Animals

New Westminster is testing out an off-leash area in Simcoe Park that is just for small dogs.

RCMP in northeastern British Columbia are investigating two suspicious deaths involving livestock found with their genitals missing.

Members of the public rescued a rare tropical sea turtle that usually inhabits tropical waters and was discovered in Port Alberni on Sept. 30.

The North Shore Mountain Bike Association is warning people to avoid trails in the Seymour area after a few run-ins with a particularly territorial black bear.

A Coquitlam woman is warning people of an aggressive owl on Burnaby Mountain she says struck her — several times — hard enough to send her to the emergency room.

A video, posted to Vancouver Aquarium’s Facebook page, of rescue teams removing a plastic packing band from around a male sea lion’s neck on Sept. 16 shows the huge effort it takes to save these beautiful animals.

Rabbit hemorrhagic disease, fatal to pet rabbits, has reappeared in B.C., and the provincial government is warning pet owners to take precautions.

The public is being reminded of the danger posed by death cap mushrooms after a 16-week-old puppy suspected of eating them died.

A woman driving between Stewart B.C. and the Meziadin Junction has captured two grizzly bears having a fight on the highway on video.

For the second time in less than a month, a dead rabies-infected bat has been found near an elementary school in B.C.