The Minnesota Zoo decided to stop breeding musk oxen and not welcome any new herd members due to the state's increasing temperatures around a decade ago Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE ...

The main threat to animals is illegal hunting, in which involved are both hunters and reindeer herders, as well as employees of industrial and resource companies YAKUTSK, April 15. /TASS/. The number ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The Arctic is a difficult place to live, but several species of animals have made it their home for thousands of years. Today, researchers are studying those animals to see how ...

Students guide the oxen Bill and Lou, pulling a mower in healthier days (Green Mountain College image). A couple of years ago, I visited Green Mountain College and toured the Vermont college’s ...

Over the last five months, multiple sled dogs in Nome were attacked by musk oxen in at least four separate incidents. In October, one of the attacks resulted in the death of a dog, and now, people in ...

FAIRBANKS - Visitors to Alaska can’t count on seeing a herd of musk oxen or caribou in the wild, but the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Large Animal Research Station may offer the next best thing.

If the thought of eating horse meat makes you queasy, what about strong, sturdy oxen? A small Vermont college that emphasizes sustainable living will soon slaughter two beloved campus residents: Bill ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska --Alaska big game officials have legalized an unusual hunt that will take a boat and a bold hand. Starting Thursday, Alaska residents can harvest musk oxen that wander onto Bering ...

The Minnesota Zoo has made the decision to euthanize two elderly musk oxen, whose health declined rapidly due to rising temperatures in the state, according to zoo officials. Minnesota Zoo The ...

At the dining halls of Green Mountain College in Vermont, one long-term goal is to offer meat only from animals raised and slaughtered in a humane way. Thirty percent of the student body is vegan or ...