A Tacoma dock was closed July 22 after a harbor seal pup hauled out; Parks Tacoma and NOAA urged people to give the animals at least 100 yards of space.

A coyote jumped a fence in Edmonds and dragged a small dog into nearby woods Sunday night, prompting a police search and renewed warnings from animal-control officials.

After years of nightly flocks at UW Bothell, the region’s famous murder of crows now gathers in Redmond’s Sammamish Valley. Researchers point to habitat change and new wetlands as likely drivers.