Arctic-Drilling Protesters To Move Barge After Damaging Popular Dive Site Protesters of Arctic drilling have run afoul of the ocean environment in their own small way. In addition to assembling a flotilla of kayaks on Seattle... John Ryan
Sturgeon Poachers Angle For Caviar On The Columbia The high value of caviar is driving poachers to an inventive way to cash in on giant sturgeon in the Columbia River: They lash live fish with ropes to... Cassandra Profita
Critter CSI: This Forensics Lab Solves Crimes Against Wildlife Laura Daugherty balances a small tray on one gloved hand, like a waiter at black-tie restaurant. Today’s main course is ring-necked pheasant – freshly... Jes Burns
The Makah Whale Hunt Seen Through The Lens Of History Ross Reynolds talks to historian Joshua Reid about his new book, a history of the Makah tribe titled, “The Sea is My Country: The Maritime World of the... Ross Reynolds
Canada Also Worried About A Wildfire Season Worsened By Drought Marcie Sillman speaks with Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, about an early start to the wildfire season in British Columbia. Kate O'Connell
Kirkland Has The World’s Greenest Road A short street in Kirkland has earned the honor of being the greenest road in the world -- at least by one measure. Earlier this month, Northeast 120th... Hannah Burn
Shell Oil Protesters Aim To Slow Work At Seattle Port Hundreds of protesters blocked entrance gates to Terminal 5 at the Port of Seattle for most of the day Monday. The climate activists intended not just... John Ryan
City Officials Inspect Shell’s Arctic Drill Rig In Seattle City inspectors with the Department of Planning and Development paid a visit to Shell’s Polar Pioneer oil rig within 24 hours of its arrival in Seattle.... John Ryan
Northwest Poachers Rarely Caught And Lightly Punished LA PINE, Oregon – The doe wandered across the wrong property. What’s left of her was a blood stain in a bathtub. Oregon Fish and Wildlife Trooper Darin... Tony Schick
This Sea Snail Is Tasty, Pretty And Poached To The Brink MUKILTEO, Wash. – In a dark fish tank at a government-run lab, a striking sea snail slowly inches from its hiding spot. It’s a pinto abalone, and its... Ashley Ahearn
