After 146 years Ringling circus is putting on its final show. Lawmakers may unite to take all traveling exotic animals off the road.
Taiwan is the first country in Asia to make the actual consumption of dog and cat meat punishable by law.
In a disturbing repeat of last year, Japanese whalers returned to port Friday with the carcasses of 333 minke whales on board. Since 1986, a global moratorium has banned the hunting of whales, but Japan claims the killings are being done for “scientific research.”
Today China closes the first of its state-licensed ivory carving factories and retailers, a move conservationists hail as a big step toward saving elephants from extinction.
Australian Architectural firm McGregor Coxall has won a competition to design a wetland bird sanctuary in Tianjin, China. The winning entry will be the world's first migratory "bird airport."
Over the past thirty years, the number of giraffes on Earth has dropped 38 percent. Based on this depressing find, the IUCN has updated the giraffe’s red list status from “least concern” to “vulnerable.”
Last week, thousands of snow geese died in Montana after landing on the acidic, metal-laden waters of an old open pit mine to escape a snowstorm.
A new report from the WWF reveals that planned infrastructure projects throughout Southeast Asia could devastate wild tiger populations.
In a groundbreaking agreement between 24 different countries and the European Union, the world’s largest marine reserve will be established in Antarctica’s Ross Sea.
As mobile ownership continues to rise, the number of apps available grows — and many of those apps are geared at helping you find out more about the world around you, not the digital one at your fingertips.
The results show that apes can grasp what others know even when it differs from their own knowledge. This demonstrate that nonhuman primates can recognize others' beliefs, desires, and intentions, a phenomenon called "theory of mind" (ToM).
Scientists say they have documented two dolphins using what appear to be discrete words and sentences.
The United States lifts protection for most humpback whales around the globe based on evidence of a strong comeback in numbers.
The shocking decline of elephant populations in Africa highlights the devastating impact the loss of large mammals will have on the planet.
Recent research shows humpbacks do more than just protect their young: they often go on the offensive, actively seeking out and harassing killer whales – and even preventing them from attacking other species like seals, porpoises and sea lions.
