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Wild bear goes loose in Russian shopping mall

October 21, 2015

Critter Files is siding with the bear on this one. A wild bear that wandered into a local shopping mall in Khabarovsk, Russia was…

Conservationists outraged after big tusker elephant shot in Zimbabwe by German hunter

October 18, 2015

Apparently the worldwide outrage over the death of Cecil the lion has had no impact on the sport hunting community. A German hunter has…

Canadian wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize

October 14, 2015

An amateur photographer from Canada has captured one of the world’s most prestigious photography prizes. Surgeon Don Gutoski as been named Wildlife Photographer of…

Odense Zoo invites guests to watch lion dissection

October 13, 2015

The Odense Zoo in Denmark at the centre of another debate about how zoo animals are treated in life and death. The Danish facility said…

Florida black bears go from verge of extinction to getting okayed to be hunted

October 13, 2015

Forty years ago, there were several hundred bears in Florida. Today there are more than 3,000 of them as the state’s largest land mammal…

Zimbabwe will not charge Walter Palmer for killing Cecil the lion

October 12, 2015

Despite worldwide outrage after an American dentist killed a well-known lion just outside at national park in Zimbabwe, African officials will not prosecute the…

Suspected cat napper caught after video captures images of cat being stolen

October 9, 2015

San Jose police have arrested a 24-year-old man sleeping in his vehicle by a dead cat. Police began investigating after the theft of a…

Historic surgery, blood transfusion couldn’t save life of sea otter hit by boat

October 8, 2015

Corky, the injured sea otter rescued after being hit by a boat, has died at the Vancouver Aquarium. Officials performed a groundbreaking surgery, which…

Comfort animals on flights: Is it going too far?

October 7, 2015

It’s one thing to have trained therapy dogs at airports helping anxious travellers release some anxiety before boarding flights. But increasingly, people are relying on…

A very Alaska street fight: Two moose duking it out on the driveway

October 5, 2015

Two moose, both alike in dignity, In fair corner of Cape Seville in Anchorage, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to…