Washington

Wild black bear brings WPZ and PAWS together

A wild, male, juvenile black bear that was captured in an area around Renton by the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife had suffered a dislocated hip and a fractured femur and the Progressive Animals Welfare Society based in Lynnwood (otherwise known as PAWS) was asked to help care for the bear's injuries.

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Western pond turtle

Western Pond Turtle Recovery Project

Location(s)

Woodland Park Zoo
Seattle, WA, 98103
See map: Google Maps
A highly successful conservation partnership to save one of Washington State's rarest animals
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Once common in the Puget Sound region, by 1990, only 150 western pond turtles remained in Washington State, and nearly all of those were in Klickitat and Skamania counties in the Columbia Gorge.

Species Survival through Head-starting

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