Remarkable footage shows the moment that a sea otter escapes a killer whale by leaping on board a nearby boat. John Dornellas, 37, says the mammal frantically swam towards his boat in a seemingly unlikely effort to evade the orca’s clutches. Then, in a cunning ploy to avoid being eaten in Alaska’s Halibut Cove Lagoon, […]
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Twiggy, the Trained Water-Skiing Squirrel Won’t Perform for Public Entertainment in Toronto Anymore!
Twiggy, the trained water skiing squirrel who performs at boat shows is no longer welcome in Toronto. According to the Globe and Mail, Toronto’s animal services department told the Toronto International Boat Show that they could not use a grey squirrel kept in captivity. Twiggy has performed at several boat shows around North America, including […]
Watch Red-Tailed Hawk Poisoned with Lead Get Rescued in Brooklyn
A red-tailed hawk made a stop outside a downtown Brooklyn building January 28. According to Gothamist, the hawk had lead poisoning and was rescued by a wildlife rehabilitator saving his first-ever hawk. David Karopkin had saved birds and geese before, but this was new. Heis an attorney and was trained by the NY State Department […]
152 bears killed so far in latest New Jersey hunt
Hunters have killed 152 bears so far during New Jersey’s latest black bear hunt, according to the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife. Wildlife officials say that 58 bears were culled on Tuesday, a day after 94 were killed on the hunt’s opening day. The hunt is restricted to five zones, as Gov. Phil […]
Petition: Ban Fur in New York!
The fur industry is horrifically cruel. Precious animals that should be free in the wild are bred on fur farms in terrible conditions. The most common victims of this industry are mink, foxes, chinchillas, and rabbits. They’re kept in small, uncomfortable wire cages often in their own filth and amongst the corpses of the other […]
Charity calls for total ban on tethering birds of prey
Zoos around the country are routinely only allowing birds of prey to fly for a few minutes a day and keeping them in cages smaller than their wingspans, an investigation has found. A report by the anti-captivity charity Freedom for Animals, seen by the Guardian, details wild birds such as owls and falcons being tied […]
A new Great Grey
In the last month there has been a record number of observations of Great Grey Owls along the coast in Southern Norway and the reported birds must just be the tip of the iceberg – one even found its way into a mist net at a bird observatory. I am guiding for owls next week […]
Rare Footage Captures a Baby Humpback Whale Moments After Birth
A researcher studying humpback whales off the coast of Maui was treated to a rare surprise after spotting a newborn humpback whale who was barely moments old. It’s the closest Lars Bejder has been to a live birth of a humpback whale in 25 years, and lucky for us he captured it on footage. Bejder, […]