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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

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…

“My mommy’s boyfriend is mean to me…” note from child over kitten left in box

October 16, 2015

MEOW Cat Rescue in Kirkland, Washington posted a heartwarming, but ultimately sad, yet still in the end, heartwarming rescue story A kitten was found…

Ahhhhh! Tiny twin pandas feeding, bonding with mother at Toronto Zoo

October 16, 2015

The Toronto Zoo has been providing updates on its twin giant pandas and so far, so good. The tiny cubs are bonding with their…

Pregnant and poached: Illegal wildlife trade claims another rhinoceros despite heroic efforts to save her

October 15, 2015

iThemba was pregnant when poachers shot her in the head and hacked away her horn in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa over the summer. They…

Watch as a GoPro falls into a pit full of rattlesnakes

October 14, 2015

Michael Delaney has shot a lot of videos of snakes. His YouTube channel shows footage of rattlesnake dens in Montana and even one of rattlesnakes…

Wednesday Zen Moment: Koko the gorilla cradling kittens

October 14, 2015

We love Koko. We love seeing Koko cuddle kittens. And, once you watch this video, we think you’ll fall in love, too. “You’ll want to…

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…

Giant panda gives birth to twins at Toronto Zoo

October 13, 2015

It has been an historic day at the Toronto Zoo where Er Shun, a giant panda on loan from China, has successfully given birth…

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…