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Critter Love

Edmonton fire department rescues dog floating on ice in frigid North Saskatchewan River

Critter Crimes

Why are dolphins trying to kill baby manatees? Scientists don’t have the answer

Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Alberta Mounties always get their … beaver

Critter Crimes

California man convicted of animal cruelty after capturing hawk and feeding it alcohol

Critter Love

Confused and disoriented raccoon covered in ice found wandering in field

Wednesday Zen Moment: When a nearly-poached pangolin is set free

October 4, 2017

Pangolins are the most trafficked animal in the world. But not this one. Rangers with Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the…

Alaska man wakes up to lynx family “frolicking” on his deck

October 2, 2017

Tim Newton recently awoke to a boatload of lynx on doorstep. Yes, a boatload. Seven kittens and their mother plodded up to his Anchorage…

“Space hippy” and totally chilled rabbit ride public transit in London

October 2, 2017

Public transit really is for everyone. Rabbits included. Matt Hepburn snapped a photo on London transit of a white bunny, yes, a bunny, just…

Oceanography guide designed to help kids navigate the sea as they watch TV

October 1, 2017

AT&T Inc.’s DirecTV is trying to prove it’s more than a just a U.S. giant in satellite television. It previously aligned with the non-profit Common…

Trigger happy police dog (accidentally) shoots gun

October 1, 2017

Police dogs are trained in all kinds of tactics. Tracking bad guys. Taking them down. Finding missing people. Sniffing out drugs and bombs. Even…

Pop star Miley Cyrus wants to save grizzly bears in British Columbia

September 29, 2017

Miley Cyrus has a new album out, but animal lovers are talking about one song that isn’t on it. It’s her haunting, acapella version…

Milestone in Manas: Baby rhino born for first time since 2014

September 28, 2017

Amid the stories about poaching and the dire state of a species, every so often a glimmer of hope comes along. Look to Manas National…

It’s raining fish in northern Mexico. Yes, fish.

September 28, 2017

First earthquakes. Now fish falling from the sky. What’s next for Mexico? Please not locusts. “Curious case in Tampico,” the civil defence agency for…

Thursday Throw Down: Did humans or climate change cause the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger in Oz?

September 28, 2017

Ancient DNA extracted from fossil bones and museum specimens has shed new light on the mysterious loss of the Tasmanian tiger from Australia’s mainland….

Guggenheim Museum yanks Chinese animal art exhibit after threats of violence

September 27, 2017

A controversial exhibit from China including an art installation depicting dogs encouraged to attack each other has been removed after protesters urged the Guggenheim…