wildlife

The bald eagle is making a comeback in the Bay State. But the progress of these magnificent creatures is threatened as efforts to control the rat population in metropolitan areas like Boston have introduced dangerous and deadly chemicals into the eagles’ food chain. Just four miles north of Boston, at Upper Mystic Lake in Medford, Massachusetts, John Herbert from Mass…

The 61-year-old retired firefighter rescued six baby possums after spotting their mother on the road.

Preventing dengue fever has long meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, scientists are promoting a potentially more effective way to control the disease with the help of mosquitoes.

Rainstorms battering southern China have killed at least seven people and allowed dozens of crocodiles to escape from a farm.

Over 25 years, the red wolf went from being declared extinct in the wild to becoming hailed as an Endangered Species Act success story. But the only wolf species unique to the United States is once again at the brink.

Two boaters rescued a deer from the water off the coast of Cohasset, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. Police said the two men saw the animal frantically splashing in the water near Minot Light around 1:30 p.m.  When police arrived the men had already pulled the into their boat. Photos posted to the department page show the deer wrapped up in a…

In a bizarre series of events, a routine lawn-mowing chore turned into a terrifying ordeal for a woman in Silsbee, Texas, after she was attacked by a snake and a hawk at the same time.

Residents in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood have growing concerns about coyote sightings in the area. One neighbor who spoke with NBC10 Boston said the coyote sightings have ramped up in the past year or so. Now, she said, they seem to be out at all times of day, and don’t seem fazed by people. Video from another neighbor’s camera...

One neighbor said a year ago they noticed the animals out once and a while, but now they’re seeing them almost every day.

A Montana man shot and killed a black bear he encountered in his living room after waking up to the sound of a barking dog in the middle of the night.

A penguin chick who struggled to come out of its shell at the New England Aquarium earlier this summer, requiring staff to perform an assisted hatch, has graduated from drinking a specialized formula to eating full fish and could join a colony of penguins this fall. The unnamed female southern rockhopper penguin hatched on June 23 with the help of…

An 8-year-old camper is now in stable condition after surviving a cougar attack at Olympic National Park in Washington state on Saturday, officials said.

Nearly 100 pilot whales have stranded themselves on a beach in western Australia, and about half had died by Wednesday morning, despite the efforts of wildlife experts and volunteers to save them.

A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park.

Several animals were killed after a fire broke out at Florida wildlife center early Thursday morning.

A man in Virginia recently came across a seemingly troubled skunk whose head was apparently caught in a plastic cup.

Quincy police want residents to be on alert after an officer spotted a black bear wandering the area behind the BJ’s overnight. According to a tweet from the department, the bear was in the wooded area behind the store just before midnight. In a video the bear can be seen investigating a tree. Anyone who spots the bear is...

The snail is one of the most invasive pests on the planet, causing agricultural and environmental damage, according to the FDACS.

Several surfers in the Pacific Beach area were all smiles when an unexpected guest crashed their session.

Several surfers in the Pacific Beach area were all smiles when an unexpected guest crashed their session.