Alberta runner packs bear spray for trail run uses it during encounter with two stalkingcougars

September 23, 2015

Donny Stone, runner, was out for a run Tuesday night in northern Alberta when he realized that he was being stalked by two cougars….

Disturbing photograph of thin polar bear raises alarm over climate change in Arctic

September 22, 2015

This photograph taken by Kerstin Langeberger and posted on her Facebook page is unbearably sad. Here’s what she said about this photograph she took: For…

Miley Cyrus makes secret weekend visit to British Columbia to urge saving wolves

September 21, 2015

UPDATE: Pop superstar Miley Cyrus made a low-key visit to British Columbia this weekend with her brother Braison Cyrus to continue her push to save…

Loyal dog Tillie stands guard after trapped friend Phoebe falls into a cistern

September 18, 2015

We love this story so much. It began with a post Sept 12 on the Vashon Island Pet Protector’s Facebook site DOGS STILL MISSING….

Tbilis Zoo reopens three months after deadly flood

September 14, 2015

Three months after animals ran amok after a deadly flood washed over Tbilisi in Georgia, the zoo reopened to visitors on Sunday. Devastating flooding…

Advocates demand answers after 28 native horses put down over severe starvation

September 10, 2015

An emergency mustang roundup of wild horses in southern Nevada has led to 28 horses being put down because they were too emaciated. Wild…

Cecil the Lion killer Walter Palmer emerges after six weeks hiding out in seclusion

September 8, 2015

After six weeks of staying quiet and out of sight, dentist Walter Palmer, the hunter who killed Zimbabwe’s Cecil the Lion, gave his first…

“Airplane Repo” star Mike Kennedy loses King Cobra snake, made to feel like Cecil the Lion hunter

September 5, 2015

When a tree fell on Discovery Channel’s “Airplane Repo” star Mike Kennedy’s home, his snake habitat broke apart and his King Cobra went loose….

Chris the Sheep gets shearing after years on the lam

September 4, 2015

The RSPCA in Canberra put out an urgent call earlier this week for an expert shearer after finding Chris the sheep who, as you can…

Once mauled, surfer Craig Ison vows never to returns to ocean after shark attack

September 3, 2015

Surfer Craig Ison has vowed he will never go back to the water after he was mauled by a great white shark while surfing…