Kelliher was not mistaken: he had found an American alligator, a species usually found in the swamps of Florida over 1,200 miles away. Believe it or not, this is not the first time an alligator has ...

A study by Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, UMass Dartmouth and the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries estimated ...

Over the past few years, black bears have made a comeback in Eastern Massachusetts, with sightings getting more common each season. Though once abundant throughout Massachusetts, a combination of ...

With just a little more than a month left of spring, people are seeing more wild animals around, including coyotes.

In recent years sightings off the coast of Maine have increased as well. While shark attacks in Massachusetts are rare, a man who was boogie boarding off Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet in 2018 ...

To cull the population growth, regulators voted in favor of new regulations to expand the bear hunting season.

A swallow-tailed kite continued to be seen near Santuit Pond in Mashpee, with another sighting in Marstons Mills. Other sightings at Santuit Pond included a tricolored heron and a ring-necked duck.

These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders who says May is the month birders live for.

Mr Gilchrist said there was no central data-base of wildlife sightings but noted the anecdotal reports of blue-lined octopuses in other parts of the river. 'Official records of confirmed sightings ...

During an aerial survey on April 23, scientists with the New England Aquarium’s Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life spotted over ... shipping lanes south of Massachusetts.