Odd Arne Hætta thought his dog Leo had found an elk, but it turned out to be something else entirely. Badgers are not common so far north but, sporadic cases have been observed in the past, including in Skibotn in Troms.

A lack of chum salmon is causing pain in riverside communities of Yukon and Alaska, as mushers are left without a traditional source of food.

A potentially dangerous dog virus is spreading among animals in the Wilmington area.

On Saturday night a new cold record was measured for July at Sognefjellshytta. There is unusually high cold and wind in several places in Norway right now. And little indicates improvement over the next few days.

"We have not seen this on a wide-spread occasion in a number of years. They are nesting in sea weed, and making it troublesome to go to the beach." Jacob Martin

One person was evacuated and brought to safety after the landslide at Kråkneset in Alta municipality. A total of eight buildings were swept to the sea in the 650-metre landslide. Due to a high avalanche risk, police have still not entered the area.

Ticks used to be uncommon in Northern Saskatchewan, but are becoming more abundant as the climate warms.

The mayor of Sayward says there are at least seven grizzly bears in and around the north Vancouver Island village, and he’s warning shutterbugs to stay away to protect themselves and the big bruins. . .

The South American lizard, which can grow up to 4 feet long, poses a threat to protected native wildlife, including American alligators and gopher tortoises.

I have lived along Epsom Drive, between Cedar Hill Golf course and Cedar Hill Road for 22 years. I have seen a common wall lizard once, in late spring of 2020 at our address.

A decline in caribou abundance is causing coyotes and wolves to come closer to the community of Quinhagak. When a rabid coyote attacked a local dog, it forced the village to bring in a veterinarian from outside the village - and temporarily lift the Southwest community's travel ban.

A coyote was observed in urban Edmonton, when they are usually found in grasslands, agricultural lands, or forested areas.

The earliest I have ever seen the cormorant snake has been around the first week of April. I could never imagine meeting snakes in January.

Icy conditions in the mountains have caused wild reindeer to descend towards the hut areas to find food. In several places ski areas are now closed to prevent the reindeer from being disturbed.

From April to November, most dog owners are used to checking their dogs for small crawling ticks that have become stuck in the fur of their pets.

A new heat record for January. Sunndalsøra in Nordmøre measured 19 plus degrees in the morning.

Lenny didn’t have a wound on him but hasn’t been the same since, his owner says.

The dog’s owner waded waist-deep into Taku Lake and was bitten on his hand while pulling the husky-mix away from the river otters,.

River otters (Lutra canadensis) observed in a lake that typically is home to beavers.

Reports of symptoms such as diarrhoea and vomiting are being investigated in South Ostrobothnia.