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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

U.S.’s loneliest chimp, Candy the smoker, subject of lawsuit

April 5, 2016

Candy the chimpanzee has been alone for more than 40 years and to many animal rights activists that time in solitary confinement is inhumane….

Tuesday Critter Lessons: Don’t get between battling dogs over who gets the bed

April 5, 2016

In the left corner we have Margo the “big” dog and in the right corner we have Pepper the Dachshund. That’s the beginning of…

Killer whale known as “Dopey Dick” makes waves 40 years later off Scotland

April 4, 2016

Dopey Dick gained his unflattering name almost four decades ago when the killer whale swam upriver into a Northern Irish city seemingly in pursuit…

Meatless Monday: Free range egg labelling scrambling message from consumers

April 4, 2016

Australian consumers will get their eggs under clearer guidelines after the government announced it’s agreed to new national standards for the labelling of “free…

“Man-eater” tiger sentenced to life at a zoo in India

April 2, 2016

In an unusual court decision, a tiger called Ustad has been sentenced to spent the rest of its life in a zoo after India’s…

Rare encounter with endangered Florida panther captured on video

April 1, 2016

Tina Dorschel was out on a morning nature walk at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples when she came upon a an incredibly rare Florida panther. Or rather,…

Amazing Video: Yearling rescued from mud by skilled excavator.

April 1, 2016

Kids, don’t try this at home. It takes a very skilled excavator to extract a deer who has been stuck in mud. Here’s what…

Therapy animals are now part of Alberta’s roadside assistance

April 1, 2016

Breaking down during your breakdown? Don’t worry, the Alberta Motor Association has you covered. It’s now adding some much-needed bedside manner to its roadside assistance…

Throwback Thursday: Can whales avoid getting struck by boats?

March 31, 2016

In 2015, there was concern that large cetaceans kept getting struck by even larger boats. With summer now upon us on the west coast,…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Frank “Sealnatra,” rescued seal released back into waters

March 30, 2016

This story was written by IFAW marine mammal rescue response intern Annaleise Conway: Goodbye (we quietly say) to Frank “Sealnatra.” On February 21, 2016,…