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Sri Lanka’s president worried about lack of “tamed elephants” for Perahera festivals

March 21, 2021

Officials in Sri Lanka are worried about a dwindling number of “tamed elephants” available in that country to be used in Perahera ceremonies, which…

10-year-old penguin King Tut at the Calgary Zoo dies after suffering from multiple organ failure

March 15, 2021

The Calgary Zoo’s 10-year-old penguin King Tut had died after suffering from multiple organ failure. Tut, described as one of the zoo’s “most approachable…

In one year, scientists know as much about the virus that is COVID-19 as 50 years of research into influenza

March 15, 2021

A worldwide effort to survey wildlife and catch how animals are spreading the virus that causes COVID-19 by scientists have yielded awareness that animals…

North Atlantic right whale dies off coast of South Carolina after months tangled in fishing gear

March 13, 2021

Discarded — or ghost — fishing gear has claimed another life in a tiny, fragile population. A North Atlantic right whale, named Cottontail by…

Actor’s dog attacked by coyote in Vancouver’s Stanley Park as frightening wildlife encounters ramp up

March 11, 2021

Alan Tudyk may play a Resident Alien on TV, but the actor recently learned first hand how coyotes have become the resident overlords of…

Hundreds of cows and calves stuck on boat for months to be slaughtered in Spain.

March 8, 2021

More than 850 cows that spent months aboard a ship drifting across the Mediterranean will be taken off and killed before they’re too diseased…

Invasive zebra mussels surfacing in home aquariums via contaminated pet store moss balls

March 6, 2021

The zebra mussel scourge is popping up in the most unusual place: pet stores. Conservation organizations and governments across North America are warning aquarium…

In a first, 9 apes and bonobos at San Diego Zoo become first non-humans to get the COVID-19 vaccine

March 4, 2021

Five apes and four bonobos have become the first in the animal kingdom to get vaccination for COVID-19. In February, the four orangutans and…

Man lectures lynx for killing his chickens

February 24, 2021

A lynx got a schooling for heading into a chicken coop by a British Columbia farmer who grabbed the invader and then proceeded to…

Grossest day of the year: Flying ant day is here – again and again and again. But finally a solution

February 21, 2021

Critterfiles and anyone who dreads creepy flying ants have a new friend and a solution. We were recently contacted by Jesse Stark, a New…