Animal Stories

Celebrity doctor-turned-U.S. health official Mehmet Oz says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's order to cull a herd of ostriches in B.C. over bird flu concerns would amount to a "slaughter" based on rules made in a "bygone era." Dr.

Vancouver's Lucas Robinson was making a 575-kilometre trip east to the small community of Edgewood, B.C., with steaks, hamburgers, watermelon and his dog.

The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak.

A blind baby moose that was set to join the Toronto Zoo after being rescued near Ottawa last month has died. Holly’s Haven Wildlife Rescue says it's deeply saddened to share the news about the moose named Cedar, who died “suddenly and unexpectedly.

Photographer Dunc Malcolm said the “curious” elk was alone, yet appeared comfortable in her new surroundings.

Sadly, only one made it through the first night.

A new study warns of catastrophic caribou decline by 2100, with warming temperatures and human activity driving the highest losses in North America.

There is no charge for accidentally striking wildlife with a vehicle, but related charges such as speeding, driving recklessly, or intentionally harming wildlife could apply.

There was no immediate word on what caused the death of the killer whale known as I76, but threats to the species include lack of prey, toxin accumulations and vessel impacts.

The research links commercial priorities to a roughly 50 per cent decline in the annual monitoring of Pacific salmon stocks since the 1980s.