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
Croc grabs golfer November 12, 2013 This one could be put under the category of critters versus humans versus golf cart. It all began on an 18-hole course at Cancun,… Continue Reading
Schildi the bionic tortoise November 12, 2013 Meet Schildi, a celebrity tortoise if we’ve ever seen one. This guy is making headlines from Slate to CNET but the original article appeared… 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
Tasmanian tiger may still exist November 11, 2013 For nearly eight decades, no sighting of the Tasmanian tiger have been credibly noted. The last known one died in Hobart Zoo. At one… Continue Reading
People suck: Nero the pup is recovering November 11, 2013 Nothing makes us more pissed off than when jackholes hurt critters. This story makes us really mad. Some idiot poured something flammable on poor… Continue Reading