Wildlife

Forty-one dolphins were rescued and 13 died in a recent week on Cape Cod, according to a local animal rescue group, which said the intense workload highlights an extraordinary year of strandings.

A pair of dolphins died in a series of strandings in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, this weekend, while a dozen other dolphins were saved on Cape Cod, wildlife rescuers said Monday.

Animal welfare workers rescued 10 dolphins across five Cape Cod towns after the animals were stranded Saturday. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said they got the first call for a stranded dolphin on Ellis Landing Beach in Brewster around 6:30 a.m. By noon, the team had responded to eight strandings – including on Sea Stree Beach in Dennis,…

Wildlife advocates are sounding the alarm once again about rodenticide, poison used to control rat populations, after sick foxes were found at a mall in Leominster, Massachusetts.

“Sharktober” is on in Massachusetts and researchers are keeping busy. A 12-foot shark was spotted off the coast of Chatham earlier this month, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. Dr. Greg Skomal and his team were working in some rough surf off the coast of Chatham when they spotted it. The goal is to record information and images to...

Bear sightings are not unusual in Sierra Madre, but a bear shows no signs of leaving after moving into the crawlspace under a couple’s home.

A young girl was attacked in Montana by a black bear that has since been euthanized, authorities said.

A whale jumped out of the water and capsized a boat off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Getting thrown into the ocean by a massive humpback whale that comes crashing down onto your boat is no walk in the park, according to the fishermen who’ve become world famous for their extremely close encounter off New Hampshire on Tuesday. “You’re basically trying to survive,” said Ryland Kenney, one of the fishermen who was dumped into the Atlantic...

Incredible video shows a boat overturned by a breaching whale, knocking two men into the water.

A breaching whale came crashing down on a small boat in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Tuesday, capsizing the boat but miraculously leaving those onboard uninjured.

The people on the boat, which was sailing near Odiorne Point State Park, were thrown from the vessel by the force of the strike, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, but unhurt.

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Sharks have been spotted up and down the coast of Massachusetts over the last few days, including a group of great whites who were filmed feasting on a whale carcass about six miles off the coast of Scituate. People have reported both great white and basking shark sightings on the north and south shores in recent days – two species…

Sharks have been popping up across the coast of Massachusetts. We talked to a father and son who took video of their unbelievable encounter with a great white shark.

Swimming is restricted at the beach in Duxbury, Massachusetts, Friday after lifeguards reported a possible shark sighting. Town officials posted on social media around noon that the potential sighting was at the town’s residential beach. The harbormaster will investigate the area. Swimming will be restricted for one hour or until the harbormaster gives an all clear. Shark sightings have...

One recent flight over Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard spotted 161 whales, including six endangered species.

An incredible scene off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket—more than 160 whale sightings.

Officials say an 83-year-old woman was gored and seriously injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park.

A Houston police officer shot and killed an alligator after it was found with the remains of a woman inside its mouth, officials said in a statement.

Residents in Oxford, Massachusetts, are reminded to be bear aware after an animal was spotted foraging for trash and bird feeders this week. Police said the black bear was spotted roaming around the Prospect Street area and warned neighbors to keep a close eye on pets and young children. Black bears are not usually aggressive toward humans but can be…