Animals and Wildlife

Maine's first fatal shark attack in recorded history appears to be a case of mistaken identity.

Seabirds fitted with radar detectors are helping to pinpoint vessels that turn off their transponders.

To ease the threat of vessels striking whales, federal officials say recreational boaters, including fishermen, should remain at least 300 feet away - the minimum federal distance.

A 7-foot great white that stranded itself on a Cape Cod beach yesterday, and now swims free thanks to some fast-thinking beach visitors.

Coast Guardsman, Tim Putnam, waded through freezing Michigan waters to rescue a labrador that slipped off the channel wall. The dog is expected to make a full recovery.

The American Boat and Yacht Council (ABYC) is hosting an Aquatic Invasive Species summit to engage stakeholders in a dialogue about prevention, inspection and the decontamination of boats.

An entrepreneurial Pacific Northwest company recently developed a new system for moving fish from Point A to Point B: A fish cannon. No, that's not a typo.

Although Florida instituted a first-of-its-kind ban on importing lionfish that went into effect Friday, the move could be too little, too late.

A legal crackdown on the lionfish began last week as state wildlife officials attempt to control the spread of these voracious invaders from the Indian and Pacific oceans.

In a video making the rounds last week, two people in a tandem kayak were lifted out of the water when a whale breached under their kayak - twice.