Bear #122 is quickly becoming Banff’s most famous bear November 26, 2013 Bear #122 is treating the crown jewel in Canada’s national park system as a personal buffet. The dominant male grizzly in Banff National Park… Continue Reading
Bear beaten to death with rock November 25, 2013 A 41-year-old man who he hit a bear with his car and then beat the animal to death with a rock is now facing… Continue Reading
Venomous spider destroys woman’s ear November 18, 2013 Can’t look. Can’t look. But can’t look away. A spider bite actually liquefied part of a woman’s ear. The 22-year-old woman from the Netherlands… Continue Reading
Men, teen charged with elk poaching November 18, 2013 Two men and a 17-year-old boy from Alberta have been charged with hunting elk at night after receiving a tip about a suspicious truck,… Continue Reading
Puppy love: toddler style November 18, 2013 Normally, mommy bloggers drive us nuts, but this is just a ridiculously cute find from the blogosphere. Jessica Shyba has been busy documenting her family’s… Continue Reading
“Hardcore huntress” stirs up controversy with legal lion kill November 18, 2013 We can’t help but wonder whether Melissa Bachman, an American television personality of minor celebrity, thought would happen when she posted a photo of… Continue Reading
Zebra bites zookeeper; gazelle freaks out and dies November 18, 2013 This was one very bad day at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. On Monday, a zebra repeatedly bit one of its zookeeper, an… Continue Reading
Large “wild” animals make strange bedfellows November 13, 2013 A recent story in Maclean’s magazine reminded us of Bailey, the pet bison from Spruce Grove, Alta. Bailey, of course, has become a bit… Continue Reading
Penguin deaths at Calgary Zoo November 12, 2013 The Calgary Zoo’s so-called Penguin Plunge exhibit introduced with great fanfare in February, 212. It features dozens of Humboldt, Gentoo, Rockhopper and King penguins. Visitors could even… Continue Reading
Video of elusive wolverine (the animal, not the comic book hero) November 11, 2013 Alberta wildlife videographer Andrew Manske has spent a remarkable amount of time attempting to capture one of North America’s rarely seen critters on film. Manske,… Continue Reading
