Wednesday Zen Moment: Turned-over turtle rescued on Florida beach

June 29, 2016

Now we know the answer to one of life’s great mysteries: How does a turtle that has flipped onto its back, turn over? It seems, the…

Capybara Captured: Second runaway rodent now back at Toronto’s High Park Zoo

June 29, 2016

After more than a month on the lam, a pair of capybaras that escaped Toronto’s High Park Zoo are back home. The female and male capybaras, which are dog-sized…

Owners of pets rescued from Fort McMurray wildfires have until June 30 to claim critters

June 22, 2016

When fire raged out of control in Fort McMurray this spring, hundreds of family pets were displaced, lost or left behind in the panic…

Summer Olympics 2016 marks first death as jaguar used in torch relay killed by solider

June 21, 2016

This is heartbreaking and in our opinion a completely senseless death. An Amazonian jaguar featured in a torch ceremony for the upcoming Summer Games…

Animal control officer trying to help emu burned in bushfire shot at by owner

June 21, 2016

An animal control officer trying to help a burnt emu along the road of a bush fire near San Diego wasn’t injured after getting…

Operation Tiger Kitten underway as UK Royal Navy pilot finds kitten in bumper

June 20, 2016

Tigger is some kind of hot shot co-pilot. Even if it was unintentional. Tigger the kitten survived a day-long, 300-mile trip tucked away in…

Mom pries open mountain lion’s mouth to free 5-year-old son

June 20, 2016

A 5-year-old boy who was grabbed by a mountain lion is now recovering in a Denver hospital after his mother forced the lion to…

Tourist performs roadside C-section saves life of fawn after mother struck by vehicle

June 17, 2016

A tourist heading for a vacation in rural British Columbia carried out a roadside C-section on a dying deer miraculously saving her fawn. Sean…

Sea turtle tangled in plastic rescued at sea

June 14, 2016

If you need another reason to ditch plastic bags — or at least dispose of them properly — this may be it. Amir Rahim,…

“Spirit bear” of Whistler, B.C. has caught everyone’s eye

June 11, 2016

This unusual little fella has everyone talking in Whistler, British Columbia. Guides and visitors have been spotting a white-coloured bear frolicking at the the…