories/NW_051508WAB_pit_bull_attack_guilty_plea_TP.102b39b50.html NWCN.com Animal News Sue Gorman was mauled last year in her home by her neigbors' two pit bulls.Suspects apologize Fri, 16 May 2008 04:40:02 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/animals/news/stories/NW_051408ANB_polar_bear_threatened_SW.fdbd63fd.html NWCN.com Animal News Sec. Dirk Kempthorne said dramatic declines in sea ice and projections of continued losses mean the polar bear is likely to be in danger of extinction in the near future. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:40:02 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/animals/news/stories/NW_051408ANB_cougar_kills_pet_alpaca_KC.fffb3b71.html NWCN.com Animal News A woman returned to her Eatonville home to find a cougar trying to drag the family's pet alpaca over a fence, and now, wildlife officers want to find the cat before it kills again.Residents take precautions Fri, 16 May 2008 04:40:02 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/animals/news/stories/NW_051408ANB_sea_lions_necropsy_KS.fe17b5a5.html NWCN.com Animal News After reviewing necropsy findings for six sea lions that were believed to be shot to death on the Columbia River, investigators now say the animals died from heat exhaustion. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:40:02 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/animals/news/stories/NW_051308ANB_pandas_china_quake_SW.f8bfafe4.html NWCN.com Animal News All the pandas at the world's most famous panda preserve were reported safe late Tuesday, more than a day after China's worst earthquake in three decades closed off the remote, mountainous area. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:40:02 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/animals/news/stories/NW_051208ANB_wsu_pets_SW.f2f4bc1a.html NWCN.com Animal News The Whitman County Humane Society says 30 percent of the animals it takes in all year arrive after the Washington State University graduation. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:40:02 GMT