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Black bears are appearing in neighborhoods and porches in New Hampshire, according to recent social media posts. New Hampshire Fish and Game said that this time of year is when black bears are ...

BOSTON – Several dozen Canada geese and mallard ducks have found themselves in a sticky situation. Staff from the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth is caring for more than a dozen geese and ...

BOSTON (AP) — A manatee was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts for the first time in almost a decade and scientists want to monitor its condition to see if a rescue is necessary before it ...

Scientists confirmed the first east-to-west Atlantic migration of a North Atlantic right whale, traveling 3,000 miles from ...

As the only laboratory in the Northeast authorized by the USDA to test for bird flu, the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory on the University of Connecticut campus, is helping play a ...

Zoos are ramping up protections for their animals, after a seal died in February, from the avian flu. Blue, the 21-year-old harbor seal died at Buttonwood Park Zoo, in New Bedford. He was known for ...

PLYMPTON, Mass. (WPRI) — More than 100 animals were removed from a Plympton property Tuesday morning, according to the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA). The ...

Animals like bears, moose and coyote are all potentially dangerous if you encounter them in the wild. If a black bear attacks, you should not play dead. Instead, you should fight back with sticks and ...