California will be the first state to ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products and the third to bar most animals from circus performances

Sixty miles northeast of Atlanta, a chicken statue atop a 25-foot monument proclaims the small city of Gainesville, Georgia, the “Poultry Capital of the World.” In the rolling hills outside of town, white feathers trail the trucks turning into a slaughterhouse operated by a local company called Fieldale Farms.

Wildlife regulators say they're real and are working to keep them out of Nevada.

Animals are disappearing at hundreds of times the normal rate, primarily because of shrinking habitats. Their biggest threat: humans.

There's an invader in their DNA.

The northern snakehead has now infested 15 states, and inspired two Syfy movies.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C., announced today that it will stop conducting or funding studies on mammals by 2035. The move, which is already eliciting strong reactions from groups supporting or opposing experiments on animals, makes EPA the first federal agency to put a hard deadline on phasing out animal research.

Estimates based on two wildlife databases suggest 5000 species are traded around the world, with larger, more distinctive animals most at risk

The long read: They have become a menace in European cities. In Barcelona, where wild boar are jostling tourists and raiding rubbish bins, the fightback has begun

The human species has done some incredibly smart things. We've revealed gravitational waves. We've discovered 118 chemical elements. We have taken beautiful photos of Jupiter. But humans can also be stupid.

Could this be any more symbolic?

New species said to have been four times heavier than emperor penguin

Scientists find ways to sex chicks before they hatch

But it’s not clear that eating ‘people food’ is necessarily bad for urban birds.

From chilled-out chimps to dancing foxes, 40 finalists for this year's Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are announced, and it's the light-hearted relief we all need.

The research shows that biological diversity—which includes the presence of predators—can improve the health of some animal populations, and that the predators are sometimes more likely to attack infected individuals.

Cape Town residents don't know who to blame for the disappearance of their great white sharks, which haven't been seen this year in False Bay.

Finding beauty in 'ugly' animals could help conserve weirdest looking wildlife.

A beaver was captured on camera in northeast Italy, marking the first sighting of the animal in that country since 1471.

A report that a fish can pass the “mirror test” for self-awareness reignites debates about how to define and measure that elusive quality.