Denmark buys country’s last remaining circus elephants to let them retire
Denmark is spending 11 million kroner ($1.6 million) on four circus elephants to give them a proper retirement as the government moves to ban wild animals in circuses.
Giraffes move closer to endangered species protection
The plan would regulate world trade in giraffe parts, including hides, bone carvings and meat, while stopping short of a full ban. It passed 106-21 with seven abstentions.
Trump administration plans major expansion of hunting, fishing in wildlife refuges
The plan affects 1.4 million acres on federal public lands, including 74 national wildlife refuges, U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said.
Lead poisoning kills first Yellowstone golden eagle fitted with tracker
Officials say the first golden eagle in Yellowstone National Park to be fitted with a tracking device has died. Scientists suspect the adult female may have eaten carrion containing lead bullet fragments.
Road de-icing, industrial activity and other culprits are pushing salt levels in rivers and streams to alarming levels.
See photos of O-Six, known as the most famous wolf in the world, as well as as her pack.
Around the world, waves of plastic are washing ashore and clogging landfills. Even though plastic pollution is now one of the largest environmental threats facing humans and animals, our appetite for the virtually indestructible material keeps growing. Amna Nawaz and…
NEW YORK — Lions and tigers and bears are increasingly becoming night owls because of us, a new study says.
When humans have conflicts with wildlife, the first reaction is often to cull them. But there's little evidence that it works.
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