Coyotes Roam, Not Far from White House
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Coyotes, the rangy animals associated with the American West, have been spotted in the U.S. capital for the first time, sparking gossip in precincts where talk usually turns on politics.
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By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Sep. 5--RALEIGH -- An owl hooted. A goldfinch warbled. And a gaggle of City Council members, city officials and environmentalists wandered across the pasture at Horseshoe Farm Park in northeast Raleigh last week.
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Cockfighting appears to be on its last legs in New Mexico, one of only two states where it is legal. And the reason might have something to do with the race for the White House.
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Enmeshed in his re-election campaign, President Bush rarely spends a full day at the White House. But even when he does, presidential politics and campaign pitches remain close at hand.
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State Department headquarters is only about seven blocks from the White House, in a part of Washington known as Foggy Bottom. But for secretaries of state who serve presidents with a strong preference
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WASHINGTON - Enmeshed in his re-election campaign, President Bush rarely spends a full day at the White House. But even when he does, presidential politics and campaign pitches remain close at hand...
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Jason Davis knelt in a snow-filled ditch beside a frozen gravel road, the bill of his baseball cap nearly touching four small marks in the snow. As he examined the marks, more than a dozen other animal trackers gathered around. The trackers are volunteers with Cascadia Wild, which has organized the Wolverine Tracking Project for the past five years to bring urbanites closer to nature and gather information about animal species in Mount Hood National Forest.
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A project that tracks coyotes in real time can pinpoint which animals are at risk of becoming urban pests&#8212;and which households might be to blame.
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MONTERREY, Mexico - Rats of Atascaderos note: The tough city cats of Chihauhua are coming - and they are hungry. Chihuahua state officials say they hope to collect an army of 700 felines for a frontal attack on Atascaderos, an isolated farm village in the rugged Tarahumara mountains, a region where officials estimate the rat population at half a million...
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By The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jun. 4--A lot of leaders in the West were mighty peeved with President Clinton when, as one of his last acts, he signed an executive order placing 58.5 million acres of roadless areas off limits to development.
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By Darin Fenger, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Feb. 19--Desert wildlife plan to start visiting some local homes.   Animals including mountain lions and big horn sheep will be eating,  drinking, hanging out -- and safely appearing on people's computer screens.
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The press center across the street from the White House was briefly evacuated on Monday after a bomb-sniffing dog prompted a security check of an Israeli vehicle, U.S. officials said.
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If you're looking for President Bush, don't bother searching the White House. Bush has not spent a full day in Washington since Aug. 2 &#151; roaming the country rather than staying in the Oval Office as he seeks a second term.
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By Susan Gilmore, Seattle Times  Jun. 16--When Leon Hussey moved into his Redmond home 29 years ago, he had no neighbors, but deer and coyotes roamed his property frequently.
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By Beccy Tanner, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  May 29--WESTERN SEDGWICK COUNTY, Near Cheney -- On the banks of the Ninnescah, Don Distler walks near the river, noting the signs of wildlife -- and sometimes the lack of it.
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Some cockfighters might take their roosters south of the border. Others are likely to go underground.
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NEW YORK - A hawk down in midtown Manhattan? Another bird of prey grounded across town? A sheep loose in the Bronx? It wasn't shear fantasy. The odd series of animal adventures began 10 a.m.