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In photo provided by Marine Mammals of Maine, dead seals in Harpswell, Maine, on Sept. 5, 2018.

NOAA: Distemper is causing seal deaths in New England

A woman holds a rescue at Wag Wednesday at City Hall Plaza.

7 ways you can be a dog lover without a dog of your own

CAPE COD, MA - 8/16/2018: Sharks close off shore near Long Nook Beach in Truro where William Lytton was bit by a shark. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 17sharkspic

'The sharks are still here and will be here through October'

Gloucester fisherman

What's scup with that? Porgy fishermen get a boost from feds September 21, 2018 | 10:16 AM

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Dead whale found washed up on Revere Beach September 21, 2018 | 9:12 AM

New Hampshire pet groomer charged with death of dog in her care September 20, 2018 | 6:02 PM

New Hampshire property owner kills 3 cubs going after honey September 20, 2018 | 4:42 PM

William Lytton, of Scarsdale, N.Y., right, has his vital signs checked by physical therapist Caitlin Geary, left, at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, in Boston, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, while recovering from a shark attack. Lytton suffered deep puncture wounds to his leg and torso after being attacked by a shark on Aug. 15, 2018 while swimming off a beach, in Truro, Mass. Lytton injured a tendon in his arm while fighting off the shark. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

'So then I just kind of realized, ‘This is it. I’m going to die if I don’t do something.’' September 20, 2018 | 12:07 PM

Revere, MA - September 19, 2018: Tim Dibble, of the Department of Conservation and Recreation, uses a tractor while burying Atlantic Surf Clams on Revere Beach in Revere MA on September 19, 2018. Bruce Berman of Save the Harbor/Save the Bay estimates hundreds of thousands of Atlantic Surf Clams have washed ashore. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter:

Photos: Hundreds of thousands of clams have washed up on Revere Beach September 20, 2018 | 11:10 AM

Mass. teen charged with animal cruelty after dog abandoned September 20, 2018 | 10:46 AM

FILE - This June 6, 2018, file photo shows a green crab in Portland, Maine. A University of New England researcher said green crabs migrating from Nova Scotia are ornerier and angrier than their Gulf of Maine cousins. (AP Photos/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

'What we're seeing is this insane level of aggressiveness' September 19, 2018 | 5:30 AM

A great white shark devours a fish off a fishing line near Chatham

A shark stole this fisherman's catch—and then the expletives started flying September 18, 2018 | 12:04 PM

Arthur Medici

What we know about the deadly Cape Cod shark attack September 17, 2018 | 1:00 PM

A customer wheels a wagon through the trees while apple picking at Mad Tom Orchard in Dorset, VT on Thursday, September 24, 2015.

Squirrels are destroying New England farmers' crops September 16, 2018 | 8:44 AM

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'It was like right out of that movie 'Jaws'': Revere man killed in shark attack at a Wellfleet beach September 15, 2018 | 8:45 PM

Kitten named 'Survivor' clings to owner amid flood rescue September 15, 2018 | 12:18 PM

Scallop meat is shucked at sea off Harpswell, Maine.

Maine's rebuilt scallop fishery looks to year of more growth September 15, 2018 | 9:57 AM

700-pound moose immobilized and released

A 700-pound moose in Adams was relocated September 12, 2018 | 11:29 AM

FILE - This March 8, 2006, file photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shows a cougar in the Beulah Wildlife Management Unit in Oregon's Malheur County. Oregon authorities say a dead hiker whose body was recovered this week was likely killed by a cougar, marking the first verified fatal attack by a wild cougar in the state and the second in the Pacific Northwest this year. Search and rescue teams found the body of Diana Bober, 55, on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, off a trail in the Mount Hood National Forest in Welches, Ore. (Brian Wolfer/Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP, File)

Authorities: Dead Oregon hiker likely killed by cougar September 11, 2018 | 10:36 PM

Chico.

Shih Tzu that was buried alive was a 'sweet, sweet dog' September 11, 2018 | 4:53 PM

FILE - This is a March 2002 file photo of a deer tick under a microscope in the entomology lab at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown, R.I. Lyme disease is about 10 times more common than previously reported, health officials said Monday, Aug. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/ Victoria Arocho, File)

Hot, dry summer bringing fewer cases of Lyme disease September 9, 2018 | 10:39 AM

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This is what it looks like up close when a shark devours a seal September 7, 2018 | 1:05 PM

Bill Belichick dog

Here's what Bill Belichick originally wanted to name his new puppy September 7, 2018 | 11:40 AM

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8 sharks were detected off Nauset Beach. Some beachgoers were hoping to spot one. September 7, 2018 | 10:33 AM

Neighbors help free beached whale in Gloucester September 7, 2018 | 1:15 AM

A seagull was tossed some bait fish near the water in Vernazza.

Man fined for kicking seagull that ate his burger at Hampton Beach September 6, 2018 | 7:11 PM

‘Very large moose’ dies after being struck by two vehicles in N.H. September 5, 2018 | 3:32 PM

Suspects in Maine break-in that resulted in death of dog surrender September 4, 2018 | 5:00 PM

Peabody man accused of beating girlfriend's dog to death September 4, 2018 | 4:46 PM

Thousands of fish found dead, stranded on Cape Cod beach September 4, 2018 | 1:21 PM

Dolphin strands, dies on Cape Cod beach September 4, 2018 | 11:14 AM

The landscape of Nantucket with a view of Madaket Harbor.

Nantucket aquarium holds annual event releasing fish back to the sea September 3, 2018 | 3:31 PM

A moose enjoys his lunch not far from Grants Camps. Moose can very often times be seen not far from the Camps. Sandy Macys photo Library Tag 04032005 Travel - New England **FILE FOR SOUTH WILDLIFE STORY** Library Tag 10202005 Globe South 1, 2

Moose crowded by onlookers on shore drowns in Vermont lake September 3, 2018 | 11:38 AM