Lifeguards at Curley Beach posted warnings after multiple jellyfish stings; officials urge caution as lion's mane jellies wash ashore.

Beverly police say a coyote attacked a dog near the Fox Hill trail; officers found a den with pups and urged residents to keep pets leashed and avoid dens.

A roughly 12‑foot white shark breached within about 150 feet of Long Point Beach in Provincetown as Sharktivity and researchers logged multiple Cape Cod sightings.

A MAER team freed a young humpback trapped in fishing rope off Stellwagen Bank. Responders cut the lines and stayed with the whale until it swam away.

A 20-year-old Massachusetts hiker collapsed on Mount Monadnock on Saturday; Good Samaritans began CPR but he was later pronounced dead. Officials say the medical examiner will determine the cause.

State regulators have barred heavy shark‑fishing tackle along Cape Cod Bay and the Outer Cape and banned remote bait devices to protect swimmers and sharks.

Franklin Park Zoo opened Penguin Coast on June 11, adding endangered African penguins and an expanded Serengeti Crossing as part of a $21M conservation-focused overhaul.

A Cambridge resident was surrounded by a flock of wild turkeys in footage that circulated online. City officials say don’t feed the birds and offer steps to discourage aggressive behavior.

A Nantucket angler briefly hauled a great white onto the surf — roughly 8.5–9 feet and 300 pounds — then released it back to sea.

Cape Cod seashore and shark groups are staffing beach tables and posting safety reminders for World Cup visitors, urging people to avoid seals, swim in groups and use detection tools. The outreach aims to keep risk low while letting fans enjoy the beaches.

Warming Gulf of Maine waters are drawing juvenile sea turtles into Cape Cod Bay, forcing the New England Aquarium's Sea Turtle Hospital to treat hundreds. Volunteers and vets are stretched as rehabilitations stretch into months.

A bobcat was spotted near North Broadway and Lake Street in Haverhill over the weekend. Officials and wildlife experts urged caution and to report sightings.

A video captured Thursday shows a black bear roaming near a Worcester high school, renewing concerns as bears expand across central Massachusetts.