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Toronto dog "parents" bring their pups everywhere with them now. It's causing rising human-canine tension
2+ hour ago (1228+ words) The city estimates 600, 000 or more dogs call Toronto home, and friction is rising in streets, parks and patios as next-gen owners bring their pets everywhere. Self-professed "dog mom" Sarah Gabura would bring her five-year-old cavapoo, Rosie, with her everywhere if…...
A kitten survives a tornado and his tiny meows bring rescue
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (330+ words) A man looks at the destruction left at Gene's Mobile Home Supply, a trailer park in Bogue Chitto, Miss. , on Thursday, May 7, 2026, after a tornado cut across the state. (Matt WIlliamson/Enterprise-Journal via AP) As storm chaser Ashton Lemley picked…...
Scientists say don't forget about plants. Climate change is endangering tens of thousands of species
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (577+ words) Between warmer temperatures and shifts in rain and snow patterns, between 7% and 16% of the world's plant species are likely to lose at least 90% of their habitat and go essentially extinct in about 55 to 75 years, according to a study in Thursday's…...
Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (488+ words) Two conservation groups, the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and Center for Biological Diversity, sought to halt the program while their lawsuit challenging its legality plays out. But Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman said the groups had failed to show that the…...
Shock as Jet Ski slams into grey whale off Vancouver beach
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (175+ words) VANCOUVER - A Jet Ski has crashed into a grey whale that has been feeding off a Vancouver beach for the past week, hitting the animal so hard that the water craft flew in the air for several metres. The collision…...
Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-blacked plan
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (393+ words) The sleek black whales, which weigh as much as a midsized bulldozer, are critically endangered and their numbers have declined sharply in recent decades. Environmental groups say reducing deaths and injuries caused by people is essential to the species" recovery....
Watch: Canada goose and babies get police escort in downtown Toronto
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (280+ words) Video shared by a Tik Tok user shows an officer guiding the goose family down the sidewalk on John Street in the Entertainment District. The officer and his VIPs (VIGs?) are seen walking toward King Street on John Street. You…...
Ontario man fined $1 K for catching, attempting to hurt Canada geese
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (281+ words) The man from Essex, Ont. , was ordered to pay $1, 000" to support migratory bird management, habitat enhancement or protection near where the offence was committed. The ministry ordered the man to pay a fine to Ducks Unlimited Canada, a non-profit that…...
Did you find an animal nesting near your house? Here's what to do
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (829+ words) For four years, a mallard has nested behind a bush near the front door of Caitlin Deal's home in a Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb, offering an up-close glimpse of nature for her young son and lessons for how people can coexist…...
Owner of Gary, the African serval, says animal will suffer under B. C. exotic cat ban
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (226+ words) The owner of a serval cat says British Columbia's exotic cat ban, placing new rules on permits and enclosures, could negatively impact his cat's quality of life. Mike Hopcraft " who did an interview with Gary the serval curled up next…...