Watch: Black bear stalks family along Canadian trail
A young family recorded a scary encounter with a black bear during a hiking trip last week in Whistler, but their quick thinking kept things from getting worse.
California debates listing western Joshua tree as threatened
California officials are weighing whether to list the iconic western Joshua tree as a threatened species, a designation that would make it harder to remove the trees for housing, solar or other development projects.
Yellowstone National Park: Floods leave landscape 'dramatically changed'
Park officials say over 10,000 visitors left the nation’s oldest national park after historic flooding tore through the area, washing out bridges and roads.
Court rules Happy the Elephant is not a person, to remain at Bronx Zoo
New York's top court on Tuesday rejected an effort to free Happy the elephant from the Bronx Zoo, ruling that she does not meet the definition of "person" who is being illegally confined.
Alligator avoids charges, suspect arrested following car chase in Michigan
Lake County officers in Michigan find an alligator as the passenger of the vehicle involved in a car chase.
Fighting bears tumble down mountain in Spain
A dramatic and violent encounter between two bears in nature was captured on video over the weekend.
'It stinks:' Foul odor emanates from decomposing whale in Richmond
The city of Richmond is trying to bury a decomposing whale today, which is literally causing quite a stink.
Watch: Trombone-playing music teacher scares off bear from Canadian school
The black bear was spotted lingering near a garbage bin outside a school on Canada’s Vancouver Island.
Ex-MMA trainer fights kangaroo that attacked his dogs in wild video
The Australian man suffered injuries to his head, leg and arm and said the kangaroo tried to go after his dogs again after he and the animal battled.
12-foot-long great white shark spotted off NJ shore
A fisherman captured a video of a great white shark that was half the length of his boat in the waters off of south Jersey.
Florida police snipers cover rescue divers searching in alligator-infested pond
As dive teams searched the murky Florida pond for survivors of a car crash, police snipers had to have their rifles trained on the water to protect the divers from alligators.
Firefighters get creative to save 5 ducklings from storm drain
“It’s been a busy day," firefighters noted on social media.
New York preps for shark season with more drones, vigilance
A number of factors, including warming ocean temperatures, are contributing to an expected proliferation of sharks along the New York coastline this summer.
Mountain lion safely removed from English classroom at Pescadero High School
A mountain lion was safely removed from a high school it had entered earlier on Wednesday morning, officials say. Despite the scare, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said all students and staff were safe.
Bison gores woman, tosses her 10 feet in Yellowstone after getting too close
A 25-year-old Ohio woman visiting Yellowstone was gored by a bison after getting within 10 feet of the animal, park officials said.
Black bear relaxes in tree in Albany park
A black bear climbed a tree several blocks from the state Capitol in Albany and chilled out on some branches until a wildlife crew tranquilized it.
9-year-old girl recovering after being attacked by a cougar in Stevens County
9-year-old Lily Kryzhanivskyy is recovering after being attacked by a cougar near Fruitland, Washington in Stevens County on Saturday morning.
Alaskan woman removes opossum from Brooklyn bar
It may sound like the start of a joke but an Alaskan woman did remove an opossum from a Brooklyn bar.
3 grizzly bears now on display at Central Park Zoo
Treena, Amber, and Luna now live at the Central Park Zoo after growing up in the Bronx.
VIDEO: Redmond mom grabs toddler chasing bear in their backyard
A toddler in Redmond gave her mom a scare after spotting a black bear in the yard, then running towards the animal for a potential hug.