Animals

Both the Center for Coastal Studies and the New England Aquarium report observing dozens of North Atlantic right whales returning to local waters over the past week.

Seals and migratory birds are the stars of the show on Long Island Sound.

A winter wildlife cruise with Norwalk’s Maritime Aquarium gives folks a closer look at seals, the only marine mammal to make an annual visit to the Sound.

The end of the holiday season has an unlikely beneficiary: goats.

Some dogs have an amazing ability to learn the names of dozens, even hundreds of toys. Now, a new study suggests these super learners can pick up new words by overhearing people talk, just as toddlers can.

“We can look inside things like a clam or a shark in a way that we haven't previously been able to look at them,” one veterinarian said.

Human-bear conflicts are on the rise in Connecticut.

The addiction recovery program in Gardner, Mass., is part animal sanctuary, part therapy center. The men who stay there get assigned to care for one of dozens of animals — from chickens, pigs, goats and even ponies — as part of their treatment.

Last week, a group of Maine lobstermen worked out a plan for how they would respond to an aggregation of endangered North Atlantic right whales in federal waters. In January 2025, an unusually large number of whales surprised fishermen and scientists when they showed up in a part of the southern Gulf of Maine known as Jeffrey's Ledge.

The MSPCA-Angell has sued hundreds of pet owners over the last several years to collect unpaid debts as costs for care rises and the economy tightens. Some say the practice is "aggressive."