Wildlife

The Schmidt Ocean Institute recorded the colossal squid last month in the South Atlantic Ocean at a depth of nearly 2,000 feet below sea level.

The gym intrusion occurred on April 8 at a YMCA in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.

A shark attack alert system informs the public when there has been a nearby unprovoked shark attack, similar to the Amber alert system for abducted children.

Three deer were rescued after falling through thin ice by a drone, which captured the scene in Wisconsin’s Green Lake on video.

A California boat captain captured video of the huge group off the coast of Monterey Bay.

The dolphin species were found beached on Australia’s island state of Tasmania Tuesday afternoon.

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States dropped dramatically this year even as federal officials move to extend protections for the beloved pollinator.

As out-of-state emergency responders return home after lending a helping hand in battling the Eaton and Palisades Fires in Los Angeles County, one neighboring firefighter is returning home with the new excitement of expecting triplets.

A man whose home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire had a tearful reunion with his beloved dog after it ran away amid evacuation orders.

Bird strikes are most likely to occur during takeoff or landing — or during low-altitude flights. Here’s what else to know about the airborne phenomenon.

A child was hospitalized after a raccoon attack inside the family’s home as the baby was in a carrier, state officials said Friday.

Bear sightings are not unusual in Sierra Madre, but a bear shows no signs of leaving after moving into the crawlspace under a couple’s home.

Firefighters in southern New Jersey were making good progress Tuesday trying to contain a forest fire burning in Berkeley Township that has thus far not threatened any structures. As of mid-afternoon, the blaze on the northern edge of the New Jersey Pinelands had consumed about 189 acres (76 hectares) or less than one square mile, according to Jeremy Webber, a…

A young girl was attacked in Montana by a black bear that has since been euthanized, authorities said.

The conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon, the organization announced. The name change, which was formalized by a June 5 membership vote, follows similar moves by Audubon Society chapters in Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Oregon and other cities. A majority of...

Officials say an 83-year-old woman was gored and seriously injured by a bison in Yellowstone National Park.

A Houston police officer shot and killed an alligator after it was found with the remains of a woman inside its mouth, officials said in a statement.

A New Jersey police department is warning residents to be on the lookout after two separate bear encounters killed one pet dog and injured another in less than a week, officials said. Police in Sussex County’s Sparta Township say both incidents, the first on May 9, the second May 13, happened near West Mountain Road. In the first case, a…

Video from a Monrovia, California, homeowner captured a mama bear dive into a backyard pool as her two curious but cautious cubs watched.

“We have had several calls about a noise in the air that sounds like a siren, or a whine, or a roar,” the Newberry County Sheriff’s Office said. “The sound is cicadas.”