First it was murder hornets. Now it’s stinging caterpillars. As if there wasn’t enough to worry about in 2020, foresters in Virginia are warning that…
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Bear populations are flourishing in Mass. Here’s how to keep them off your porch.
Bay Staters were transfixed when stories emerged of the September viral video showing a rogue bear nudge a Greenfield man awake from his poolside nap…
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Maine police accused of beating porcupines to death with batons
ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — Two police officers in Maine were fired and are facing animal cruelty charges after using their batons to beat porcupines to…
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Conservation success or pests? Seals spark passionate debate.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Nick Muto has fished up and down the New England coast and there is nothing that gets his blood boiling more…
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CDC investigates multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to pet hedgehogs, bearded dragons
An outbreak of salmonella infections recently surfaced across the country, from Washington to Massachusetts, and health officials are linking the cases back to pet hedgehogs…
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Police used a pear to corral Kermit the emu after the big bird bolted in Haverhill
Haverhill Animal Control brought this emu to safety Wednesday morning. —Haverhill Police, Courtesy BOSTON (AP) — Authorities in Haverhill have corralled an emu after the…
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2 Southbridge residents charged after allegedly drugging, choking elderly dog to death
Two Southbridge residents are facing animal cruelty charges after one allegedly drugged their elderly dog and the other then strangled it. Ryan Fisher, 41, and…
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Harpoon’s Dogtoberfest returns for third year
Even your dog could probably use a beer right about now. Luckily, Harpoon’s two latest releases of beers include one Dogtoberfest brew for you, and…
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Researchers race to conserve rare New Hampshire mountain butterfly species
AP September 26, 2020 | 11:19 AM GORHAM, N.H. (AP) — Efforts are underway to save a rare species of butterfly in the mountains of…
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Police: Connecticut man shot, killed bear that his dog confronted
Republican-American September 25, 2020 | 3:00 PM THOMASTON , Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man shot and killed a black bear that his dog confronted…
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eBay workers who sent spiders to Natick couple to plead guilty
AP September 23, 2020 | 5:37 PM BOSTON (AP) — Four former eBay Inc. employees have agreed to plead guilty to their roles in a…
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Perfectly preserved Ice Age cave bear found in Arctic Russia
AP September 14, 2020 | 2:22 PM Reindeer herders in a Russian Arctic archipelago have found an immaculately preserved carcass of an Ice Age cave…
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Watch: Bear startles man napping by pool in Greenfield
A Massachusetts man who was taking a nap near his pool was startled awake by an unusual alarm clock — a bear. Dawn Bete shared…
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Death toll from wildfires reaches 33 on the West Coast
LINDSAY WHITEHURST and ANDREW SELSKY, AP September 13, 2020 | 12:37 PM SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Nearly all of the dozens of people reported missing…
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African serval cat, named Spartacus, missing in N.H. town
AP September 10, 2020 | 6:16 PM MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — A 40-pound serval cat named Spartacus that was adopted from a zoo four years…
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Watch: Researchers capture video of ‘white shark Danny,’ seek prayers for its 7-year-old namesake battling cancer
September 6, 2020 | 3:39 PM Researchers for the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries recently captured footage of a great white shark swimming in waters off…
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Wellfleet approves memorial bench for 2018 shark attack victim from Revere
AP September 6, 2020 | 9:24 AM WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) — Officials in a Cape Cod town have approved the installation of a memorial bench…
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Be cautious around late summer bats, Maine CDC warns
AP August 29, 2020 | 8:36 AM PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is asking residents to be cautious…
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Senior dog stuck in Woburn pool is saved by quick-thinking Amazon driver
Amazon supply driver John Cassabria and Luka. —Courtesy of Amazon An Amazon supply driver was in Woburn earlier this month making deliveries when he heard…
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23 ducks die of suspected botulism believed to be in Boston Public Garden lagoon
Nearly two dozen ducks have died because of this of botulism that specialists imagine they contracted whereas in the Boston Public Garden lagoon. So far,…
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