Critters vs Humans vs Critters

Urban Wile E. Coyote on the prowl in Winnipeg wilderness — sort of

May 10, 2021

Somebody in Winnipeg has some high-quality Acme Corporation humour. Robin Summerfield was out for a walk recently in the Assinboine Forest when she spotted…

New China craze of mailing pets as mysterious parcels prompts outrage

May 7, 2021

A craze in which pets are sold in mystery parcels has caused outrage in China after a number of animals were found dead in…

Chained monkeys used by Thailand farms to pick coconuts

May 3, 2021

Safeway, Target and Costco and Albertsons are joining a boycott of a brand of coconut milk after a PETA investigation found the use of…

Volunteer hunters needed to kill bison at Grand Canyon National Park

April 29, 2021

It sounds like a bizarre request, but the U.S. National Park Service is looking for a dozen volunteers to kill bison as part of…

Video of grossly incompetent elephant hunt by NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre draws outrage

April 28, 2021

The National Rifle Association’s chief executive fired repeatedly at close range at a wounded elephant but was unable to shoot his rifle properly, a…

Peak Canada: Beavers chew through cable, knock out service for hundreds in northern B.C.

April 26, 2021

Telus called the weekend service outage in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. a “fairly bizarre and uniquely Canadian turn of events.” Damn beavers. According to Telus,…

WHO urges closures of sale of live wild mammals in food markets to stem new diseases like Covid-19

April 13, 2021

The World Health Organization called this week for a halt to the sale of live wild mammals in food markets to prevent the emergence…

Gang of otters enter condo complex, eat fish in a pond, swims in the pool, leave

April 9, 2021

Residents of a Singapore condo complex watched as a dozen otters barged in, swam in the pool and ate most of the fish kept…

YouTube plans to ban fake animal rescue videos created to get subscribers, donations

April 4, 2021

Socia media giant YouTube is planning to ban fake animal rescue videos from its platform after an investigation showed the proliferation of channels set…