2021 In Review: Top Local Animal Stories Of The Year

Worcester MA

22 December, 2021

9:09 AM

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MASSACHUSETTS — Are furry, feathery and reptilian counterparts were busy as usual this year. As part of a series looking back at local news stories of 2021, here are some of the top wildlife stories of the year covering everything from dinosaurs to a mystery bird illness. Pigeon Missing From Worcester Museum At Pool Hall A pigeon named Pidge escaped from the EcoTarium museum in Worcester in October and was later found hanging out at a pool hall. Large Number Of Bees Dead After Abandonment In Shrewsbury: Report The bees were left inside a UPS truck in Shrewsbury, where they likely starved to death. Bobcat Spotted In Wayland Neighborhood: Police Wayland police shared a reminder that the state's biggest feline predators are active in MetroWest. Rat Poison Threatens Many MA Birds Of Prey, Experts Say Two Massachusetts bald eagles ended up dying after ingesting rat poison in 2021, the first two ever recorded in the state. Bear Reported In Framingham Neighborhood Police initially reported this as a "brown bear" — a ferocious species that fortunately doesn't live anywhere near Massachusetts. Dog Found Taped Inside Box In Brookline Porta Potty Adopted The 5-year-old Corgi mix, named Princess Loo, was adopted Monday by a woman named Donna Beaver Dam Break Floods Town In Worcester County How one relatively small mammal shut down a town's main street in May after their giant dam gave way. New Home For Rare Peregrine Falcons Comes To Worcester The world's fastest animal is thriving in downtown Worcester. And now the falcons have a new habitat high above the city. Whose Parakeet Is This, Framingham Police Ask A sharp looking parakeet was found in Framingham in the spring, prompting a search for the owners. Classroom Support Dog Gets To Work At Sudbury Elementary School Sophie, a 21-month-old Labrador, will support students at Sudbury's Peter Noyes Elementary School. Natick Community Organic Farm Seeks $400K After Fire The farm lost more than a dozen animals, a 200-year-old barn and countless tools in a fire in March. Podokesaurus Chosen As MA State Dinosaur Framingham state Rep. Jack Lewis invited students in Massachusetts to vote for one of two dinosaurs whose remains have been found in the state. Mystery Bird Virus Not In MA, Wildlife Officials Say State wildlife officials asked residents to stop using bird feeders after a mystery bird illness appeared in several northeast states.