Wildlife

BOISE -- Boise State University officials say the mountain lion that was seen by campus and Julia Davis Park Monday morning has been shot and killed.

BOISE  -- Police and Idaho Fish and Game officials are actively looking for a mountain lion that officers saw running by WinCo Foods off Front Street around 4:40 a.m. Monday.

LEWISTON, Idaho -- The same kind of exotic lice infesting deer at Riggins have been found on mule deer in a handful of other Idaho locations but at much lower densities and without causing hair loss to their hosts.

GREEN RIVER, Wyo -- They are irresistibly cute. And if the thought they are sad, lonely or abandoned enters a person's mind, the pull on the heartstrings can be too much to bear. But picking up wild baby animals rarely leads to anything good.

With the arrival of spring, Wyoming sheriff's offices and wildlife officials have received calls about young animals peopleare certain need human care.

BOULDER, Colo. -- A 200-pound black bear that wandered onto the University of Colorado campus has been relocated to the nearby Rocky Mountains.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Pretty soon, the best place to be on the lookout for wolves, grizzly bears, bison and other wildlife in Yellowstone National Park could be your phone.

Just don't be surprised if lots of other people get the same idea and most of the creatures you see are the two-legged variety.

New smartphone apps enable people to pinpoint where they've recently seen critters in Yellowstone. People who drive to those locations can -- at least in theory -- improve their odds of seeing wildlife compared to the typical tourist's dumb luck.

LIMA, Peru -- As many as 877 dolphins washed up on the coast of northern Peru, the country's Deputy Environment Minister Gabriel Quijandria Acosta said Friday.