While modern people marvel at wild animals in zoos, their ancestors in the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC) ...

The Nepali government has declared wild boars, excluding the smaller species, an "agriculture-damaging wild animal" for one year, allowing farmers to chase away, capture, or even kill them without ...

Samples of ancient animals preserved at the Chinese Animal Resources Specimen Repository in Beijing. [Photo provided to China Daily] Together, these specimens document how ancient communities adapted ...

"This is exceptionally rapid detection of an outbreak." ...

By the 1970s, Przewalski’s horses could only be found in zoos. But a decadeslong reintroduction program has successfully ...

A rare snow leopard mauled a tourist in China on Jan. 23, after officials say the tourist tried to get close enough to the ...

A March 2024 research expedition to Antarctica discovered the presence of the H5N1 'bird flu' virus in kelp gulls and Antarctic skuas.

The animals were destined to spend their entire miserable and tormented lives trapped in horrendous conditions until they were, most likely, electrocuted to make a coat trim or a bobble for a hat ...

Seven weaned elephant seal pups in California's Año Nuevo State Park tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary ...

A tiny fox explores a huge, wild world, radiating curiosity and bravery.

Conservationists warn that increasingly realistic AI-generated wildlife images and videos are spreading misinformation that can provoke fear, panic and hostility toward wild animals. Fake footage ...