Animals

A rash of near-shore shark sightings has led to temporary beach closures and surveillance measures along the southern Maine coast.

A bill before the Senate Rules Committee would designate the Atlantic horseshoe crab as the official marine invertebrate of the Commonwealth. Why is the horseshoe crab special to Massachusetts?

State officials are leaning into public education to help residents best live with bears as their population continues to grow.

The laboratory at the New England Aquarium in Boston is a breeding site for the mesmerizing animals, which have been in the news this summer for their trademark — and painful — stings.

Provincetown-based responders helped save a small humpback whale entangled in fishing gear off the North Shore on Wednesday.

The Atlantic Shark Institute placed a data-gathering tag on a hammerhead shark for the first time. And the encounter off Block Island was caught on video

To encouraging chants by young campers and dignitaries alike, a sea turtle named Pancake made its way down a beach beside New York's Coney Island boardwalk on Thursday, July 23 and into the Atlantic Ocean.

A legislative panel approved an emergency rule this week that requires shelter pets traveling from places infested with New World screwworm to get a veterinary inspection within five days of traveling to Vermont. State officials say the parasite could have devastating impact on livestock operations in Vermont.

A group of bat advocates, including scientists at UNH, NH Fish and Game and volunteers have been working together to monitor the health of the state’s bats.

The loud noises this time of year, and doors opening as people come and go at home celebrations, cause a 30% to 60% increase in lost pets nationally.