Captive breeding to bolster wild populations of endangered species changes the bodies, behavior and health of captive-bred animals, thereby decreasing their chances of survival after they’re ...

For example, animals that ingest wild-bird droppings, or that prey on infected animals, can develop the disease. But its spread between mammals “implies that this H5N1 virus may pose a higher ...

A real-world book asks us to consider if we should try to help wild animals in need. And, if we decide it's OK, where do we draw the line and let things be, no matter how ghastly?

Tourists keep tangling with wild animals at Yellowstone. News flash: A bison or grizzly bear will mess you up. So no selfies, no touching, no chasing.

But animals in confinement (in zoos, for example) don’t have access to the plants or insects they need to self-medicate, so they often need a vet to treat them for different diseases. Studying animals ...

For thousands of years, people in the British Isles lived with and depended on wild animals for food and clothes. The land teemed with species such as deer, boar, wolves, lynx and beavers. Then ...

At the Vida Livre (Free Life) Institute, the team of volunteer veterinarians and biologists rehabilitate thousands of wild animals — from parrots with broken beaks to […] ...

Zoo diplomacy: Putin sends wild animals to North Korea. Kim Hjelmgaard. USA TODAY. Two brown bears, a lion, a couple of yaks, five cockatoos, 25 pheasants and 40 mandarin ducks.

Wolves in the Netherlands mainly feed on wild animals such as wild boar and red and roe deer. But in areas such as Drenthe where these are scarce, they also prey on free-roaming cattle used for ...