Some residents of a Burnaby retirement home were about to start a meditation class on Wednesday when a humpback whale sighting stole their focus.

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.

The Baldwin Peninsula near Kotzebue has seen a massive increase in beavers over the last two decades, according to new research from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Visitors to the Padre Island National Seashore in Texas are discovering blue dragons during their trips, and though it may not be the flying, fire-breathing creatures their name may suggest, it's still 'a rare find,' the park says.

Animal discovered stranded on Tlell beach, marking first recorded sighting north of Vancouver Island

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 Parksville photographer has captured some stunning images of a grey whale that has been hanging out in the community of Nanoose Bay over the past several days.

A large stock of capelins have been found in Faroese fjords of late and scientists believe that the fish probably swam there from Icelandic waters, RÚV reports. Iceland’s capelin stock has been in decline over the last two years, likely due to rising ocean temperatures.

On a recent family vacation, stranded Velella velella were observed on beaches near Tofino, British Columbia.

Nubian ibexes which were seen "going into Eilat city and grazing in the gardens along the seafront," and striped hyenas seen "walking around the parks and in the neighborhoods in the early hours of the evening" in the southern metropolitan of Beersheba.

As human activity is reduced due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, wildlife sightings become more frequent.

Snowshoe hare populations are at a high point in Alaska and are making an uncommon appearance in Anchorage.

A third cougar has been sighted wandering through a residential neighborhood of Santiago, Chile.

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

With less litter on the ground and garbage in Dumpsters behind restaurants, rats are seeking food elsewhere.

Unusual raccoon and red fox activity in Toronto.

As California streets empty under the stay-at-home measures to “flatten the curve” of the novel coronavirus outbreak, wild animals have come to reclaim their domain.

Unusual winter sighting of a northern shrike (Lanius borealis) could become more common as temperatures rise.

The jury is still out on exactly what the cause is, but the unusually-coloured calf spotted near Nanaimo on Tuesday is already making waves.