Sick orca is missing, likely dead, according to whale researchers September 15, 2018 Six days after the last known sighting of J50, an emaciated killer whale who has been closely monitored by scientists in Canada and the… Continue Reading
Mourning orca mom carries dead whale child on her forehead as pod starves from lack of salmon August 1, 2018 The death rate for killer whales in the Pacific Northwest is increasing as their food source, the Chinook salmon, disappears. The most recent death,… Continue Reading
Black rhino relocation is disaster as 8 of 11 animals die in transfer July 16, 2018 The Kenyan government has ordered the suspension of the ongoing translocation of black rhinos following the death of eight of them. The rhinos were… Continue Reading
Here’s why owls are dying around illegal marijuana farms in California January 17, 2018 The anticoagulant rodenticide, a poison aimed at, you guessed it, rats, has long been documented to have negative effects on other wildlife which get… Continue Reading
Man who plunged to death over Niagara Falls may have taken boa constrictor with him June 29, 2017 A daredevil who died after plunging over Niagara Falls in an apparent stunt with an inflatable ball might have brought a boa constrictor along… Continue Reading
Electrocuted CERN weasel newest exhibit for Dead Animals with a Story February 2, 2017 The Natural History Museum Rotterdam has added an asset to its exhibition Dead Animals with a Story: a stone marten that had accidentally found… Continue Reading
RIP David Bowie, musician, artist and animal lover January 11, 2016 The 69-year-old musician has died following an 18-month battle with cancer. David Bowie 8 hrs · London, United Kingdom · January 10 2016 –… Continue Reading
Miley Cyrus releases pics of shrine to dead dog Floyd October 23, 2015 In 2014, Miley Cyrus’ favourite dog Floyd died. Her grief was palpable. In one tweet to her followers, Cyrus said she was so grief-stricken… Continue Reading
Dead fin whale dragged ashore after being hit by cruise ship May 12, 2015 A cruise ship dragged in a dead whale to Vancouver’s harbour and floated off the bow of the ship when it docked. Marine mammal… Continue Reading
Man rides dead whale as sharks encircle him in feeding frenzy November 14, 2014 He’s already been cited as a candidate for a Darwin award, given to acts of supreme stupidity. A Perth man’s feat of critter madness began… Continue Reading
